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Understanding Personal Injury Law

Personal injury law allows individuals who have been harmed because of another person's negligence to seek financial compensation. These cases arise when a person or business fails to act with reasonable care and another person suffers injury as a result. Personal injury attorneys represent accident victims and help them recover damages for medical bills lost wages and pain and suffering.

In the United States personal injury claims are governed by state tort law. Victims may pursue compensation through insurance claims or civil lawsuits. Lawyers investigate accidents gather medical records interview witnesses and negotiate with insurance companies. Because insurers often attempt to minimize payouts, legal representation can significantly improve the chances of obtaining fair compensation.

Serious injuries may lead to long term medical treatment disability or permanent changes in lifestyle. Lawyers help ensure compensation accounts for current and future medical costs rehabilitation and lost earning capacity.

Common Personal Injury Cases

  • Car and truck accidents
  • Slip and fall incidents
  • Workplace injuries
  • Defective products
  • Dog bites
  • Medical malpractice

Each type of case requires evidence such as accident reports photographs medical records and expert testimony.

When You Should Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer

Victims should consider contacting a lawyer when injuries require medical treatment or when insurance companies dispute liability. Legal advice is especially important when injuries cause long term disability or significant financial loss.

How the Legal Process Works

  1. Initial consultation and case evaluation
  2. Investigation and evidence gathering
  3. Insurance negotiations
  4. Filing a lawsuit if necessary
  5. Settlement or trial

Cost of Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer

Most personal injury attorneys work on contingency fees meaning clients pay no upfront legal fees. Lawyers typically receive between twenty five and forty percent of the recovered settlement.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a personal injury lawyer do?

Personal injury lawyers investigate accidents gather evidence negotiate settlements and represent clients in court.

How long do personal injury cases take?

Some cases settle within months while complex cases involving serious injuries may take years.

What compensation can victims recover?

Victims may recover damages for medical expenses lost wages rehabilitation costs and pain and suffering.

Do most cases go to trial?

Most personal injury claims settle before trial through negotiation.

When should I hire a lawyer?

It is best to contact a lawyer soon after an accident so evidence can be preserved and legal deadlines are not missed.


16278 Personal Injury Lawyers Found

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Location: Chicago 60603
Firm: Law Office of Howard S. Abrams

Attorney Howard Abrams is dedicated to serving all of Chicago and all of its surrounding suburbs with passionate legal representation. He understands that in any accident where someone sustained an injury or death, whether due to a vehicle accident, construction site accident, negligence, or any another other cause, can be a very difficult challenge to face on your own. That is why he is committed to treating each and every one of his clients with the respect and individual attention they deserve.. Attorney Howard Abrams handles injury and accident cases including, premises liability case, automobile accidents, Trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, dog bites, animal attacks, nursing home negligence, construction negligence, wrongful death, product liability, day care injuries, work related injuries and medical malpractice. Call Attorney Howard Abrams today for a Free Consultation..

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Location: Chicago 60616
Firm: The Selinger Law Firm

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Location: Chicago 60602
Firm: Drake & Collopy, P.C.

Kevin M. Collopy, one of the principal attorneys of Drake & Collopy, P.C., has dedicated his legal career to representing injury and accident victims of all types. He has successfully recovered millions of dollars in compensation on behalf of clients in personal injury, workers’ compensation, wrongful death, construction negligence, animal attack, dram shop, and medical and dental malpractice cases. He has concentrated his practice on the representation of personal injury and workers’ compensation clients since joining the firm in early 1999.. Kevin was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He moved to Chicago in 1986 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he obtained a degree in aerospace engineering in 1990. Subsequently, he worked as a design engineer on a U.S. government cruise missile project as well as on commercial aircraft structures for General Dynamics in San Diego, California. He returned to Chicago in 1992 and worked as a mechanical engineer while attending law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1998, and shortly thereafter joined Paul I. Drake in his law practice, Paul I. Drake & Associates, P.C. His technical training and experience have been invaluable throughout his legal career in analyzing the complex legal and technical issues that often accompany personal injury cases. Kevin currently resides in the Wicker Park area of Chicago.

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Location: Chicago 60602
Firm: Drake & Collopy, P.C.

As one of the founding attorney at Drake & Collopy, P.C., Paul I. Drake has dedicated his practice to advocating for injury victims in Chicago. A seasoned personal injury lawyer, he has secured tens of millions of dollars for his clients over the years, demonstrating his success in and out of the courtroom. He has been representing individuals for nearly 20 years and is passionate about securing justice on their behalves.

