Mr. Newman received his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 1978 and is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago (Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Physics). He joined the firm in 1978, and had his first jury verdict in 1979. He has a number of jury verdicts over $1,000,000, including a $19,997,000 verdict for wrongful death.

He has verdicts and settlements in the areas of product liability, transportation negligence, dramshop, construction liability, asbestos disease and medical malpractice.

He has been a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association for over 25 years, and a member of the amicus curiae Committee for fifteen years, serving as chairman from 1991-1994. Mr. Newman has written over twenty briefs for the Supreme Court of Illinois on important injury cases and has also authored numerous articles. His appellate practice has resulted in the affirmance of key jury verdicts for clients of the firm.