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- Harold A. Katz
- Irving M. Friedman
- Warren E. Eagle
- Stanley Eisenstein
- Richard K. Johnson
- Deborah Weiss Fertel
- Martha A. Garcia
- Philip A. Bareck
- Frank J. Bertuca
- David M. Barish
- Christopher W. Mose
- Christopher J. Johnson
- Keith Sparks
- David E. Rapoport
- Joshua File
- Bridgette A. Kolb
- Dana Djokic
Practice Areas
- Employment Law
  - Employment Discrimination
    - Age Discrimination
    - Disability Discrimination
    - Gender Discrimination
    - Race/National Origin Discrimination
    - Religious Discrimination
    - Sexual Orientation Discrimination
  - Family and Medical Leave Act
  - FLSA Wage and Hour Claims
    - Class Action Cases
    - Exempt or Non-Exempt
  - Whistleblower and Qui Tam Claims
  - Union-Side Representation
    - NLRB Hearings and Arbitration
- Personal Injury
  - Car Accidents
    - Allstate Auto Insurance Claims
    - Accidents Caused by Stop Sign Violations
    - Accidents Caused by Traffic Signal Violations
    - Accidents Caused by Vision-Impaired Drivers
    - Accident Reconstruction Specialists
    - Aggressive Driving Accidents
    - Airport Car Accidents
    - Backover Accidents
    - Broken Glass and Windshield Impact
    - Car Accident Auto Insurance Claims
    - Car Accidents Involving Company Vehicles
    - Car Accidents Involving Friends and Family
    - Car Accidents on Vacation
    - Car Tire Blowout Accidents
    - Common Injuries in Car Accidents
    - Convertible Accidents
    - Crashworthiness
    - Distracted Driving Accidents
    - Driver Fatigue Car Accidents
    - Drugged Driving Accidents
    - Failure to Yield Accidents
    - Farmers Auto Insurance Claims
    - Fatal Car Accidents
    - GEICO Auto Insurance Claims
    - Head-on Collisions
    - Highway Accidents
    - Hit and Run Accidents
    - Hydroplane Car Accidents
    - Importance of Defensive Driving
    - Improper Merging Accidents
    - Improper Passing Accidents
    - Injured Passengers
    - Injuries Caused by Ejection from Vehicle
    - Liberty Mutual Auto Insurance Claims
    - Lyft Accidents
    - Median Barrier Collisions
    - Nationwide Auto Insurance Claims
    - Night Driving Accidents
    - Rear-End Collisions
    - Pedestrian Accidents
    - Pin-in Car Accidents
    - Poor Road Maintenance
    - Progressive Auto Insurance Claims
    - Proving Lost Income and Earning Capacity
    - Proving Pain and Suffering
    - Reckless Driving in Residential Areas
    - Rental Car Accidents 
    - Road Departure Crashes
    - Rubbernecking Accidents
    - Rush Hour Accidents
    - Seatbelt Injuries
    - Settlement Negotiations in Car Accident Cases
    - Shoulder of Road Accidents
    - Side-Impact Accidents
    - Speeding Accidents
    - State Farm Auto Insurance Claims
    - Sudden Stop Accidents
    - SUV Rollover Accidents
    - Teen Driver Accidents
    - Texting While Driving Accidents
    - Uber Accidents
    - Using Medical Experts in Car Accident Cases
    - Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Accidents
    - Weather-Related Accidents
    - Wet Road Accidents
    - What's my Car Accident Case Worth?
