Police officers in Chicago and most places are for the most part great. But when you have tens of thousands of them, there are bound to be some bad actors who do bad things. Given that police have tremendous authority and power, they can do a lot of damage to innocent people. In the past […]
Some parts of Illinois dog bite law are pretty straight forward. If you are minding your own business and a dog attacks you causing an injury, usually their owner or handler will be liable. Those cases typically come down to whether or not there is insurance or other money that can pay your damages. Not […]
We are a group of lawyers who are here simply to help you. We offer a free consultation over the phone, will answer all of your questions, go over your options and then recommend a specific law firm to represent you. We are not paid by these law firms, so we can truly offer you […]
There is a basic premise under Illinois employment law that you can be filed at any time, for any reason, as long as it doesn’t violate a contract (e.g. you are in a union) or an illegal reason such as your race, religion, gender, age, etc. So you can be fired for an unfair reason, […]
We receive about ten calls per day from people who are looking for a lawyer for an Illinois medical malpractice lawsuit. Our goal on these calls is to learn the facts of what happened, determine if there is a case worth investigating and if so, refer you to a malpractice attorney who has experience and […]
Most people are happy with their lawyer or at least not so unhappy that they want to sue them. But when you lose a case you should win or pay a bunch of money and get no result, it’s not uncommon to want to sue. The best reason to sue a lawyer and the one […]
I hear a lot of stories that make me sad and some that piss me off. There are a lot of people who contact me looking to get a lawyer referral who have gotten a raw deal by the justice system and want to sue over it. In the last year or so I’ve had […]
As lawyers in Illinois, we are required to complete 30 hours of continuing legal education every two years. It’s somewhat tedious and a bit needless as I’m constantly educating myself on new laws, cases and legal happenings. But we must formally attend conferences or in my case, watch videos online, so that’s what I do. […]
A couple months ago, a Cook County jury awarded a woman more than $148 million after she became paralyzed when a structure at O’Hare airport came loose during a storm and landed on her. Her verdict against the City of Chicago was the largest I’ve ever seen in an Illinois personal injury case. In reading […]
On average we talk to 8-10 people a day who have been hurt on the job and have Illinois workers’ compensation legal questions. We hear a lot of the same things over and over. Here is a list of ten things that we think everyone should know about Illinois work comp law. It’s a no […]