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Charles Candiano
Accident and Injury Advocates Who Care About YOU
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Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Workers' Compensation
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Free Consultation
You and I will discuss your claim until I am satisfied that I can help and your questions are answered, WITHOUT cost or obligation. -
Contingent Fees
Our fee on Personal Injury cases is 1/3 of the recovery and costs. Our fee on Workers' Compensation cases is set by statute at 20% of Settlement or Award and costs
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Federal Circuit
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Owner
- Candiano Law Office
- - Current
- Trial Attorney
- The Margolis Firm, PC
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- Trial Attorney
- Margolis & Velasco
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- Trial Attorney
- Rusin, Patton, Maciorowski & Friedman
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- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
- Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Lake County Indiana
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Education
- The John Marshall Law School
- J.D. (1995)
Professional Associations
- Chicago Bar Association
- Chair Professional Fees Committee
- - Current
- Indiana State Bar
- Member
- - Current
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- - Current
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423 Questions Answered
- Q. I was in a car accident in 2019 I settled my case but now I may have to get my leg amputated can I do anything else
- A: Apparently, you posted the question about settling your claim in 2021. When you settle a claim, you release the Defendant from any liability that is in any way related to the events that took place on that date. As noted in my other answer, you probably received the policy limits. Contact the attorney who represented you for the 2019 accident. They could easily provide you with that information. As noted above, when you settle a claim, ALL facets of the claim are settled. Again, Defendant's insurance company probably tendered the limits of their insurance and you had the same limits or lower so your attorney could not pursue an (underinsured motorist claim (UIM) against your own ... Read More
- Q. I didn’t settled my car accident case until 2021 but I am have to get my leg cut off due to the accident I’ve had the
- A: CAR ACCIDENT
If you are asking about reopening the car accident, you CANNOT do that. That said, given the extent of your injuries, the insurance carrier probably surrendered their policy limits. That is to say that you probably received ALL available money.
Medical Malpractice
You do not tell us the date of the accident or the date of the surgery with the "first doctor" so it is impossible to tell you whether the statute of limitations has run (though it almost certainly has). In a medical negligence action, you need to be able to prove that the medical care you received somehow violated the standard of care that was owed. Once the statute of limitations has passed, you ... Read More
- Q. Is there a statute of limitations on auto accident lawsuits in Indiana?
- A: Suit MUST be filed on or before the 2nd anniversary of the accident or your 20th birthday, whichever occurs later. The Statute can be tolled by mental infirmity but you need to seek the guidance of an experienced personal injury attorney with all relevant details.
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