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Attorney Daniel L. Hitzke is the managing partner of Hitzke & Ferran, LLP and has worked with our firm for twelve years. Mr. Hitzke was born in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico in 1974. After he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Chico, he attended the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. He received his Juris Doctor degree in May of 2000. Mr. Hitzke started his career as an attorney at a prominent Southern California workers’ compensation law firm. After years of dedication to his clients and dozens of successful trials, he became a partner at that firm. Within two years of becoming a partner, he converted the workers’ compensation firm into a multi-practice litigation firm now known as Hitzke & Ferran LLP.. Mr. Hitzke is an experienced trial attorney, representing clients in workers’ compensation, personal injury, employment and discrimination actions, and business litigation cases throughout California. He has had numerous favorable jury verdicts in the State of California Superior Court, along with numerous finding and award decisions before both the Workers Compensation Appeals Board and the State of California Labor Commissioner. Mr. Hitzke also belongs to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. This organization allows only the noted “Top Trial” attorneys in the United States to join as members. He earned this prestigious distinction by representing injured persons and their families and obtained numerous verdicts/awards worth over one million dollars.. Mr. Hitzke works primarily out of our Long Beach office. He is a member of various honorary boards and organizations and actively coaches youth sports.

Donald Van Dingenen is not only the founder of Van Dingenen Law in Winter Park, he has become one of the most respected and sought-after workers' compensation attorneys in Central Florida. Mr. Van Dingenen earned his Juris Doctor at Mercer University School of Law and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1993. From there, he joined a prominent Orlando firm that represented Florida's injured workers and was promoted to managing partner a short time after. In 2002, Mr. Van Dingenen successfully recovered the largest civil trial verdict in Lake County history: $26.7 million for a bank teller who sustained a catastrophic injury during a robbery. Mr. Van Dingenen then founded his own firm—Van Dingenen Law—and established the toll-free line to assist Central Florida's injured workers and their loved ones. In the years since, Van Dingenen Law has helmed several significant multi-million dollar verdicts, including the fourth largest civil trial jury verdict in the U.S. in 2009. Mr. Van Dingenen maintains several prestigious industry memberships, including with the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and the Florida Workers’ Advocates, among others. To inquire about representation, call Van Dingenen Law today.

I work very hard for my clients.  I am highly efficient.  I am respected in the community and this saves my clients money because I can get things done.  I encourage my clients to work with each other to find a resolution that they can live with.  My motto is "you can't burn the house down and then expect to live in it!"  So compromise is key to my law practice.  Still, I take cases to trial and win when the other side is not cooperating.  In short, I try to save money and do things through compromise until it comes to a point that negotiation has failed and "fighting" is necessary.  There is no better advocate in your corner.

Mr. Meechan has 30 years of experience in dealing with industrially injured workers and is invaluable in bringing cases to a reasonable solution. He works hard to guard the rights of injured workers within Sonoma, Mendocino, Marin, Napa, and Lake Counties in California.. Mr. Meechan is recognized by the California Bar Association as a Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist. He is an active member of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association and is a member of their Board of Governors.. Mr. Meechan was honored by peers as a California Super Lawyer in 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2009 in recognition of his commitment to and tireless efforts on behalf of Injured Workers. In 2014, he was named as one of the top 100 Workers’ Compensation Attorneys in the nation by the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG).. Mr. Meechan has served in the military. While young, he was a U.S. Navy Diver with Explosive Ordinance Disposal. He later joined the National Guard and served as an officer with the Combat Engineers.. Mr. Meechan is an active member of California Applicant Attorneys (CAAA) and participates in more than 8 days a year of education. Sometimes as the lecturer.. As a concerned citizen, he has worked to preserve the ecology, quality of life, and natural resources of Sonoma County. He helped found and was a Co-Chair of the Coalition for a Better Sonoma County. As a naturalist, Mr. Meechan donates knowledge, time and energy on behalf of Sonoma County’s open spaces and the Russian River.. Richard Meechan is a trained Mediator. He understands the needs of workers with disabilities and the financial goals of the insurance industry. His training has helped close many difficult cases through negotiation. Mr. Meechan often takes cases to trial, if a fair resolution cannot be reached.

Since entering injury law in 1983, our firm has handled thousands of injury and accident cases, as an insurance defense attorney and as an attorney helping injured motorists, truckers, motorcyclists and bicyclists. We understand it is the client’s decision who he/she hires as his/her lawyer is extremely important. We encourage potential clients to interview us and other lawyers, and to choose the lawyer the client feels is the right attorney for him/her.

If you’ve been injured at work, a personal injury situation, or are dealing with a social security disability dispute, let Vasilatos Injury Law help. We’re a law firm with three locations in Chicago, Evanston, and Flossmoor, IL, and we’re dedicated to seeking justice for those who have been injured at the workplace, are recovering from an accident, or need help navigating insurance claims. Contact us today to learn more about our services and to request a consultation.