Scott Blumenshine
Founding attorney, Blumenshine Law Group. Practicing Illinois injury law since 1987.
Scott Blumenshine has represented injury victims in Illinois since 1987. He founded Blumenshine Law Group to give people who have been hurt by another's negligence a direct, responsive advocate, and he has built the firm around the areas where his experience matters most, including hit and run and uninsured motorist claims.
What sets Scott apart in these cases is not just decades of practice. He helped write the law. Scott authored amendments to the Illinois Insurance Code that strengthened protections for uninsured and underinsured motorist policyholders, including increased penalties for bad-faith insurer conduct and higher limits on binding arbitration awards. That is the exact coverage most hit and run claims depend on.
Experience and Credentials
- Admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1987, with 38 years of practice
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, admitted 1988
- Juris Doctor, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1987
- Bachelor of Science, University of Iowa, 1984
- Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished Rating
- Certified Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association
- Member, Illinois State Bar Association Insurance Law Section Council
- Lead counsel on a published Illinois appellate decision on uninsured motorist coverage
- Author and speaker on uninsured motorist and hit and run law for fellow Illinois attorneys
Shaping Illinois Insurance Law
Scott authored legislative amendments to the Illinois Insurance Code that expanded consumer protections for accident victims. These changes increased penalties for insurance companies that act in bad faith and raised the limits on uninsured and underinsured motorist binding arbitration awards. For hit and run victims, who must rely on uninsured motorist coverage when the driver flees, these are the protections that make full recovery possible.
A Focus on Hit and Run and Uninsured Motorist Cases
Hit and run claims sit at the intersection of personal injury and insurance law, which is where Scott has spent his career. He has recovered significant results for victims, including a policy-limits recovery for a pedestrian struck by an uninsured hit and run driver in a crosswalk, and substantial settlements for cyclists who suffered traumatic brain injuries. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome, but they reflect a sustained focus on this specific area of law.
Every case is handled on a contingency fee, so clients pay no attorney fee unless the firm recovers compensation for them.