False advertising and Illinois work injury lawyers
There is an Illinois workers' compensation attorney that we don't like. The reason that we don't like him is because about once a week we get a call from someone he is representing. It's always a different person calling, but the conversation usually stems from the fact that they don't get returned phone calls from that office or that attorney isn't fighting for them. Quite often we investigate this and find that this lawyer is flat out lying about the case or telling the client to take much less money than could be obtained with a little hard work.
This same lawyer has said that he has won compensation on 98% of his cases. That sounds impressive unless you know anything about Illinois work injury law. The reality is that in pretty much any case you could settle for some sort of compensation from an insurance company. Most insurance companies will pay you $1,000 just to go away. The reality is that most good attorneys only take on serious injury cases and while we may not win every issue for our clients, just about every client we have represented has come away with a significant result.
The reason this is true is that we don't take minor cases. It's just as much work to get a great result for someone with a broken finger as it is to do the same for someone with a broken arm. The broken arm case is worth more money so we focus on helping people with serious injuries only.
So beware attorneys that promote something that sounds too good to be true. Before hiring an attorney find out how they will communicate with you and if they have clients that will recommend them.
We are workers' compensation attorneys that help people with Illinois work injuries anywhere in IL via our statewide network of attorneys. Contact us and we will answer your questions or find the right lawyer for your situation.
