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Ethan Zelizer
Naperville, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 20 years of experience
(630) 551-8374
HR Law Counsel, LLC
3108 State Route 59, Suite 124-205
Naperville, IL 60565
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Civil Rights and Employment
Ethan G. Zelizer is a nationally respected employment and labor law attorney, senior certified human resources professional and a certified labor relations professional, based in Chicago, Illinois. Ethan has extensive experience working with both management and employees. He has extensive experience representing and advising employers in various industries including financial services, aerospace, manufacturing, and food distribution, in all aspects of labor and employment law. He regularly appears before federal and state courts, federal arbitration panels, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Illinois Department of Human Rights, and the Human Rights Commission. Ethan...
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Theresa Johnson
Westmont, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Immigration
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Richard Travis
Elgin, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney
Workers' Comp, Estate Planning, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Richard has been an attorney since 1972. He brings a wealth of experience to his work. His main areas of practice are Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Estate Planning and Real Estate. He and his staff have been recognized in the community for their professionalism and responsiveness. He has been listed as one of Expertise.com's "Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Elgin 2021". However, the highest honor he has received throughout his career is that his clients often refer their children to him. He has proudly served multiple generations of families in the Kane County area and beyond.
Scott William Sheen
St Charles, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Workers' Comp, Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
Frances Pernell
Naperville, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney
Workers' Comp, Criminal, Divorce and Elder
Robert Zotti
Wheaton, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney
Workers' Comp and Personal Injury
James Leahy
Elgin, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer
1275 Davis Rd
Elgin, IL 60123
Workers' Comp, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
Jonathan Carbary
Elgin, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Workers' Comp, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
Kurt Hanson
Downers Grove, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Thomas Giacobbe
Bloomingdale, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney
181 S Bloomingdale Rd
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Workers' Comp, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Mark Gryska
Glendale Heights, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Workers' Comp and Personal Injury
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Robert D. Kreisman
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfChicago, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 48 years of experience
Workers' Comp, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
DePaul College of Law and University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School
Kreisman Law Offices is a Chicago-based personal injury firm that successfully uses a client-based approach to seek justice for victims nationwide. Robert Kreisman is an AV-rated attorney, the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbel with over 45 years of experience litigating a variety of catastrophic injury cases, including those involving medical malpractice, nursing home negligence and abuse, car and truck accidents, wrongful death, products liability, and commercial litigation. He works with some of the leading experts in the nation and employs the newest technology to seek the most favorable results possible for his clients. Most cases are taken on a contingency fee...
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Robert H. Hanaford
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
Drake University Law School
DUI & Criminal Defense attorney with over 35 years of experience. Former law enforcement instructor for federal and state liability for unlawful use of force during arrest, search and seizure. Certified by NHSTSA to instruct DUI Field Sobriety Tests. Actively involved in writing on DUI defense issues and has attended seminars throughout the country on DUI defense and scientific lab blood testing. National Consultant on Federal Aviation Regulations related to pilot impairment and DUI.
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Charles N. Therman
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 24 years of experience
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DePaul College of Law
Attorney Charles N. Therman is an effective, experienced, compassionate advocate. He represents clients in personal injury, workers' compensation, nursing home abuse, bankruptcy and foreclosure defense matters. He provides straightforward answers and solutions for his clients. Contact Charles for a free consultation!
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Philip A. Bareck
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 33 years of experience
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IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Philip A. Bareck has been with Katz Friedman since 1991, became a partner in 2003, and a shareholder in 2007. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law teaching Workers' Compensation Law, was inducted into the College of Workers' Compensation in 2022, has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer (5% of the attorneys in Illinois), included in Best Lawyers in Workers’ Compensation Law, awarded inclusion in Top Trial Lawyers (American Trial Lawyers Association top 100 Trial Lawyers for Illinois), Top Attorneys in Illinois, selected as one of America’s Most Honored Professionals, nominated as “10...
