Margaret P. Battersby Black
Levin & Perconti
Margaret P. Battersby Black is the Managing Partner at Levin & Perconti, where she handles complex cases involving medical malpractice, birth injuries, nursing home negligence, and serious personal injury. Known for her trial experience and leadership, Margaret has helped secure numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements for her clients, including a $29 million birth injury settlement and a $20 million verdict in a preventable HIE case.
Since joining the firm as a law clerk in 2006, Margaret has played a key role in shaping Illinois law to protect injury victims. She won a landmark appellate case that ensured nursing home residents could recover both damages and attorney fees under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act. She also achieved a record-setting $4.1 million nursing home abuse verdict—one of the highest in Illinois history.
Recognized among Illinois Super Lawyers’ Top 100 and Top 50 Women lists (2024–2025), Margaret has been repeatedly honored for her excellence in advocacy. She received the Carole K. Bellows Women of Influence Award, was named a Notable Woman in Law by Crain’s Chicago Business, and was selected as one of the "40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch" by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Beyond the courtroom, Margaret serves in leadership roles with the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, and the American Association for Justice. She also mentors law students and supports access to justice initiatives.
Margaret earned her J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law and her B.B.A. from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. She lives in Elmhurst with her husband and two children.
She offers free consultations and takes cases on a contingency basis.
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Illinois
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Managing Partner
- Levin & Perconti
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- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
- J.D.
- Honors: Graduated with Honors American Constitution Society Chicago Kent Moot Court Honors Society
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- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- B.A.
- Honors: Graduated with Honors
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- Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys, 2025
- Crains Chicago Business
- The Best Lawyers in America: Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs
- The Best Lawyers in America
- 2019-2025
- Super Lawyer
- Illinois Super Lawyers
- Medical Malpractice 2020-2025
- Top 100 in Illinois
- Illinois Super Lawyers
- 2024-2025
- Top 50 Women in Illinois
- Illinois Super Lawyers
- 2024-2025
- The American Constitutional Society’s Chicago Chapter
- Board of Directors-Director of Firm Outreach
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- Women's Bar Association of Illinois
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- National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
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- American Association for Justice
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- Illinois State Bar Association
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- Chicago Bar Association
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- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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- How Changes to the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act Will Affect Long-Term Care Abuse and Neglect Cases
- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin - Law Day Edition
- Successfully Using the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act to Help Your Elderly Clients
- The Official Journal of the DuPage County Bar Association
- Nursing Home Litigation, ITLA Update and Review
- Sexual Assault and the Legal Path to Accountability
- Baker Community Center
- Prosecuting Nursing Home Cases, ITLA Update and Review
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Ethical Considerations Regarding the Submission of Evidence and Trial Tactics
- ISBA Tort Law Ed Program Panel Discussion
- "Ex Parte Communication with Current and Former Employees of Defendant."
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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