    - Work Zone Accidents
  - Aviation Accidents
  - Catastrophic Injuries
  - Construction Accidents
  - Medical Malpractice
  - Motorcycle Accidents
  - Product Liability
  - Truck Accidents
    - Black Box Data
    - Blind Spots
    - Braking Ability
    - CDL Licensing
    - Cement Truck Accidents
    - Common Injuries in Truck Accidents
    - Delivery Vehicle Accidents
    - Dump Truck Accidents
    - Enterprise Truck Accidents
    - Establishing Trucking Company Liability
    - Falling Debris
    - Fatal Truck Accidents
    - Federal Trucking Regulations
    - FedEx Truck Accidents
    - Flatbed Accidents
    - Garbage Truck Accidents
    - Hours of Service Rules
    - Illinois Truck Accident Statistics
    - Illinois Trucking Regulations
    - Improper Maintenance of Trucks
    - Inadequate Driver Training
    - Injured Truck Passengers
    - Interstate Truck Accidents
    - Jackknife Accidents
    - Loading Dock Accidents
    - Mechanical Malfunctions
    - Minivan Accidents
    - Moving Truck Accidents
    - Negligent Hiring
    - Negligent Supervision
    - Over-the-Counter Drug Use and Truck Accidents
    - Override Accidents
    - Overweight/Overloaded Trucks
    - Panel Truck Accidents
    - Pedestrians and Cyclists Hit by Trucks
    - Penske Truck Accidents
    - Poor Weather Truck Accidents
    - Refrigerator Truck Accidents
    - Rental Truck Accidents
    - Rogue Trucking Companies
    - RV (Recreational Vehicle) Accidents
    - Spoliation of Evidence
    - Squeeze Play Accidents
    - Stopping Distance
    - Tanker Truck Accidents
    - Tire Blowout Accidents
    - Truck Accidents in Construction Zones
    - Truck Backing Accidents
    - Truck Classifications and GVWRs
    - Trucks Containing Hazardous Materials
    - Truck Defect Recalls
    - Truck Driver Fatigue
    - Truck Rollover Accidents
    - Truck-Trailer Disconnect Accidents
    - Truck Trailer Hitch Failures
    - U-Haul Truck Accidents
    - Vicarious Liability
    - Wide Turns
    - Who can be Sued After a Truck Accident?
    - Tow Truck Accidents
    - Underride Accidents
    - UPS Truck Accidents
  - Wrongful Death
- Social Security Disability
  - Continuing Disability Review
  - Duration of Work Test
  - Established Onset Date
  - Initial Claims for SSDI
  - Qualifying Impairments
  - Requests for Reconsideration
  - SSDI Appeals
  - SSDI Hearings
  - SSDI v. SSI
- Workers' Compensation
  - Added Benefits for Dependents
  - Aggravation of Pre-Existing Condition
  - Airline Workers' Compensation Claims
    - Airline Workers' Compensation Claim Denials
    - Airline Workers’ Compensation Lump Sum Settlements
    - Airline Workers with Partial Disabilities
    - Airline Workers With Pre-Existing Conditions
    - Airline Workers With Permanent and Total Disabilities
    - Airline Workers With Temporary and Total Disabilities
    - American Airlines Workers' Compensation Claims
      - Injuries Caused by Turbulence on American Airlines
      - Lifting Injuries on American Airlines
    - Back Injuries in the Airline Industry
    - Broken Bones in the Airline Industry
    - Burns in the Airline Industry
    - Concussions in the Airline Industry
    - Giving Notice After an Airline Work Injury
    - Illnesses Caused by Airplane Air Quality
    - Injured Airline Office Workers
    - Injured Baggage Handlers
    - Injured Flight Attendants
    - Injured Gate Agents
    - Injured Pilots
    - Injuries Caused by Assaults by Passengers
    - Injuries Caused by Inadequate Maintenance
    - Injuries Caused by Turbulence
    - Injuries During Layovers
    - Injuries in Plane Crashes
    - Injuries on Domestic Flights
    - Injuries on International Flights
    - Psychiatric Injuries in the Airline Industry
    - Repetitive Stress Injuries in the Airline Industry
    - Slip and Fall Injuries While on Layover
    - Southwest Airlines Workers' Compensation Claims
    - United Airlines Workers' Compensation
      - Injuries Caused by Turbulence on United Airlines
      - Lifting Injuries at United Airlines
  - Asbestos & Chemical Exposure
  - Auto Industry Workers' Compensation Claims
    - Auto Workers With Partial Disabilities
    - Auto Workers With Permanent and Total Disabilities
    - Auto Workers With Pre-Existing Conditions