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Richard K. Johnson
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp and Personal Injury
DePaul College of Law
Richard maintains a busy statewide practice representing injured men and women, many of whom are union members. The unique combination of representing labor unions and individual members in work-related injury claims provides Richard the opportunity to integrate the rights and benefits of a union contract with the statutory benefits of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. Maximizing these benefits for the injured work is the goal of every case.
Richard has had an active role in establishing the rights of injured workers in repetitive trauma claims, handling the trial and appeal of the cases from the Commission level to the Illinois Supreme...
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David Abels
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfChicago, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 29 years of experience
Workers' Comp, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
David Abels became a lawyer in 1994 and has focused his law practice on helping accident and injury victims since 1997. Much of his work revolves around motor vehicle related accidents, such as car crashes, bicycle accidents, motorcycle collisions, pedestrian accidents, truck accidents and assisting those involved in ride-share collisions (Uber & Lyft). He also spends a significant amount of time working on premises liability claims and sex abuse cases.
Years ago David started representing personal injury victims with the following philosophy: work hard on every case, and do such a good job that each client would want to use...
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Steven J. Seidman
Northbrook, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 43 years of experience
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DePaul College of Law
Steven Seidman, the founding member of Seidman, Margulis and Fairman, has been practicing Personal Injury law for 40 years. During that time he has tried thousands of cases to successful award or verdict. Seidman has many multimillion dollar verdicts, and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for his clients. His high gross jury verdict for a personal injury case was $26.1 million for a seriously injured truck driver. His verdict of $3.8 million, for an attorney who contracted Legionnaire disease at the JW Marriott, in Chicago, was the highest reported verdict for that type of injury in...
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Tor Hoerman
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 28 years of experience
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Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
After graduation from Chicago-Kent School of Law in 1995, Tor Hoerman began working at the defense firm Bullaro, Carton & Stone until he got a call from a plaintiffs firm, Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz that they may have an opening for a young associate. Tor jumped at the opportunity and learned about his passion to help injured people against those that he had previously represented.
In his years at K,J&S, Tor learned how to work the Courtroom at the Daley Center, spending most of his days either trying cases or running from floor to floor arguing motions on behalf of his...
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Richard G. Fonfrias
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfNaperville, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 28 years of experience
Workers' Comp, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense and Trademarks
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Rich Fonfrias is a respected Financial Rescue and Bankruptcy Lawyer based in Chicago, Illinois. He has practiced law since 1996 and has in-depth experience helping families and business owners overcome serious financial problems.
Rich represents clients in all types of financial emergencies, including creditor lawsuit defense – credit card defense – foreclosure defense – debt elimination, reduction and settlement – tax elimination, reduction and settlement – and loan and mortgage modifications, as well as chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcies.
In 1990, Rich graduated from State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in...
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Peter C. Wachowski
10.0 (5 Peer Reviews)
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Workers' Comp, Employment, Personal Injury and Products Liability
The John Marshall Law School
Peter Wachowski is a well-rounded lawyer who takes great pride in his work and has a passion for helping people in need. He is constantly looking for ways to improve, and won’t stand for complacency. Peter is well educated and versed in his field, and as a result, he is able to help a wide array of clients with varying needs. He is very hard working, and is always going the extra mile to get the absolute best result for the client, even if that means investing more time and money into a case. He works to have satisfied clients,...
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Howard Abrams
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Animal, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Howard Abrams is the founding partner, specializing in personal injury, at the Law Office of Howard S. Abrams in Chicago, Illinois. As founding partner, Mr. Abrams handles and oversees a wide variety of plaintiff’s personal injury and professional negligence matters, pre-litigation and through trial. He has been the lead trial attorney in over 50 jury and bench trials, and has successfully resolved numerous cases through mediation and arbitration.
“While I do whatever it takes to resolve a case in the shortest amount of time possible, I realize that going to trial is sometimes the only way to recover maximum results for...
