Thomas M. Lake

Attorney Thomas M. Lake is co-founder of Dudley & Lake, which has law offices in Libertyville and Chicago, Illinois. Working primarily out of the firm's Libertyville office, Mr. Lake has more than 32 years of total legal experience, and he provides exceptional representation and support to clients across his region who have legal needs involving personal injury or workers' compensation. Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Lake has achieved remarkable success advocating on behalf of individuals and families adversely affected by someone else's negligence or wrongdoing. From his efforts, he has recovered millions of dollars in total compensation for his plaintiff clients, including a settlement of more than $6 million for a young female accident victim as well as an award of $4.75 million for a client who suffered a brain injury in an industrial accident. Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Lake has earned a Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished* peer review rating along with many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers. He has also received numerous testimonials and referrals from his satisfied clients, and he finds great reward in being able to help so many in his community obtain the justice they deserve in the wake of a preventable tragedy. A 1986 graduate of Millikin University, Mr. Lake obtained his Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School in 1989. He is admitted to practice before all Illinois state courts as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Highly active in his legal community, Mr. Lake is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Illinois Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association, among his other professional affiliations. *AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.