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Location: Chicago 60661
Firm: Sherwood Law Group

Jason H. Sherwood, Founder and Principal, heads the litigation department at Sherwood Law Group with specialties in personal injury and accident, real estate, collections, business and contract disputes, and all other civil litigation in both state and federal court. Jason’s experience, veracity, and dedication to his clients have made him one of the top young litigators in the State of Illinois. His determination for excellence and results has factored into his obtaining favorable resolutions for his clients in all aspects of civil litigation. Whether by trial, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or other dispute resolution, Jason will analyze your case and provide the proper roadmap and legal vehicle for getting to the desired destination.

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Location: Chicago 60601
Firm: Kulwin, Masciopinto & Kulwin, LLP

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Location: Chicago 60606
Firm: Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman, LLC

Chester (“Chet”) L. Cameron, Jr. is a trial lawyer with the presitgious law firm of Taxman, Murray & Bekkerman, LLC. Chet exclusively represents victims and their families in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases in Illinois and Indiana. Since becoming a licensed attorney in 2013, Chet has dedicated his practice exclusively to representing injury victims and their families and has gained a reputation as a talented and aggressive advocate for his clients. To date, Chet has recovered millions of dollars for his clients through jury verdicts and settlements. Growing up in the heavily industrial area of Northwest Indiana, Chet takes a special interest in representing tradesmen and their families for injuries and death that may have been occasioned by the negligent acts of third parties.. Since 2018, Chet has been selected as a “Rising Star,” by ThompsonReuters Super Lawyers, and featured in Indianapolis Monthly for this distinction, which is limited to fewer than 2.5% of Indiana-licensed attorneys under 40 years old and/or in practice for 10 years or less. Additionally, Chet has authored several continuing legal education white papers and has presented at several continuing legal education conferences on topics relating to personal injury and wrongful death.

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Location: Chicago 60606
Firm: Payton Jones, PC

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Location: Chicago 60603
Firm: Pavich Law Group, P.C.

Chaundre concentrates her practice in representing plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death matters, including those stemming from medical malpractice, products and premises liability, and violations of international human rights. 100% of her practice is devoted to litigation.. Chaundre was born and raised in the Midwest, and she is proud to call Chicago home. She attended West Aurora High School in Aurora, Illinois before moving to the Quad Cities to earn double undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Spanish from Augustana College. She then headed to Chicago to attend Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctor.. As a law student, Chaundre served on over a dozen leadership, scholarship, and service organizations, culminating in her election as President of the Student Bar Association. As SBA President, Chaundre worked tirelessly to facilitate Loyola activities, govern student organizations, and serve as a liaison among students, faculty, and administration. She was honored by an invitation to deliver an address at the commencement ceremony, the first student to do so in many decades.. While at Loyola, Chaundre developed her passion for litigation. In 2010, Chaundre was awarded The Philip H. Corboy Fellowship in Trial Advocacy, which aligned her with preeminent trial lawyers in the Chicago community. After years of training through the Corboy program, Chaundre was awarded Loyola's Best Advocate Award in 2012, a coveted title awarded to one law student annually who shows excellence in advocacy. Chaundre was proud to offer her skills for several worthy causes, including representing underprivileged clients through the Loyola Community Law Clinic as well as instructing a class of first year law students in Legal Writing.. Chaundre is licensed to practice in the state of Illinois and in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Since becoming an attorney in 2012, Chaundre has worked almost exclusively with Plaintiffs. In her spare time, Chaundre enjoys volunteering with several organizations that are dear to her heart, including Equality Illinois and Human Rights Campaign.

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Location: Chicago 60601
Firm: McNabola Law Group

Jim Knibbs has practiced law for  30  years (civil, criminal, state and federal courts) and is a lifelong Chicagoan with deep roots in Chicago's legal, governmental and local business communities. Jim has represented clients in Cook County, collar counties and in several states.

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Location: Chicago 60643
Firm: Bizzieri Law Offices, LLC

Our injury lawyers see many different types of car accident cases and each one is always unique. That is why as your auto accident lawyer, we offer a personalized approach that is specific to the needs of your case. Automobile accident attorney Jim Bizzieri is here to put the law to work for you. He will fight aggressively to make sure you are compensated for pain and suffering, lost wages, and medical bills.

