Workers Compensation Lawyer in Chicago, Illinois Work Injury Attorney

If you are claiming that a repetitive trauma injury like carpal tunnel or anything else is work related, at some point a credible medical doctor is going to have to put in writing that your job caused, aggravated or accellerated your condition.  Typically if you get that you will win.

To make that opinion stand up, you need to be very clear with the doctor about what your job duties involve.  In many repetitive trauma cases the insurance company will find a "hired gun" IME doctor to say that your problems were not caused by your job.  To combat that you need to show that your doctor has a true understanding of what your job entails.

This was demonstrated in a recent decision by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission.   A computer analyst won his case when the Commission found that the treating doctor had adequate knowledge of what the analyst job involved.  They specifically said that this was persuasive in their opinion.

Don't assume that your doctor knows what being a secretary or lineman or analyst or any other job means.  Tell him or her what you do all day, how often you do it, how many hours you work and what you notice when this activity is happening.  

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.

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One of the most common allergies is a reaction to latex products, most often latex gloves.  Some people develop such a severe allergy that just being around latex causes them to break-out, have trouble breathing and in the worst case scenario can cause a death.

If you work for an employer and then develop a latex injury, it is a covered workers' compensation claim in Illinois.  Your employer has a duty to take the latex exposure away from you and if they don't, they will have to pay you for your time off of work.  Either way they will have to pay for all of your medical bills related to this problem.

If you are having a latex exposure problem we strongly encourage you to get prompt medical attention, explain to your doctor (preferably an allergist) what is happening and follow their recommendations.

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.

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We don't like to take cases over from other attorneys, but consider it when the lawyer is clearly screwing up, is someone we know doesn't fight for their clients or doesn't have a lot of Illinois work injury experience.

When we do take on a new client, we sign a contract that entitles us to 20% of whatever is recovered when the case is resolved.  It's the exact same contract you should have signed in the beginning of the case. 

The good thing to know from a client's standpoint is that even if you get a new attorney, the lawyer fees should never exceed 20% of what is recovered.  In other words, that is the most that ALL of the lawyers can get and it's up to the lawyers to fight it out as to who gets what.

So if you are looking to switch attorneys, we may or may not be able to help.  But don't hesitate to inquire because it won't cost you any more money.

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.

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We've received a bunch of calls lately from injured workers who seem to have great cases and have attorneys that regularly handle work injury claims.  The reason we got these calls are usually something like, "My lawyer is a jerk" or "My attorney doesn't answer my questions", etc.

We are always startled to hear that an attorney would treat their client this way.  Our job is hard, but not that hard.   Besides, once you handle these cases for a long time there aren't too many difficult situations that come up.

We think the problem is two-fold: 1. Some attorneys take every case that comes through the door so they are over-whelmed with calls from clients.  We limit the cases we take on.  If you break your finger on the job, it's probably a case, but not one that we would pursue.  2. A lot of lawyers just hate what they do so they take it out on their staff and clients.  We are fortunately not that jaded yet.

If your attorney isn't treating you well let us know.  We will give you an honest evaluation as to whether or not sticking with them is a good idea or if it's a time for a switch.

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.

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