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Genavieve Marie Perino
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 14 years of experience
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Washington University School of Law and University of Virginia
Genavieve Perino is an experienced trial attorney and negotiator. In over 10 years of service to the injured in Missouri and Illinois, she has secured numerous settlements and judgments to get people the compensation they need to recover. She has obtained plaintiff verdicts in St. Louis City and County, St. Clair County, the Missouri Court of Appeals and the Missouri Supreme Court. She has served as lead counsel in a variety of personal injury practice areas, including auto accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, dog bites and workers' compensation.
Genavieve focuses her representation on positive client outcomes and fighting...
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John R. Walker
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Employment, Insurance Defense and Maritime
South Texas College of Law
JOHN R. WALKER is a Partner in SBSB's Houston office. For the past almost twenty-five years, it has been my privilege to represent insurance and employer interests focusing on the defense of claims brought under the Longshore and Harbor Act, the Defense Base (DBA), the Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) Instrumentalities Act, the Jones Act, and General Maritime and Admiralty Law. Additionally, John also has extensive experience in First Party Insurance Defense matters, representing employers, insurance carriers, and third parties in State, Federal and Appellate courts. Prior to joining the firm, John handled First Party Insurance Defense,...
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Michael Sheldon
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney
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Saint Louis University School of Law
Attorney Michael Sheldon started his legal career as a law clerk with Burger Law in 2019 while pursuing his Juris Doctor degree at St. Louis University School of Law.
In 2021, Michael received his Missouri law license and has since specialized in personal injury claims, including product liability, premises liability, dog bites, medical malpractice and workers' compensation. He has gotten great results in multiple bench trials and has recovered innumerable large settlements for his clients. He firmly believes that those injured through the negligence of another receive full compensation and a lasting sense of justice.
Before joining Burger Law, Michael worked...
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Sofia Zneimer
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Workers' Comp, Immigration, Legal Malpractice and Personal Injury
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Sofia Zneimer is a lawyer who litigates immigration and injury lawsuits. Sofia Zneimer represents businesses and individuals in need of an immigration benefit, including visa, work permit, permanent residency, or citizenship. Sofia Zneimer also handles immigration, malpractice, and personal injury trials and appeals.
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Christopher J. Johnson
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Christopher Johnson has spent a significant part of his career obtaining compensation for the harms and losses suffered by workers on the job. He has litigated across the State of Illinois against various employers such as: AT&T; Chicago Transit Authority; City of Chicago; Cook County; State of Illinois; Johnson Controls; Tyson Foods; Lowe’s; Home Depot; and Walmart. He has also represented nurses who were hurt on the job. While many of the injury cases that he has litigated have involved torn ligaments and tendons in the shoulders and knees, he also has years of experience handling cases involving disc injuries...
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John E. Marszalek
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Civil Rights, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
John Marshall Law School
My legal experience includes trying over seventy cases to verdict before juries in Illinois. In addition to the Circuit Court of Cook County, I have tried cases to verdict before juries in the Circuit Courts of DuPage County, Will County, Lake County, Kane County and Jackson County. Moreover, I have tried cases to verdict before juries in federal court both in Chicago and in Danville, Illinois.
In addition to my experience at the trial court level, I have argued numerous appeals before the First District of the Appellate Court of Illinois
I am in private practice at 120 West Madison Street in...
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Matthew Willens
Rolling Meadows, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 28 years of experience
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Matthew L. Willens is the founder of Willens & Baez Personal Injury Lawyers, P.C. He is an experienced, skilled, and aggressive trial lawyer who fights for those who have been hurt by the negligence or legal fault of other people. He is the top-rated Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer who has obtained numerous million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has been practicing law for more than twenty-seven years.
Mr. Willens has a unique understanding of the dynamics and strategies of serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. In the past, he was...
