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We specialize in Workers' Compensation and Personal Injury. As a law firm founded upon Christian principles, we will aggressively with integrity protect your legal interests and obtain just monetary compensation for your injuries.

At Ufkes & Bright, our workers’ compensation lawyers provide hands-on service for injured workers, ensuring that each client gets the personal attention and fully qualified counsel they deserve. We bring more than 50 years of combined claims experience and a rich history of success achieving substantial settlements for for our clients. Our law firm takes pride in being able to deliver where you, our client, is put first.. One a personal level, I am a graduate of the University of California and Loyola Law School. I am licensed to appear in all California State and Federal Courts. I am passionate about defending injured workers and am an active member of the California Applicant Attorneys' Association. I am a second generation Applicant attorney, along with my father who was a pioneer in prosecuting Applicants' claims starting in the mid 1960's. I take pride in the success the firm has had in securing the best outcomes possible for our clients.

Many different legal needs can arise out of disabilities or workplace injuries. Victims of workplace accidents often need help with workers' comp claims. A disability could give rise to a need for help with seeking benefits such as Social Security Disability benefits. What specific legal needs an injured or disabled worker has is dictated by their individual circumstances.. At the Law Office of Dennis J. Thornton, we understand that every injured or disabled worker's situation is unique. We provide our clients with personalized service tailored to their individual needs. Our firm's office is located in Hayward, California. We help injured and disabled workers in the East Bay Area address the particular SSD and workers' compensation issues they are facing.. Experienced And Compassionate Representation In Workers' Comp And SSD CasesWe are the solo attorney law practice of Dennis J. Thornton. He provides our clients with close one-on-one attention centered on helping them achieve their goals. When you hire us, there is no uncertainty over who will actually be helping you. From start to finish, it will be Mr. Thornton guiding you through your case.. We understand how difficult and frustrating it can be for an individual when they become seriously disabled or suffer a major injury at work. Mr. Thornton will work hard to understand the particular challenges you are facing, legal and otherwise. He provides caring representation aimed at helping clients overcome challenges.. You will not only be getting a compassionate lawyer when Mr. Thornton represents you, but also an experienced one. He has over 30 years of legal experience.. Visit the following profile for further information on Dennis J. Thornton:. Dennis J. ThorntonYou don't have to pay for an initial consultation with us. We offer such consultations free of charge. To set up such a meeting, contact us online or call our office at. Our office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Weekend and evening meetings are available by request. Servicios de traducción en español disponibles.. Also, under our fee structure, you will only be charged fees if we win your case.

Edwin Bridges graduated from the University of South Carolina, Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing and went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from Golden Gate University, San Francisco. He has a lifelong love and keen understanding of not only the Latin American Culture but many different cultures around the world. He is a member of CAAA, California Applicant's Attorney Association.. Edwin Bridges is the founder of the Bridges Law Firm, which he established approximately 18 years ago in the Mission District. At the Bridges Law Firm, we’re about you. We have a passion for the law and how it can help our clients who have been injured on the job. We understand the demands placed on you because of your accident.We fight for your rights and your benefits. We’re experienced with injured workers who may be more comfortable speaking:· Spanish· Portuguese· Farsi· Tagalog· We offer translators for other languages. What We BelieveWe believe in being attentive to you.We believe in being compassionate to you.We believe in being committed to you.We believe in being reliable for you.We believe in getting the best possible results for you.. SERVICESWe start with understanding your individual situation. Then we work to get the medical and wage benefits injured workers are entitled to under the California Workers’ Compensation Law.What’s Covered Under Workers’ Compensation?· Medical treatment.· Monetary payments as a means of support.· Monetary payments for permanent disability resulting from the injury.· Monetary payments for families in case of death resulting from industrial accidents and a burial allowance.· Monetary vouchers for schooling and education when injuries don’t allow for return to regular or altered work (for injuries before 1/1/13).

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Born February, 1976. Married, two children. Graduated Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, BS degree in History with a double minor in English and Political Science, 1998; Saint Louis University, School of Law, JD, 2001. Licensed in Illinois and Missouri; presenter at multiple seminars on workers' compensation. Member Illinois Bar Association and Missouri State Bar Association.. Joined Keefe & DePauli, P.C., 2001.. Since joining the firm, Neil has represented employers in workers' compensation proceedings throughout central and southern Illinois as well as eastern Missouri, including all levels of litigation from arbitration to the Court of Appeals.  Outside of the office, Neil enjoys spending time with his family and enjoying the outdoors.