    - Auto Workers With Temporary and Total Disabilities
    - Auto Worker Accidents in the Employee Parking Lot
    - Back Injuries in the Auto Industry
    - Broken Bones in the Auto Industry
    - Calculating Average Weekly Wage for Auto Workers
    - Carpal Tunnel in the Auto Industry
    - Crushing Injuries in the Auto Industry
    - Death Benefits in the Auto Industry
    - Elbow and Wrist Injuries in the Auto Industry
    - Lifting Injuries in the Auto Industry
    - Lump Sum Settlements for Auto Workers
    - Mechanical Equipment Accidents in the Auto Industry
    - Repetitive Stress Injuries in the Auto Industry
    - Shoulder Injuries in the Auto Industry
    - Slip and Falls in the Auto Industry
    - Sprains and Strains in the Auto Industry
    - Surveillance in Auto Industry Workers' Compensation Claims
    - Utilization Review for Injured Auto Workers
    - Vision and Hearing Loss for Auto Workers
    - Vocational Rehabilitation for Injured Auto Workers
    - Workers Struck by Falling Objects in the Auto Industry
    - Workers Struck by Moving Vehicles in the Auto Industry
  - Benefits for Workers With Two Jobs
  - Benefits Under the Workers' Compensation Act
    - Partial Disability Benefits
    - Temporary and Total Disability Benefits
  - Car Accidents on the Job
  - Choosing a Doctor
  - Choosing Between Workers' Compensation and Pension Benefits
  - Construction Site Accidents
  - Cost of Living Adjustments
  - Difference Between Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Benefits
  - Emergency Workers and First Responders
  - Entitlement to Weekly Temporary Disability Benefits When Injured but Laid off
  - Equipment Accidents
  - Failure to pay for Approved Treatment
  - Forklift and Ladder Accidents
  - Going and Coming Rule (Traveling Employees)
  - Hemorrhoids and/or Varicose Providers
  - How to Count to two Medical Providers
  - Impact of SSDI on Workers' Compensation
  - Injuries to Delivery Workers
  - Injuries to Janitors and Maintenance Staff
  - Insurer’s Independent Medical Exam
  - Lump Sum Settlements
  - Lunch Breaks
  - Medicare Set Aside Agreements
  - Overpayments
  - Permanent Total Disability and Severance Packages
  - Pre-Existing Conditions
  - Refusing Reasonable Offer of Employment
  - Repetitive Trauma Claims - The Need to Give Notice
  - Restaurant and Hotel Employees
  - Scaffolding Accidents
  - Second Injury While on Crutches
  - Secretaries and Receptionists
  - Slip and Fall Accidents on the Job
  - Surveillance
  - Temporary Return to Work 
  - Transportation Employees 
  - Types of Workers' Compensation Injuries
    - Asthma and Lung Conditions
    - Back Injuries
    - Brain Injuries
    - Burn Injuries
    - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    - Cartilage Injuries
    - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
    - Concussions and Closed Head Injuries
    - Crushing Injuries
    - Elbow and Shoulder Injuries
    - Epicondylitis
    - Exposure to Carcinogens
    - Falling Objects
    - Foot and Ankle Injuries
    - Health Care Industry Injuries
    - Industrial Disease
    - Knee Injuries
    - Lead Exposure on the Job
    - Ligament Tears
    - Nerve Injuries
    - Office and Professional Injuries
    - Psychiatric Injuries
    - PTSD
    - Radiation Injuries
    - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
    - Rotator Cuff Injuries
    - Scarring and Disfigurement
    - Soft Tissue Injuries
    - Vision and Hearing Loss
    - Warehouse Accidents
  - Use of Social Media in Workers' Compensation Claims
  - Utilization Review
  - Vocational Rehabilitation
  - What Insurance Companies Don't Want you to Know
  - Workers' Compensation Employers We Have Successfully Sued
  - Workers’ Compensation Appeals
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  - Aurora Car Accidents
- Champaign
  - Champaign Car Accidents
- Decatur
  - Decatur Car Accidents
- East St. Louis
- Effingham
  - Effingham Car Accidents
- Joliet
  - Joliet Car Accidents
- Quincy
  - Quincy Car Accidents
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  - Rockford Car Accidents
- Springfield
  - Springfield Car Accidents
- Urbana
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