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Mr. Santiago Echeveste is a workers' compensation lawyer at Illinois' largest personal injury law firm - Goldberg Weisman Cairo.. Having immigrated from Cuba to the United States in the early 1960's, Santiago decided at a young age to dedicate himself to helping others.. With a proven track record, Santiago is a highly successful attorney that has negotiated numerous settlements and obtain courtroom verdicts on behalf of his clients.. If you or someone that you love has been injured at work due to no fault of their own, contact Santiago today by calling for your FREE consultation.

Emily Borg has dedicated the entirety of her nearly 15-year legal career to workers’ compensation defense, providing proactive counsel to clients who rely on her to vigorously defend their claims while ensuring their overall business objectives are met. Emily is highly knowledgeable in all facets of workers’ compensation claims, their litigation, and their management — experience that has translated into a 90 percent success rate before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission and Illinois courts. She also has extensive Illinois Appellate Court argument experience.. Emily’s clients represent a diverse range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, staffing agencies, facility management, construction, financial services, and more. She handles each matter from intake through resolution with a hands-on approach that helps drive consistency and efficiency, and works closely with clients to formulate strategies and legal action plans that align with their objectives.. After graduating from DePaul University College of Law, Emily served as an elbow clerk to Justice Patrick Quinn in the Illinois Appellate Court.

Ms. Kitra Killen is a workers' compensation lawyer and Senior Associate at the law offices of Goldberg Weisman Cairo.. As a proud member of the UAW stemming from her time spent as an assembly line worker at Chrysler while she attended college, Kitra has a unique perspective on the cases that she handles, which has resulted in her obtaining numerous courtroom verdicts and negotiated settlements on behalf of her clients.. Kitra takes great pride in helping injured workers and their families to obtain the justice that they deserve and is a highly valued  leader at our law firm.. If you or a loved one has suffered a serious injury at work that was caused by the negligence of another individual or due to insufficient safety precautions, contact Kitra today at for your FREE consultation.

Meghan P. Murray is an associate in the firm’s Chicago office, where she focuses on representing Illinois employers in workers’ compensation matters.. Meghan is adept at handling the demands and intricacies of workers’ compensation defense at every stage. Her practice includes conducting direct and cross-examination deposition of expert physicians; trial preparation, including case investigation, development of trial strategy, witness preparation, and motion practice; and conducting trials, through preparation and delivery of opening statements, witness testimony, and controlling the course of a trial. Meghan also handles trial and appellate briefs.. Meghan’s experience defending employers and insurers extends to personal injury and a variety of civil litigation matters, including employer liability, construction and other workplace accidents, insurance law, third-party defense, and subrogation claims.. In addition to her trial work, Meghan advises worldwide claims management corporations on legal strategy. She also routinely negotiates and drafts settlement contracts.. Meghan graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she was a staff member of the Health Law Journal and an oralist on the school’s National Moot Court Team, as well as an oralist and brief writer on the Chicago Bar Review Moot Court Team. Meghan was the university’s 37th Annual Intra School Moot Court Champion, winning Best Oral Argument and beating out 200 participants before three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign James Scholar Honors Program with a dual Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Spanish.

Ryan Platt leads the firm’s Workers’ Compensation practice while also maintaining an active caseload of consumer and personal injury cases. Ryan is experienced at all aspects of Workers’ Compensation cases. A seasoned litigator, Ryan has practiced law for over seven years and tried over a dozen Workers’ Compensation cases before Commission arbitrators and successfully prosecuted multiple Commission appeals with favorable outcomes for his clients. He does not shy away from taking a case to court if a fair settlement can’t be reached. Prior to joining the firm, Ryan worked at a major Illinois Workers’ Compensation firm and served as a law clerk for the Hon. James McGing (retired), where, among other things, he authored many Workers’ Compensation opinions.