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Location: Chicago 60601
Firm: Pullano Law Offices

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Location: Chicago 60606
Firm: Holman & Stefanowicz LLC

Mr. Stefanowicz graduated from DePaulUniversity in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1992 from DePaulUniversity after completing his legal studies at DePaul and the University of Innsbruck, Austria, where he studied under William Rehnquist, Chief Judge of the United States Supreme Court. While at DePaulUniversity he served as the Managing Editor of Notes and Comments for the DePaul Business Law Journal and is a former a member of the DePaul University and the DePaul College of Law Alumni Boards.  Mr. Stefanowicz was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 1992.  Mr. Stefanowicz is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (general and trial bar), and the State of Illinois.. Mr. Stefanowicz concentrates his practice in the area of litigation.  His litigation experience includes trial work at the state and federal levels as well as participating in alternative dispute resolution procedures.  He has obtained numerous jury and bench verdicts and settlements with values exceeding a million dollars in personal injury, medical/professional negligence, motor vehicle, elevator failure, premises liability, product liability and commercial litigation claims.  His appellate litigation experience includes briefing and arguing cases at the state appellate court level.. Mr. Stefanowicz is a member and past lecturer of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.  As a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association he has been appointed to work on the sub-committees for medical negligence and legislative review and has served on ITLA’s Board of Managers.  As a member of the ISBA & ITLA, he is a published author (See Illinois State Bar Association, Trial Briefs, Vol. 46, No. 2 and Vol. 47, No. 2) and has been appointed to work on the sub-committees for the ARDC, Civil Practice and Procedure, Cable Television Programming, Judicial Candidate Evaluations, the Allerton House Conference, Publications and Medical Malpractice.  Mr. Stefanowicz is also a member of The Advocate’s Society of Chicago & has lectured for the National Business Institute on the topic of Nursing Home Malpractice.. Mr. Stefanowicz has given numerous radio, television and print media interviews while representing a number of clients whose cases have garnered intense media coverage.  His personal experience also includes serving four years as a law enforcement agent and he is currently serving a four year term as Trustee in NorwoodParkTownship.

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Location: Chicago 60602
Firm: Hughes Socol Piers Resnick

Mark Dym is a Shareholder, founding lawyer and member of the management committee of Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. His practice concentrates on catastrophic personal injury claims and complex litigation. Mr. Dym is AV® Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, which is the highest rating for attorneys in both legal ability and ethical standards given by that company.. Mr. Dym and his group represent individuals and companies in a variety of legal settings. Mr. Dym has recovered millions of dollars for injured persons and their families in claims throughout the country. His practice involves wrongful death claims, traumatic brain injuries, amputations, quadriplegia, paraplegia, loss of eyesight and hearing, serious disfigurement and other devastating injuries.. Mr. Dym and his firm also defend parties in a multitude of diverse injury, products liability, coverage issues, commercial, fiduciary, estate and employment matters, and counsel companies on safety measures and risk avoidance.. Mr. Dym counsels clients throughout the world, including Canada, England, and the Middle East. Mr. Dym has provided legal services for many professional athletes and served as legal counsel to the City of Chicago for the 1994 World Cup matches. He represented Soccer International in promoting and hosting the Opening Ceremony for the 1994 World Cup soccer matches.. Mr. Dym is currently leading the litigation for a Canadian family who lost a loved one in the Ethiopian Airlines crash against Boeing and others. See the firm’s news article here: . HSPRD is also on the steering committee for the cases proceeding from this crash pending in the Northern District Court of Chicago. Mr. Dym and his team are also handling several other high profile cases. Read the press release for Less v. Mercy here: .. Learn more about Mark Dym's Personal Injury Practice here:

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Location: Chicago 60602
Firm: Roger D Rudich Ltd

If I’ve learned anything over the past 44 years practicing law it’s that clients want to be treated as individuals and have their fears and concerns addressed in timely and respectful way. Of course they want their case to be taken care of as quickly as possible and they deserve a lawyer who will do that and be available to meet with them, answer their questions and explain their options all the way through.. I’ve spent time on both sides of the table so I’m able to conduct effective pretrial negotiations and outflank opposing counsel in the courtroom. This unique combination of skills can be put to use for you.. I’ve been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Courts of the State of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.. Take a look at these free booklets my team put together. They may be of help if you’re hurt.I am also available any time to answer your questions. Contact Roger

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Location: Chicago 60647
Firm: Shea Law Group

Over his career spanning more than 30 years, Jim has successfully recovered millions of dollars for the victims of catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims in Illinois. A past recipient of the Illinois Bar Association’s prestigious Lincoln Award, an award for legal research and writing. He has won jury trials in multiple counties and is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He has achieved the designation of Illinois SuperLawyer, (top 5% in the field of personal injury litigation. He, along with Thomas Quinn, Ph.D., a professor of anatomy and surgery at Creighton University School of Medicine, co-authored a nationwide text book “Medical Evidence”, and published multiple times in the Illinois Bar Journal, and lectured to The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association on how to handle accident cases involving traumatic brain injury.

