Man, just when you think you’ve heard it all, you hear about some terrible lawyering that just makes your jaw drop. Before we get to that, let’s discuss why you would hire a work comp attorney. The biggest reason is to protect yourself. An experienced law firm has been involved in thousands of cases and … Continue Reading
When it comes to working with an Illinois workers compensation attorney, there isn’t a worse feeling than realizing that the lawyer you hired isn’t fighting for you. You hired them in the first place to be your advocate and look out for your best interests. If they aren’t doing that, then what are they there … Continue Reading
The first thing I tell any injured worker who is looking for tips on how to win their case is to be honest. That doesn’t mean to overshare information (e.g. don’t give a recorded statement). But it does mean tell the truth whether it’s telling a doctor how you got hurt or not making your … Continue Reading
It’s not unusual for people as they get older to have trouble with their knees. Many people are able to manage their pain with over-the-counter pain medication like Advil. For others, however, a partial or total knee replacement may be the only solution. Many people wrongly assume that knee replacement surgery and rehab cannot be … Continue Reading
We have been handling workers’ compensation claims in Illinois since 1997. If you would like a free consultation with an attorney, fill out our contact form or call us at 312-346-5578. We cover all of Illinois. The top work comp question any Illinois attorney gets is “What is my case worth?” The answer always depends … Continue Reading
The biggest problem people have with their Illinois workers compensation lawyers is bad customer service. Some lawyers are rude. Others don’t fight hard. And many are terrible about keeping their clients updated or returning phone calls. I’ve heard lots of stories about an attorney not returning multiple phone calls or failing to get back to … Continue Reading
I recently was contacted by an injured Illinois worker with a unique situation. I’ll let them explain. I was in physical therapy while rehabbing a work related injury to my shoulder. During PT, I was doing lifting and ended up with a hernia. Will the work comp insurance take care of that or is it … Continue Reading
Because we are experienced Illinois workers compensation attorneys who will talk to anyone for free, we get a lot of calls from people who are already represented by an attorney. We are happy to provide a confidential second opinion and will consider taking over the case if it makes sense for you and us. Most … Continue Reading
One of my strengths as an attorney is that I know that even after 24 years I can always learn more. That’s one reason why I am always talking to other attorneys who I respect and picking their brains. I had the opportunity to do that recently with a top Waukegan workers’ compensation attorney. When … Continue Reading
Another NFL season is almost upon us. For Chicago Bears fans that means one thing. It’s time to get ready for another season of disappointment. I certainly didn’t think when I was in 8th grade that would be the last Super Bowl victory in my lifetime, but here we are. For Chicago Bears players, unfortunately, … Continue Reading
One of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to Illinois workers’ compensation law is lawyers who lie to their clients because it makes their own life easier. It happens all of the time, usually because some attorneys are just lazy and don’t want to have to go to trial. It’s really frustrating. This happened … Continue Reading
I find it interesting that people with Illinois workers compensation questions seem to call with similar situations in bunches. Yet I was very surprised recently to get two calls within an hour from two different people who had seizures while working in Illinois. The first person was walking down the hallway when he had a … Continue Reading
A huge mistake any lawyer can make, not just work comp attorneys in Chicago like me, is to think that legal issues that are common sense to you are known by non-lawyers. Some attorneys don’t have the patience to explain how things work to clients which is a huge mistake. This thought crossed my mind … Continue Reading
If you hire an attorney to handle a divorce, you are only hiring them to handle the divorce. Similarly, if you hire an Illinois workers’ compensation lawyer, you are only hiring them to handle to the work comp case unless they agree they will also handle something else. A lot of firms, including mine, are … Continue Reading
of injured truck drivers over the last 20 plus years. I don’t have an exact number, but it’s in the thousands. I love helping them because they are salt of the earth, the injuries are always legit and most of all they get screwed over more than any other worker, so we are able to … Continue Reading
We are experienced Illinois work injury lawyers who will talk to you for free. Fill out our contact form, click the chat button or call us at 888-705-1766. All calls are free and confidential and we have attorneys throughout Illinois. Some calls from injured workers really piss me off because of the injustice that they … Continue Reading
When people need to hire a lawyer, especially if they are hiring one who only gets paid if they win, they usually want the best one. We’ve written before about how there is not a “best” but the best one for you. Sometimes that’s us and other times it’s someone else. But a reader recently … Continue Reading
We are Chicago-based workers’ compensation attorneys who handle cases all over Illinois with our statewide network of attorneys. If you would like a free consultation with an honest, experienced attorney please contact us at 312-346-5578. We promise to treat you in the same manner we would a family member or friend. Workers’ compensation insurance companies … Continue Reading
I get along with most of the insurance adjusters I’ve talked to over the years. The lawyers I work with on cases throughout Illinois are the same way. If you act like an asshole to the insurance company they will just punish your clients. So we are nice in most situations and let the legal … Continue Reading
Most of the shady moves in Illinois workers’ compensation cases happen by insurance companies. They’ll do things like deny your medical benefits without a reason, send a nurse case manager to your doctor’s appointments, or lie and say the case is “under investigation” with the hopes that you will just go away. Some employers can … Continue Reading
Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, if you are injured on the job you are entitled to reasonable and necessary medical care that is related to your work injury. In other words, getting physical therapy for a work related back injury would be reasonable and necessary. They’d have to pay for 100% of it at … Continue Reading
With Covid finally under control, the airline industry is booming. The last year has had people on edge and also emboldened some people to behave like assholes. As a result, passenger problems on airlines are increasing. How much? From April 8 to May 15, Southwest reported 477 passenger incidents. That’s a crazy high number. I … Continue Reading
If you are hurt while working on the job, the first and best piece of advice I give is to go to a doctor. It doesn’t require a law degree to tell people that. It’s mostly common sense. If you are hurting, you get help. From a legal standpoint, you can’t prove you are really … Continue Reading
I don’t usually get questions I haven’t heard before, but it happens. A reader of my blog contacted me with a question I haven’t been asked in my 24 years of being a workers’ compensation lawyer. He wanted to know: If my employer wants me to go back to work after a work related injury, … Continue Reading
Man, just when you think you’ve heard it all, you hear about some terrible lawyering that just makes your jaw drop. Before we get to that, let’s discuss why you would hire a work comp attorney. The biggest reason is to protect yourself. An experienced law firm has been involved in thousands of cases and … Continue Reading
