OLIVIA SARMAS-FORD: PARTNER, KAVENY + KROLL LLC

Chicago area native Olivia Sarmas-Ford, a partner at Kaveny + Kroll, is an accomplished personal injury and medical malpractice attorney with more than a decade of experience advocating for clients’ rights. Her mission is to seek justice for personal injury victims, many who share one thing in common—they never imagined it would happen to them. “There is a misconception that being seriously injured by someone else’s negligence is something that happens to other people. But no one is immune,” she explains. “It can happen to you or someone you love, and when it does, it turns your world upside down.”

With deep roots in the community, Sarmas-Ford dedicated her career exclusively to personal injury and medical malpractice soon after graduating from law school in 2014. Over the years, she has successfully represented numerous clients, securing favorable outcomes and significant settlements. “Litigation can be grueling—full of obstacles, delays, and moments of doubt. But persistence matters,” explains Sarmas-Ford, whose expertise ranges from complex medical malpractice claims to catastrophic personal injury lawsuits. “The path to justice isn’t always smooth, but I’ve found that showing up, pushing forward, and not losing sight of the goal often makes all the difference for the people counting on you.” For this reason, she is undeterred from taking little- to no-offer cases to trial. Sarmas-Ford has chaired six trials since 2023, each one of them resulting in hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars in verdicts, when the defense has offered essentially nothing prior to trial.

A tireless devotion to her clients, combined with a deep understanding of the law, make her a trusted advocate for those in need of legal representation. But for Sarmas-Ford, the most rewarding part is helping people get answers. “In the middle of uncertainty and pain, clarity can be powerful,” she adds. “Helping clients understand what happened and why, especially when the truth has been buried or denied, means everything.”

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