Seth L. Cardeli
Levin & Perconti
Seth L. Cardeli is a Partner at Levin & Perconti in Chicago. With more than a decade of experience, he is a skilled trial attorney who represents families across the U.S. affected by medical negligence and malpractice, particularly those involving birth-injured children.
Seth has expertise in the complex medical and legal challenges of birth-injury litigation. He regularly delivers educational seminars for fellow attorneys on topics such as depositions and overcoming discovery obstacles. He recently taught “Basic Fetal Heart Rate Patterns, Nomenclature, and Etiology,” helping lawyers interpret electronic fetal heart study data. He has also authored articles in legal journals examining issues like negligent newborn resuscitation.
After earning his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 2008, Seth began his career at a respected New York personal injury firm. Three years later, he moved to Maryland to work with a firm that allowed him to take on medical malpractice cases nationwide. He has secured pro hac vice admissions in multiple states, including Arizona, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Missouri, and more
Seth’s advocacy has delivered substantial results for families, including a $40 million birth-injury verdict, a $29 million settlement in a delayed C-section case at UIC Medical Center, and a $20 million verdict for a child who suffered preventable hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and asphyxia at birth. In 2024, he received the Trial Excellence award from the Jury Verdict Reporter for the $40 million verdict, which was the highest reported medical malpractice verdict outside Cook County and the highest ever in Coles County.
He is deeply engaged in the trial-lawyer community, serving as Co-Chair of the American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) Birth Trauma Litigation Group and holding leadership positions on AAJ’s PAC Task Force, Membership Oversight Committee, Public Affairs Committee, and Publications Committee.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Free Consultation
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
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- Maryland
- Supreme Court of Maryland
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- New Jersey
- New Jersey Courts
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 4718060
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- Levin & Perconti
- Current
- Brooklyn Law School
- J.D. (2008)
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- Washington University in St. Louis
- B.A. (2004)
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- Medical Malpractice Law: Plaintiffs
- Best Lawyers in America
- 2021-2025
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- 2023-2025
- Leading Lawyer
- Leading Lawyers
- 2022-2025
- Trial Excellence Award
- Jury Verdict Reporter
- Highest Reported Coles County Verdict: Birth Injury Case, 2024
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- 2016 – 2018, 2020 – 2021
- American Association for Justice (“AAJ”)
- Board of Governors
- Current
- Activities: Co-chair, AAJ Birth Trauma Litigation Group, 2022-2024 Board of Governors, 2022-2025
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- Maryland Association for Justice (“MAJ”)
- Member
- Current
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- New York State Trial Lawyers Association (“NYSTLA”)
- Member
- Current
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- Illinois State Bar Association (“ISBA”)
- Member
- Current
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- National Trial Lawyers (“NTL”)
- Member
- Current
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- American Association for Justice Publications
- Committee member
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- The Clock Doesn’t Stop at Delivery
- AAJ Birth Trauma Litigation Group Newsletter
- A Peek Inside the Jury Room
- AAJ Trial Magazine
- Thwart the Assault on Future Medical Expenses
- AAJ Trial Magazine
- Visual Strategy, AAJ Mastering the Medicine Seminar
- American Association for Justice
- Birth Injury Cases, AAJ Education’s 5th Annual Electronic Fetal Monitoring in Birth Injury Cases Seminar, New Orleans, LA
- American Association for Justice
- Basic Fetal Heart Rate Patterns, Nomenclature, and Etiology Webinar
- Intake Factors to Consider, Annual Convention
- American Association for Justice
- Thwart the Assault on Future Medical Expenses
- NYSTLA
Seth Cardeli Attorney Bio | Levin & Perconti
Seth Cardeli Video Bio
What is the benefit of filing a birth injury lawsuit for your child?
If you are considering a birth injury lawsuit for your child's long-term care, this video offers vital information on how the legal process can help secure their future and addresses common concerns about the duration and costs involved. Learn how a birth injury attorney can help you navigate this complex process.
Birth Injury Case Study | Levin & Perconti
In this video, we break down the details of a trial in Charleston, Illinois, where a child suffered hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to delayed delivery. Learn how our team investigated signs of placental abruption, exposed critical communication failures between hospital staff and the attending physician, and demonstrated how timely medical intervention could have prevented lifelong harm.
Fetal heart monitor tracing: What parents should know
In this video, Seth explains that while parents don't have to be able to read these tracings themselves, as medical providers are there to help during labor, it's crucial to understand that there are warning signs within these tracings. These signs are meant to alert the medical providers. Seth notes that he, along with Dov Apfel, has taught lawyers across the country how to interpret fetal monitor tracings and how to utilize them in medical malpractice cases.
How do attorneys use medical tests to prove negligence during labor and delivery?
Is your child suffering from a birth injury? If you are concerned about medical negligence, oxygen deprivation, or brain damage related to your child's birth, this video offers critical insights. Learn how birth injury attorneys investigate and prove medical malpractice in these complex cases.
Attorney explains the warning signs that something went wrong after labor & delivery
Seth discusses key indicators of potential issues, often starting with the child's condition at birth. A baby might be described as "depressed," meaning they have decreased muscle tone, are not breathing on their own, are unresponsive, or appear blue, requiring more assistance than a typical newborn. While these observations are not a definitive diagnosis of a brain injury, they serve as crucial first signs that further investigation is needed.
