Louis F. Pignatelli | Rock Falls Personal Injury Lawyer

Louis F. Pignatelli currently practices law in several areas, focusing primarily on trial practice in cases concerning serious personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, and wrongful death.
Soon after being sworn-in, Attorney Pignatelli began to practice with his father, then Mayor Louis J. Pignatelli. He maintained the family practice while simultaneously serving as the youngest State’s Attorney in the history of Whiteside County. He rededicated exclusively to private practice in the late-1970s.

Over the years, his practice has focused on obtaining compensation for injured people and their families. He has selected a handful of cases to follow this biography for your consideration.

In addition to obtaining justice for injured people, Attorney Pignatelli has extensive experience in finance and financial litigation in competitive market sectors.

Pignatelli secured the financing for his first residential development project with the title to his late-model Datsun. To date, he continues development of residential properties — both single-family and multi-unit — as well as commercial and industrial real estate in northwestern Illinois.

Pignatelli worked with the Chicago-based Gamel Broadcasting Group. Over time he acquired a minority stake and later purchased a controlling interest in the group’s five-tower, 1,000-watt Fox Valley-area station under the call letters WFXW,  serving news, talk and nightly music to Geneva, St. Charles and Batavia.

Pignatelli served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Skolniks, a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ. Then a director, Pignatelli stepped-up to captain the corporation — which produced the baked goods including the Olive Garden’s beloved breadsticks, as well as bagels and other bakery products — following the ousting of several members of management who were found to be complicit in corporate scandal. Under Pignatelli’s leadership, the national brand, franchise and wholesale divisions navigated toward an outcome in the best interests of its shareholders.

Pignatelli serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Community State Bank of Illinois.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Pignatelli & Associates		Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Illinois College of Law	J.D.	Law School	N/A
Northwestern University	MBA		N/A

State / Court	Date
Illinois	1971

• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
  Member, American Bar Association
  Member, Chicago Bar Association
  Member, American Association of Justice

• Client Distinction Award | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015
  BV Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015
  Top Rated Lawyer in Litigation | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1971) Licensed as Attorney in Illinois. Verified with Illinois State Bar Association.	August 31, 2022

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