Leonard S. Kurfirst
Surdyk & Baker • Chicago, IL
Defective Dangerous ProductsManufacturing
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Contact
Email
leonard.kurfirst.digo@statefarm.com
Phone
(312) 376-4897
Address
225 West Washington St., Chicago, IL, 60606, US
Professional
About
Len Kurfirst is a partner in the Environmental/Toxic Tort practice of Wildman Harrold. As lead trial counsel for nationwide, high-stakes mass tort and toxic tort litigation, Len successfully coordinates and defends cases for global and local manufacturing and chemical corporations. Areas of specialization include exposure pathway analysis, biomonitoring, forensic chemistry, toxicology and nanotechnology.
About Defective Dangerous Products Law
Product liability attorneys represent consumers injured by defective or dangerous products. They hold manufacturers accountable for harm caused by their products. Common matters include defective products, product recalls, manufacturing defects, warning label failures.
Credentials
Education
2001 DePaul University College of Law LL.M - Master of Laws 1984 Indiana University School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1981 Stanford University BA - Bachelor of Arts
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2012 Top Rated Lawyer: Environmental, Litigation, Product Liability, ALM "Top Rated Lawyers" Chicago 2007 Leading Lawyer, Health Care Law, Leading Lawyers Network 2002 Phi Kappa Phi, DePaul University Chapter 1988 AV Certification, Martindale-Hubbell
Publications
2012 Construction-Today.com Clearing the Air: Compliance with Vapor Intrusion Guidelines is a Moving Target 2012 Rigzone Fracking Best Practices: Top 10 Recommendations 2012 Book: Litigating Environmental Class Actions Chapter - "New Challenges and Considerations in Defending Environmental Class Actions" 2008 BNA's Class Action Litigation An Old Whine in New Bottles? What's New — And What Isn't — About the Current Wave of BPA Litigation 2007 Mealey’s Emerging Toxic Torts A Primer for the Interpretation of Dust Data in Toxic Tort Litigation
Associations
2009 - Present Chemical Industry Council of Illinois Associate Member American Bar Association Member Illinois State Bar Association Member Chicago Bar Association Member 2007 - 2009 American Chemical Society Associate Member
Speaking
2008 American Chemical Society Regional Convention An Old Whine in New Bottles? What's New–and What Isn't–about BPA Litigation 2007 American Chemical Society National Convention Federal Electronic Discovery rules: Protect yourself and your company 2007 American Chemical Society National Convention Application of forensic chemistry to environmental and toxic tort litigation 2002 Speaking Engagement Unknown An Overview of the HIPAA Privacy Rules 2000 Chicago Bar Association Quality Assurance and Peer Review Within the IDPA
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Updated: May 28, 2026