Paul M. Byck is Managing Partner of Kreiter, Byck and Associates, LLC. Paul received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University's James Madison College in 1987, and has also studied at Cambridge University in England. He earned his law degree from DePaul University Law School in 1990 and in the same year was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the Federal Bar-Northern District of Illinois. He spent his first three years in practice working for an insurance defense firm where he learned many of the legal strategies insurance companies and their lawyers use every day to escape paying out claims.. In 1993 Paul decided he would rather put his skills to work representing injured victims and their families. With his keen ability to understand complicated medical issues, it didn't take long for him to start winning millions for his clients, putting their hearts and minds at ease about their future.. Paul's areas of concentration are medical malpractice, workers' compensation, and personal injury including catastrophic injury litigation, wrongful death, product liability, automobile and trucking accidents, construction accidents, birth injuries, brain trauma, and a number of other injury related matters.. Guidance, Compassion and Trust are essential elements in a legal relationship. Paul has lectured other lawyers around the country about the importance of communicating with clients as well as the virtues of honesty, trust and compassionate guidance as the most productive and ethical way to run a law firm. To read more about this lecture, visit the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education.. Paul has established a strong reputation in Northern Illinois for his honesty and high legal standards. His excellence in the legal field has been recognized by his clients and his peers as well as many legal organizations. He has repeatedly been awarded American Institute of Legal Counsel’s Ten Best Attorney, for his dedication, hard work and excellence, a distinction only given to .05% attorneys nationally. He is a member of The National Top 100 Trial Lawyers, whose membership is offered only to a select few of the most qualified attorneys from each state or region who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and public profile. He is also a Superlawyer, an honor awarded to lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement verified through independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

In 2017, I became an Adjunct Professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law teaching Workers' Compensation Law on Thursday evenings and currently am a shareholder/partner at Katz, Friedman Eagle Eisenstein Johnson & Bareck in Chicago and represent individuals injured in work accidents under the IL Workers' Compensation Act.   I graduated from the University of Illinois in 1988 with distinction and graduated from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1991 with honors.  I am married with 3 children.

Attorney David Figlioli brings ample amounts of experience and skills to our team at Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen, Ltd. No matter what a client’s circumstances may be, Mr. Figlioli works diligently to ensure all complicated legal matters are handled from the second his client enters the room to the day their case closes. Over the years, he has handled a variety of injury cases involving a wide range of matters, such as all types of workers' compensation cases, car accidents, workplace accidents, train accidents, truck accidents, police officer and firefighter pension cases, PEDA cases, PSEBA cases and more.. At the time, Mr. Figlioli holds memberships in various associations, including the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Justinian Society of Lawyers, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. He has also been appointed to the Board of Managers of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Due to his dedication, he has held an AV® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell® since 2002.

Corey B. Goldberg is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and DePaul University College of Law. As a student at DePaul, in conjunction with DePaul’s Street Law Program, Corey instructed inner city CPS students on the basics of the American Justice System. While attending law school, Corey worked as a law clerk for the firm being actively involved in all aspects of client representation, including all stages of Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation litigation. Corey joined Goldberg Weisman Cairo as an attorney after graduating from DePaul.. As a member of GWC, Corey has concentrated his practice in Workers’ Compensation representing working men and women throughout the State of Illinois.  He regularly represents clients and handles cases in Urbana-Champaign (Champaign County), Waukegan (Lake County, IL), Bloomington (McLean County) , Danville (Vermillion County) as well as in Chicago.. Corey has attained multiple six-figure settlements and verdicts for his clients on a myriad of cases ranging from carpel tunnel syndrome, total knee replacements, multi-level fusions and wrongful death.. Outside of work Corey is involved in numerous charitable endeavors. He is the attorney for the Geneva Scott Outreach Services; an organization that provides needed services to Chicago’s inner city. Corey is also active on the Junior Board of The Children’s Brittle Bone Foundation where he serves in a leadership position.

Mitch is responsible for many of the day-to-day business functions of his firm’s paperless offices, where he has practiced since 1979. His organizational and communication skills – as well as his initiative and credibility – help Mitch excel during negotiations.  He is passionate about representing the injured worker's, and many members of organized labor.. Mitch leads the Workers' Compensation team and was recently named one of the Top 10 Workers' Compensation Lawyers in Illinois in a survey of his peers conducted by Leading Lawyers.. Mitch was born in Chicago and graduated from New Trier High School. He currently resides with his family in Evanston. Among the activities he enjoys in his spare time are golf and fishing.