Cindy L. Medina-Cervantes

Cindy Medina-Cervantes is an associate attorney in the firm’s Chicago office. Focusing her practice on toxic tort, Ms. Medina-Cervantes has extensive experience drafting pleadings and dispositive motions, conducting and defending depositions and preparing expert witnesses for trial.

Prior to joining Segal McCambridge, Ms. Medina-Cervantes worked as an associate at a litigation defense firm where she represented physicians, nurses, professional corporations and hospitals. She also served as a clerk for the Honorable Ronald F. Bartkowicz in the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division.

Ms. Medina-Cervantes earned her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, where she was the president of the Latino/a Law Student Association, member of the DePaul Appellate Moot Court Society, writer for the DePaul Journal of Healthcare law, recipient of the Diversity Scholarship Foundation and a CALI Award recipient for her Research & Communication I and Research & Communication III courses. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from The George Washington University.

Ms. Medina-Cervantes currently serves as a member of the Moot Court Alumni Board, where she coaches and advises law students preparing for moot court competitions. She also serves as a board member of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois.

Outside of her work in the legal arena, Ms. Medina-Cervantes is interested in cooking, hiking and traveling.

Professional & Civic Involvement

• DePaul University College of Law, Appellate Moot Court Alumni Board Member
• Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, Board Member
• Illinois State Bar Association, Member of the Health Care Section Council

AUTHOR

"Moving Towards a Brighter Future: IBM's Investment in Modernizing Medicine," The Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute E-Pulse Newsletter, Sept. 2015