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Philip A. Bareck

Philip A. Bareck

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Illinois
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Biography

Philip A. Bareck has been with Katz Friedman since 1991, became a partner in 2003, and a shareholder in 2007. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law teaching Workers' Compensation Law, was inducted into the College of Workers' Compensation in 2022, has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer (5% of the attorneys in Illinois), included in Best Lawyers in Workers’ Compensation Law, awarded inclusion in Top Trial Lawyers (American Trial Lawyers Association top 100 Trial Lawyers for Illinois), Top Attorneys in Illinois, selected as one of America’s Most Honored Professionals, nominated as “10 Best” Workers’ Compensation Attorneys for Illinois by the American Institute of Legal Counsel (AIOLC) and selected by his peers to be a Leading Lawyer in Workers' Compensation Law (fewer than 5% of all licensed attorneys in Illinois).

His practice concentrates in representing injured employees in Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease cases before the Workers’ Compensation Commission, Illinois Circuit, and Appellate courts. He has successfully represented thousands of individuals with a vast array of injuries and has deposed hundreds of physicians in order to protect and preserve his clients’ rights and entitlements. Moreover, he has secured future medical rights and ongoing treatment for his clients requiring long-term care. Philip has spent his career fighting against Caterpillar, Fiat-Chrysler, Knapheide, the State of Illinois/Illinois Veterans Home, UTC Hamilton-Sundstrand and other large and aggressive companies in Illinois. In 2016, he won a significant Appellate Court decision in Dunteman v. Caterpillar in which the Court found that an employee’s self-treatment, at home, for a work-related injury, which worsened the condition, still remained covered by the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act.

Practice Area
Workers' Compensation
Fees
  • Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Illinois
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Adjunct Professor - Workers' Compensation Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Current
Lawyer- Partner
Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca
- Current
Education
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
J.D. (1991) | Law
Honors: Highest Grades Torts I & II/Am Jur; Highest Grades Contracts I & II/Am Jur; Highest Grade Federal Courts
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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
B.S. (1988)
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Awards
Top Attorneys in Illinois
Chicago Magazine
Best Lawyers in Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Top Attorneys in Illinois
Chicago Magazine
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America
American Trial Lawyers Association
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
2010-2017
Professional Associations
Illinois State Bar
Current
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Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Current
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Workers' Compensation Bar Association
Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Advanced Workers’ Compensation in Illinois
Establishing Accident: The Arising Out of the Employment Element
Jurisdiction in Illinois Workers’ Compensation Cases: The 2006 Mahoney Decision
Illinois Trial Journal
Physical, Mental and Vocational Rehabilitation Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act
Speaking Engagements
Workers' Compensation in Illinois, Union Meetings
Various Workers' Compensation Topics, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Workers' Compensation Law - Adjunct Professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law
Websites & Blogs
Website
Philip A. Bareck's Website Profile
Website
Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca Website
Blog
Chicago Injury Attorneys Blog
Contact & Map
Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca
161 N Clark St
18th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Toll-Free: (800) 444-1525
Telephone: (312) 263-6330
Fax: (312) 372-5555
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