Why Trust Our Legal Team
There are literally hundreds of personal injury and workers’ compensation attorneys in Chicago and the Northern Illinois area.
So why should you retain the services of Steven J. Malman & Associates?
What sets us apart from the pack?
- Experience – Our Illinois injury lawyers have helped over 6,000 clients since 1994. We have a sophisticated, detailed knowledge of Chicago injury law – both in theory and in practice. We’ve handled practically every kind of workers’ comp and personal injury case that can be filed, such as construction accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, civil rights violations, product liability, dog bites and premises liability, train injuries, auto accidents, spinal cord and brain injuries, wrongful death and much more.
- Results – Our personal injury and workers’ comp lawyers in Chicago have won many millions of dollars for our clients, including numerous six, seven, and eight figure results. Please check out a few of our cases at malmanlaw.com.
- Client focus – Systematic though our approach may be, it is never “cookie cutter.” Each injury case or workers’ comp in Illinois case is unique. Your matter requires delicate attention and strategic focus. Our attorneys really listen to what you want. We spend lots of time upfront gathering information, building arguments, and consulting with clients about what they want. We are there for you 24/7: if you have an emergency question or concern, call us literally any time.
- Zero Fee guarantee – Our Zero-Fee guarantee means exactly what it implies: if we can’t win money for you at court or via settlement, you pay zero fee – guaranteed. We’re able to offer this because we win -- a lot! (If we didn't succeed as often as we do, this approach would never work and we’d quickly go bankrupt.) We offer this service because we want you to feel completely comfortable about working with us.
- Credentials – Steven J. Malman is a member in good standing of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Association, and the American Bar Association. He is licensed to practice at both the Federal and State levels.
To find out more about our services and our philosophy, peruse www.malmanlaw.com.
Request a Free Case Evaluation Today or dial 1-888-MALMAN LAW now.

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$1,225,000 settlement for a speedway patron who got hit by a baseball-sized rock kicked up by a race car. The rock hit her so hard, she needed an emergency tracheostomy and brain surgery.
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$6,000,000 settlement for our client, a 4 month old baby whose doctors had failed to diagnose a brain infection that left her with permanent brain damage and cerebral palsy.
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$11,800,000.00 in a product liability settlement for a father of five who tragically died when his tire treads failed, causing his vehicle to roll over.
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We obtained a $5 million settlement for a woman whose son died when his physician failed to diagnose a tumor.
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A woman recovered $2.25 million in a medical malpractice case, in which the woman's obstetrician/gynecologist failed to spot her cancer on a pap smear, causing our client to have to undergo multiple, surgeries.
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A $2 million verdict was obtained for a woman whose Ob/Gyn failed to refer her to a gynecologist to treat what turned out to be a malignant uterine sarcoma.
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We obtained a $1.7 million settlement in a nursing home neglect case in which a 72 year-old man suffered radiator burns so severe that he had to have his legs amputated.
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We obtained a $1.4 million award in a slip and fall case involving a 13 year-old boy who developed severe hip trouble after falling down the stairs of his high-rise.
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A $1.25 million settlement in favor of our client, an 18 year-old boy who lost most of his vision after being assaulted by a security guard.
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We obtained a $1.15 million settlement for our client, a little girl who suffered severed burns as a direct result of fire code ordinance violations.
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A union painter whose legs got crushed by a forklift recovered $1 million in damages.
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A $1 million settlement in favor of our client, a hemophiliac, who suffered severe soft tissue damage in a car accident.
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A union steel worker who injured his back moving a 300 pound steel beam in the rain recovered $1 million for his construction site work injury.
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We obtained a $900,000 settlement in the case of a beaten prison inmate who died after being given the wrong medication at the hospital.
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We obtained a $600,000 settlement for a man who suffered a below the knee amputation after his friend accidentally shot him with a hunting rifle at a restaurant.
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A 54 year-old woman recovered $600,000 in a product liability settlement after her oven mitt exploded and severely burned her breasts.
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A woman who had lost her baby to fetal distress while in the hospital was awarded $500,000 for medical malpractice.
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An 81 year-old bedridden stroke victim recovered $390,000 after he developed what would turn out to be fatal pressure ulcers stemming from negligent nursing care.
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A nursing home resident won a settlement of $300,000 stemming from a hip fracture accident. His nursing staff had failed to take proper fall-risk precautions.
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We obtained a settlement of $250,000 for the estate of a 21 year-old man who, after sustaining life-threatening injuries in an automobile accident, subsequently died in the hospital due to the staff's failure to insert a chest tube.
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We obtained a settlement of $175,000 for the estate of a woman whose negligent nursing home care resulted in bed sore ulcers that led to an infection that ultimately caused her death.
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We obtained a $150,000 settlement for a 69 year-old stroke victim who had to have an above the knee amputation due to nursing home neglect.
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A $150,000 verdict was recovered for the estate of a 79 year-old man, who suffered bed sores stemming from nursing home neglect that ultimately contributed to his death.
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