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Location: Aurora 60504
Firm: Woodruff Johnson & Evans Law Offices

Steven M. Sandler is a Chicago-based personal injury lawyer and associate attorney at Woodruff Johnson & Evans. He has more than 35 years of experience as a civil litigation lawyer and has focused his expansive career on catastrophic injury cases. Mr. Sandler has achieved multiple million- and multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. Prior to joining Woodruff Johnson & Evans, Mr. Sandler represented insurance companies and other defendants in injury claims. This background allows him to anticipate the defense’s next move, something he now uses to the advantage of his clients. Call for a consultation.

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Location: Aurora 60504
Firm: Woodruff Johnson & Evans Law Offices

A founding attorney at Woodruff Johnson & Evans, Dexter John Evans is committed to helping injured individuals fight for their rights. Mr. Evans is a firm believer in justice and the rights of hard working individuals. These beliefs drive him to be a fierce advocate for his clients throughout Illinois. He devotes 100% of his practice to personal injury litigation and has won numerous six-figure results for his clients. He makes it his mission to provide compassionate legal guidance and tireless representation at every stage of the legal process. Contact Woodruff Johnson & Evans for a free consultation.. Dexter has obtained several recent noteworthy case results, including

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Location: Chicago 60601

In February 2019, Jeffrey J. Kroll, along with fellow attorney, Elizabeth Kaveny, started the firm of Kaveny + Kroll LLC bringing with him more than three decades of experience representing victims of other individual's negligence in Illinois and throughout the country.  Jeff's focus is on cases that involve trucking accidents, transportation negligence, medical malpractice and products liability.. Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Kroll has secured verdicts or negotiated settlements in more than 75 cases that resulted in awards of $1 million or more, including six cases that in which the amount exceeded $10 million. He obtained a $148 million jury verdict on behalf of a dancer who was paralyzed when a shelter collapsed on her at O’Hare International Airport. Most recently, he obtained a $5 million post-verdict settlement on behalf of the family of a young woman killed while riding a DivvyBike, (Chicago's bike-sharing program).. Mr. Kroll belongs to several national and local legal organizations and holds leadership positions within them. He has presented more than 150 lectures throughout the United States on personal injury and wrongful death topics. Legal journals have published more than 115 of his articles on topics such as strategic jury selection, preparing and cross-examining expert witnesses, maximizing an injured client’s recovery and successfully handling wrongful death cases.“. Every year since 2011, Mr. Kroll’s peers have selected him for The Best Lawyers in America in the area of personal injury law. In 2002, Mr. Kroll was the only personal injury lawyer from the Midwest that the National Law Journal selected for its list of the Top 40 attorneys under the age of 40. He holds an AV Peer Review rating in the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory, which marks the highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability. His peers have also selected Mr. Kroll to be a “Leading Lawyer.”. Every year since 2005, Mr. Kroll has been named to the Illinois “Super Lawyers” list. For seven consecutive years, the American Trial Lawyers Association has listed him as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois. Additionally, Mr. Kroll serves as an elected member of the DePaul University Board of Trustees.. Mr. Kroll has been interviewed in countless media segments and publications such as WBBM-AM 780, CBS 2 Chicago, ABC 7 Chicago, FOX Chicago News, NBC 5 Chicago, the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and National Law Journal. Mr. Kroll has taught Trial Advocacy and Medical Malpractice Law at his alma mater, DePaul University and Trial Advocacy at Northwestern Law School. He has also taught a Deposition Practicum Course at John Marshall Law School. Most recently, Mr. Kroll was the only Illinois attorney to be published in the Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit, 4th Edition, recently released by Trial Guides and the American Association for Justice. He also served as the editor and author for the IICLE “Proving Fault in Auto Accident Cases” 2014 edition.. Mr. Kroll received undergraduate degrees in Finance and Economics from DePaul University in 1987 and went on to earn his law degree from the DePaul University College of Law in 1990.

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Location: Los Angeles 90010
Firm: Wilshire Law Firm

Colin M. Jones is a Trial Attorney licensed in both California and Illinois. In his career, Mr. Jones has obtained combined verdicts and settlements of over $10,000, including a 2013 settlement of $1,150,, which represents the largest settlement in Illinois history for a dog bite case. Colin concentrates his practice in the areas of catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and products liability. In 2012 Mr. Jones was selected as a member into The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40 organization. Additionally, the National Trial Lawyers selected him as one of the top 100 Attorneys in Illinois for 2011, 2012 and again in 2013. Colin also has an AVVO rating of "Superb," as selected by his peers and clients. Mr. Jones received his Bachelor of Arts degree Cum Laude from the University of Southern California and his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law with Honors.

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