WORKERS' COMPENSATION:
Day in, day out, our attorneys cover a wide territory in various venues of the Illinois Industrial Commission leaving a trail of professionalism in their wake. We have earned a solid reputation of making our opponents work hard to prove their case. We pride ourselves on working closely with third-party administrators, insurance carriers, the insured, risk managers and brokers (whichever is applicable) prior to arbitration so that no panicked phone calls from attorneys are received by you telling you, you need to come up with money moments before trial. We prepare your case so that you are prepared for the various contingencies of trial practice before they occur.

Your workers' compensation case is prepared by our office to provide the strongest case possible to the Industrial Commission. Our mindset is to provide the strongest possible record to the trier of fact (finder of fact [i.e., jury]) which in Illinois means persuading at least two of three Commissioners of the merits of your case.

The Industrial Commission, which is exclusively charged with determining issues of claim compensability when a decision of an Arbitrator has been reviewed, is a panel of three Commissioners appointed by the Governor's office with legislative approval, who sit as the jury in your case. There are two panels of three Commissioners hearing and deciding cases in Illinois. No new evidence is allowed to be presented to the Commissioners and therefore a strong and detailed record at arbitration must be made.

There are many advanced trial strategies to be employed in presenting cases to the Industrial Commission which, if you want, we involve you in. Our approach to workers' compensation defense is to provide you the highest level of service to gain your trust and respect in proving to you that all lawyers are not alike!

We are mindful that workers' compensation issues do not exist in a vacuum and impact you from ADA issues to union contracts. The unprecedented level of service you receive includes integrating our professional services into your existing litigation team. For example, if an injured worker has filed a grievance and an emergency petition for benefits at the Industrial Commission is filed, we work with your labor counsel to ensure that the record made at the Industrial Commission is not detrimental to you in your union grievance. Our firm is sensitive to political issues and has a proven track record of integrating and harmonizing our operation into your existing system and strives to enhance the relationships you have worked hard to create. Workers' compensation defense is a mainstay of our firm's existence and we bring an enthusiasm and dedication to excellence that is designed to reflect well upon you.

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