O’Hare
Personal Injury

Trusted O’Hare Personal Injury Lawyers

Bam! In a millisecond your life can be turned upside down by a serious accident. You literally might find yourself upside down in an car accident on the Stevenson Expressway, for example. Or you might fall down a flight of stairs at a local business. No matter how it happens, it can change your life in an instant. Our proven and compassionate O’Hare personal injury lawyers are here to help.

Car accidents happen frequently however they are not the only type of personal injury we handle. Actually, in fact they represent fewer than half of the total number of personal injury claims we deal with in a given year.

How Injury Victims Unintentionally Damage Their Claims

Hundreds of potential pitfalls await a claimant who proceeds without an attorney.

Some of the most common are:

• Lying or contradicting yourself. The opposing party will jump on that so fast it will make your head spin.
• Apologizing for the accident. Your politeness will be used against you.
• Talking about your case with others, even close friends.
• Posting on social media (or allowing your friends to post information about you on their profiles).
• Failing to follow your doctor’s instructions.

Dealing with Insurance Companies

Insurance companies are in business to make a profit, not to pay claims. They make money by raking in insurance premiums, and they lose money by paying out claims. That reality puts your interests in opposition to the interests of the insurance company, even if it is your own insurance company. Of course, their advertising doesn’t mention any of this.

What makes it worse is that insurance adjusters are expert negotiators – after all, that is what they do for a living. That’s OK, because O’Hare personal injury lawyers are expert negotiators too. Let us handle negotiations for you while you make all the major decisions.

Types of Claims We Typically Handle

Although our winning Chicago injury and accident lawyers handle just about any type of personal injury claim, we handle the following types of claims most frequently:

• Vehicle accidents
• Spinal cord injuries
• Nursing home abuse
• Construction accidents
• Workers’ compensation
• Medical malpractice
• Slip and fall accidents
• Product liability
• Dog bites
• Wrongful death