Ervin Nevitt, Esq.
Illinois sexual abuse attorney and partner at Coplan & Crane, Ltd. — the designated Illinois Abuse Guardian, helping survivors hold institutions accountable.
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Ervin Nevitt, Esq.
Coplan & Crane, Ltd.
- 1111 Westgate Street, Oak Park, IL 60301
- Admitted: Illinois, 2014
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2014)
Ervin Nevitt is a partner at Coplan & Crane, Ltd. and the designated Illinois Abuse Guardian. Admitted to the Illinois bar in 2014 after graduating from Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology, he began his career at the firm as a paralegal in 2012 and rose to partner within eight years of practicing law. He represents survivors of sexual abuse alongside a broader plaintiff-side practice that includes serious injury, wrongful death, and institutional accountability cases. The National Law Journal named him a 2024 Rising Star of the Plaintiff Bar, one of only 31 lawyers honored nationally that year. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Cook County Bar Association.
Handles: Child sexual abuse, Daycare abuse, Abuse in religious institutions, Abuse in sports institutions, Boarding school abuse, Doctor and medical provider assault
About Ervin's work for survivors
About Ervin's work for survivors
As the designated Illinois Abuse Guardian, Ervin focuses his abuse practice on the institutions where children and vulnerable adults are most often harmed — daycare and childcare settings, schools and boarding schools, religious organizations, youth sports programs, and medical offices. He approaches each case with the understanding that a survivor's decision to come forward is theirs alone, and that the legal process should follow your pace, not the other way around.
His courtroom experience is built on a plaintiff-side practice that has recovered tens of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for injured people and families across Illinois. He speaks regularly at American Association for Justice national conventions and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association seminars, including on connecting with diverse juries — work that directly informs how he presents survivors' cases to the people who decide them.
Recognition
Notable results & recognition
- National Law Journal "Rising Star of the Plaintiff Bar" (2024) — one of only 31 lawyers honored nationally
- Super Lawyers — Illinois (2025–2026); Rising Stars selection (2021–2024)
- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch" (2024)
- Emerging Lawyer in Illinois (2021)
- Selected member, Public Justice Foundation Board (2024)
- $4.8M verdict in a wrongful shooting death case; $3M settlement in a semi-truck injury case
- Tens of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements recovered for clients
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