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Wednesday, November 22nd - Office and Reception Switchboard close at 3:30pm cst Thursday, November 23rd - Closed Friday, November 24th – Closed Friday, December 22nd - Office and Reception Switchboard Close at 3:30pm cst Monday December 25th - Closed Friday, December...

For many people in the U.S. Labor Day means the unofficial “last” day of summer, the start of the new school year and the start of fall sports. For Katz Friedman it means so much more and entails many of the principles on which our firm was founded. Labor Day is a...

Earlier this year, Christopher J. Johnson obtained a jury verdict against Fed-Ex in excess of $1 million dollars following a successful trucking accident trial. Christopher was also successful in obtaining our client post judgement and rarely awarded pre-judgement...

We are pleased to announce that Attorney David Barish has been named in the Leading Lawyers Top 10 Workers’ Comp Petitioners Lawyers for 2022 in Illinois. Mr. Barish joins other Katz Friedman Lawyers in this wonderful honour. Since the firm opened in 1954, the lawyers...

Katz Friedman helped a UAW member fight Caterpillar at a hearing for a Workers’ Compensation claim regarding a repetitive work injury that caused carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Arbitrator awarded her full benefits and an injury...

Every US household can now order 4 free at-home coronavirus test kits through the U.S. Postal Service. The link below will take you directly to the USPS official website to place your order. https://special.usps.com/testkits

This month our winter newsletter featured our Social Security team and some delicious winter dessert recipes. Click the link to read the full newsletter Meet our Social Security Team

As gas prices continue to soar, another major concern is impacting many Illinois drivers. According to data kept by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 42,060 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2020. This figure represents an 8% increase...

When you decide to pursue a personal injury lawsuit, you know there are certain forces that will work against you. Deciding whether or not to pursue your case may come down, at least in part, to making a determination about whether the potential benefits outweigh the...

Working in industrial jobs carries many risks. One of those is the risk of certain severe injuries that one might reasonably expect not to encounter while working in an office job. For example, there is a type of injury called “degloving.” According to the website...