It is important to take care of your own personal well-being and health after an accident in Chicago. Seek all medical treatment for your accident related injuries immediately after the accident. Seeking medical treatment immediately is also crucial to your personal injury case. Priority is always to take care of yourself and your loved ones. We also want to obtain the best settlement we can for you. Insurance Read More
Pedestrian Accidents In Chicago
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Saturday, October 24, 2015, a 7-year-old girl and her 45-year-old father where injured as they crossed the street and two vehicles collided in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood. The 7-year-old girl was pinned between the two vehicles. She was taken to the hospital where she was stabilized but remains in critical condition. Her father sustained a broken arm and remains in Read More
Payment of Medical Expenses after an Accident In Chicago
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One of the main concerns many of our clients have is how they will pay for medical expenses incurred because of an accident. We are all painfully aware of how expensive medical treatment can be. A quick visit to the emergency room can result in thousands of dollars in bills if not tens of thousands. Ongoing medical treatment is also very costly. If you have health insurance, try Read More
2nd Place – Expert Institute’s Best Legal Blog Contest
Our blog won: Our blog took 2nd place in the Medical Malpractice / Personal Injury category of The Expert Institute’s Best Legal Blog Contest! We strive very hard to educate on a variety of injury and litigation topics on a near daily basis. Thank you to all who showed your support by voting for us! Sign up for our future blog entries and newsletters here: https://www.counseloroffices.net/newsletter/ Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury Matters – Car Accidents and Insurance
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The other driver had no insurance? Not “enough” insurance? Happens ALL the time! I get these questions daily. My clients are shocked to learn that (a) people actually drive cars with no insurance – as in 0 insurance; (b) they were hit and injured by someone with a basic policy of only $25,000.00 of coverage (the minimum in Illinois at this time); and/or (c) the other person’s Read More
Insurance Releases and Your Settlement
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is a release? It is a simple document prepared by the insurance adjuster releasing the other driver from liability after you sign the release. By signing the release, you are waiving your right to sue the other driver and seek settlement in the future. Insurance companies issue releases for bodily injury and property damage. It is important to understand the terms of any Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: The Reality of Pain due to Personal Injury and “Pain” (aka “Damages”) due from Bad Business Deals, Fraud and The Like
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We have probably all experienced some sort of pain – physically, emotionally and what can easily be called “pain” from a business or personal perspective when money is lost in a business deal. We can call this “business pain” or “business damages”. Obviously, real, physical and emotional (or mental) pain cannot literally be “equated” with the business pain. One truly hurts the body Read More
Fatal Rollover Accident in Evanston Illinois
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yesterday, at approximately 2:19 a.m., a 1998 Nissan was heading north on Dodge from Church Street when the driver lost control, hit as many as nine parked cars on both sides of the street and rolled over near Lyons Street. The passenger, Lamart Bailey, 45, a U.S. Army veteran and resident of Evanston was pronounced dead at Evanston hospital. Mr. Bailey was trapped in the Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Workers Compensation Law — Personal Injury Lawsuit or Workers Comp Claim — Where Do I Draw the Line?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Being injured on the job is one of the most stressful things that can happen to the average American. Navigating the unique legal and procedural area of Workers’ Compensation law — a figurative “island unto itself” — is a rather daunting task that requires a great deal of expertise and compassion. In order to understand this area of the law, it is perhaps most useful, as is the Read More
Volkswagen (VW) Potential Class Action?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On September 18, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued what is called a "notice of violation" or "NOV" of the Clean Air Act to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. This NOV (fully found here) alleges that: four-cylinder Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars from model years 2009-2015 include software that circumvents EPA emissions standards Read More
