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Andrew (A.J.) Thut

Andrew (A.J.) Thut is a highly accomplished trial attorney who has spent more than a decade advocating for individuals and families whose lives have been permanently altered by negligence. Over the course of his career, A.J. has secured numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements in complex, high-stakes cases involving medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, wrongful death, and catastrophic personal injury.

A.J. has dedicated his practice to representing injured clients against hospitals, healthcare providers, nursing homes, trucking companies, and corporate defendants. His work is defined by meticulous preparation, strategic litigation, and a willingness to take cases to trial when necessary to achieve full and fair compensation. Through this approach, he has obtained numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of victims of medical negligence, unsafe premises, dangerous worksites, and negligent trucking operations.

After nearly 13 years of practicing at a preeminent personal injury firm in Chicago, A.J. partnered with his father, a long-time Lake County attorney, to open the Chicago office of Thut Law Group, LLC. At Thut Law Group, A.J. continues to represent individuals and families who have suffered serious injury or death due to the negligence or wrongdoing of another. As part of Thut Law Group, A.J. combines the firm’s long-standing tradition of prepared, empathetic, and relentless advocacy with his own trial-tested experience, ensuring that clients in Chicago and throughout Illinois have access to dedicated representation that fights tirelessly for their rights.

A.J.’s philosophy is simple but unwavering: he believes that every client deserves a lawyer who will fight tirelessly for them, hold wrongdoers accountable, and ensure that justice is achieved. He approaches each case with compassion, rigor, and a commitment to maximizing recovery, understanding that behind every case is a person or family whose life has been forever changed.

A.J.’s professional achievements have earned him recognition among his peers. He was selected to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s “40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch,” and has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer each year since 2023. He has also been recognized as a Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer for nearly a decade.

He is an active member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association. A.J. is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois.

He earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Born and raised in Chicago’s northwest suburbs, A.J. returned to the area to raise his own family. Outside the courtroom, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, traveling, and playing golf.

Representative Verdicts & Settlements

  • $7,000,000 – Medical malpractice wrongful death (failure to properly treat diabetic ketoacidosis)
  • $6,200,000 verdict – Federal medical malpractice trial (stroke caused by improper central line placement)
  • $6,000,000 – Medical malpractice (misdiagnosed ear infection leading to bacterial meningitis and permanent brain injury)
  • $6,000,000 – Medical malpractice (delay in diagnosis and treatment of spinal epidural abscess resulting in paraplegia)
  • $5,000,000 – Wrongful death (failure to timely rescue a swimmer in distress at a pool facility)
  • $3,000,000 – Medical malpractice (neurological injuries due to unrecognized spinal cord compression following neurosurgery)
  • $3,000,000 – Trucking accident (catastrophic orthopedic injuries caused by negligent semi-truck driver)
  • $2,700,000 verdict – Nursing home negligence (fatal fall)
  • $1,900,000 – Medical malpractice (failure to diagnose and treat arterial injury following motor vehicle collision)
  • $1,750,000 – Nursing home negligence (failure to diagnose and treat infection leading to sepsis)
  • $1,400,000 – Motor vehicle collision (femur fracture and significant knee injuries)
  • $1,000,000 – Trucking wrongful death (unsafe lane change by commercial driver)
  • $1,000,000 – Nursing home negligence (choking death due to lack of supervision)
  • $905,000 – Nursing home/medical negligence (failure to diagnose liver and kidney failure)
  • $850,000 – Assisted living negligence (delayed welfare check leading to rhabdomyolysis and neurological injury)
  • $801,564 verdict – Medical/nursing home negligence (failure to diagnose hip fracture and prevent pressure ulcers)
  • $800,000 – Nursing home negligence (pressure ulcer injuries)
  • $750,000 – Workplace injury (construction-related tibia fracture)
  • $750,000 – Hospital negligence (infected pressure ulcers requiring surgery)
  • $700,000 – Nursing home negligence (infected pressure ulcer contributing to death)
  • $600,000 – Workplace wrongful death (traumatic brain injury from fall at worksite)
  • $525,000 – Premises liability (fall on inoperable escalator)
  • $500,000 – Premises liability (slip and fall on ice)
  • $400,000 – Premises liability (injury caused by falling unsecured stone slab)

Thut Law Group is a professional and aggressive group of attorneys

I was crossing a busy street near my house with my two dogs and an uninsured motorist struck me while I was in the crosswalk severely fracturing my leg. My own insurance company refused to settle with me offering less than $100,000.00. Jeff and Tyler took on my insurance company through a contested arbitration proceeding and ending up getting me an award of $552,500.00. Thut Law Group is a professional and aggressive group of attorneys who are not afraid of a fight.

Sean R.

Thut Law Group secured a settlement for me

I hired Thut Law Group after my previous attorney mishandled a patent trademark case against a manufacturer who ultimately put me out of business. I had to sue my prior attorneys who claimed they did nothing wrong. After three years of litigation the Thut Law Group secured a settlement for me in the amount of $600,000.00.

Dan W.

David G. was the Chief Information Officer for the Chicago Tribune. He was wrongfully terminated from that position and the Tribune company refused to pay his contractual buyout. Mr. G. was forced to file suit against the Tribune who defended the case with a large Chicago law firm. The Tribune filed a multi-count counterclaim against Mr. G. seeking damages for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and breach of contract, among other things. After a two week trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, all of the counter-claims of the Tribune were dismissed and David G. was awarded a judgment in the amount of $800,000.00.

David G.

I would highly recommend their services.

The Red Ants Boring Company of Zion, Illinois was initially sued by its workers compensation carrier after an audit of premiums. The insurance company alleged that Red Ants owed it approximately $150,000.00. Red Ants was represented by C. Jeffrey Thut, who filed a counter-claim against the insurance company after trial proceedings in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the trial court dismissed the complaint of the insurance company and awarded Red Ants $160,000.00 on its counter-claim.

Red Ants Boring Co.

I would highly recommend this firm.

I was involved in a severe car crash while coming home from work. The driver of the other car had minimal insurance and I hired C. Jeffrey Thut and the Thut Law Group to represent me in a cause of action against the other drive and my own insurance company. After two and a half years of litigation and a contested arbitration hearing, I was awarded $950,000.00 by the arbitration panel. Jeff Thut and his office shepherded me through this difficult time ultimately securing the maximum compensation for my injuries. I would highly recommend this firm.

Michael C.

Tyler was able to get my case dismissed with prejudice

I hired Thut Law Group to represent me when a former customer brought suit against my company in the Circuit Court of Cook County for delays in the building project I assisted them with. The plaintiffs were demanding upwards of $80,000.00 for a delay I had no part in causing. Within only a few months, Tyler was able to get my case dismissed with prejudice.

Anthony R.
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