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Alexander Gruzmark
Glenview, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Alexander Gruzmark was born in Lvov, Ukraine, and immigrated to the United States in 1978, where he was raised and educated. Mr. Gruzmark graduated from Loyola University in 1992, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, and then completed his education at Loyola University School of Law in 1998 where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree.
Mr. Gruzmark has been practicing law in Illinois for more than 20 years. During law school, Mr. Gruzmark worked for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office under a 711 License. He also volunteered at the Free Legal Aid Clinic at Loyola University School of...
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Mark S. Dym
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp and Personal Injury
George Washington University - Virginia Campus
Mark Dym is an accomplished and dedicated attorney concentrating in workers' compensation and other claims for injured workers. With 41 years of experience in the field, he has become a trusted advocate for individuals facing workplace injuries and their related legal challenges. Mr. Dym’s passion for ensuring workers' rights are protected has driven him to establish an impressive track record of successful cases and settlements.
He also handles complex personal injury cases of all types throughout the country and has been recognized for his accomplishments by many organizations.
With a remarkable career, Mr. Dym has received numerous accolades and honors. He...
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Nicole Sommerfeld
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 29 years of experience
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The John Marshall Law School
Nicole Sommerfeld has focused her law practice on workers’ compensation and personal injury law ever since passing the Illinois bar exam and getting licensed in 1994, so she now has over 25 years of experience on the job.
Nicole grew up in the Chicago area, attending Highland Park High School. She went to college at University of Wisconsin - Madison and earned her juris doctorate from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
When she first started practicing law it was a family affair, going to work at her father and brother’s law firm where she focused on helping workers...
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Howard Ankin
Rolling Meadows, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
The John Marshall Law School
I am a third generation lawyer who is committed to helping people injured in a personal injury or workers' compensation matter, including those injured in a motor vehicle accident. Based in Chicago, Illinois, our firm of more than 75 people represent injured victims throughout the state of Illinois.
We rank among the largest personal injury and workers' compensation firms in Illinois. Our clients come to us seeking help in all types of personal injury and workers' compensation matters, including workplace injuries, medical malpractice, motor vehicle collisions, mass torts, social security disability claims, premises liability, and civil rights violations, including police misconduct.
There's...
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Mr. Gary A. Newland
Itasca, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Loyola University Chicago
Gary Newland is an experienced trial attorney evidenced by the hundreds of cases he has successfully won at trial. Many of Gary's cases have been covered by USA Today, Forbes, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, NBC, The Daily Herald, Oprah Winfrey, and the list goes on. Many of the clients Gary represents are referrals from other attorneys who are aware of his skills and reputation in the community. He has been an invited guest lecturer to the Bar Association and other legal organizations as well as an author of published articles on legal issues. He has been a member of the...
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Frank Bertuca
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp and Personal Injury
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Frank J. Bertuca, an aggressive litigator, has obtained millions of dollars in benefits on behalf of his clients. He is one of a select group of lawyers to obtain rarely awarded penalties and attorneys’ fees against United Airlines, American Airlines and major automotive manufacturing and insurance companies for their unreasonable conduct denying benefits to injured workers.
He proudly represents injured workers in courts throughout Illinois, including those in the airline, automotive, manufacturing, construction, law enforcement and fire protection industries. Frank has numerous trial victories and settlements for members of the AFA, ALPA, APFA, FOP, Grain Millers, IAFF, lEA, MAP, SEIU, Teamsters,...
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Steven Sigmond
Chicago, IL Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 38 years of experience
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University of Illinois College of Law
Steven A. Sigmond has been representing injured people in and around Chicago for over 30 years in personal injury cases, workers compensation cases and social security disability claims. After graduating from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1985, Steven A. Sigmond returned to his hometown of Chicago, where he spent the next four years working with law firms in and around the city, gaining important professional experience. In 1989, Mr. Sigmond founded his own practice, the Law Office of Steven A. Sigmond. Since then, he has represented thousands of clients in personal injury and workers compensation...