Not happy with good lawyering a/k/a when a case gets appealed
A caller who hurt his arm on the job contacted us looking to change attorneys. When we got in to why he was unhappy we heard a familiar story, "the case is taking too long."
But unlike most times when people call us because their attorney isn't acting fast enough, this caller had an attorney who took the case to trial and won. The insurance company, as is their right, appealed. Fair or not, that process can take a lot of time and cause some hardships.
Above all though, there is nothing your attorney can do to make the process go faster. There is a time-line that is set by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission as to the appeal process. Sometimes it takes six months, other times we have seen it as long as 18 months. It sucks, but getting a new lawyer, especially after you won the trial, will do you no good. In fact, we think it would turn off the Judges as it shows unreasonable expectations.
We don't blame you if you are frustrated about how long the appeal process can take. But changing lawyers won't solve anything and quite frankly, we don't know of a lawyer that would take over in a case like that.
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.
