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George Ripplinger
Saint Clair County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 51 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
George has been representing plaintiffs (claimants) in serious personal injury cases and death cases as well as negligence cases against doctors, lawyers and other professionals for nearly 45 years. George is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana both under graduate and law school. He served on the College of Law's Board of Visitors, from 1979 to 1986 and was President of the Board of Visitors from 1983 to 1984. He was awarded the University of Illinois, College of Law, Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2007. Other awards include: The Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation Award for Distinguished...
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Ron Young
Clay County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney
Insurance Claims, Business, Divorce and Personal Injury
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Member of Illinois Bar Association
Member American Bar Association
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Mr. Charles Armbruster Esq
Madison County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Asbestos, Legal Malpractice and Personal Injury
Washington University in St. Louis
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Barry Zlotowicz
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of San Diego School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
My name is Barry Zlotowicz and I am a personal injury attorney in Glenview, Illinois. I have been actively involved in representing accident victims throughout the state of Illinois from Mount Vernon to Zion.
The majority of my practice is dedicated to motor vehicle accidents. This includes auto, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian and bicycle accidents. However, I also handle dog bite and slip/trip and fall cases.
I was raised in California and attended Pepperdine University Law School. After that I obtained my Masters of Law degree from the University of San Diego.
Twenty years ago I relocated to Illinois to get married. I...
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Adam Gana
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 16 years of experience
3706 N Greenview Ave
#100
Chicago, IL 60613
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Appeals, Business and Employment
New York Law School
Adam Gana serves as the managing partner of the law firm of Gana Weinstein LLP. His practice focuses on all aspects of securities arbitration. Mr. Gana's experience includes securities arbitration and litigation in various dispute resolution forums including JAMS, NFA and FINRA and litigation in both State and Federal Courts. As lead counsel, Mr. Gana has tried more than forty cases to verdict before the state and federal trial and appellate courts, AAA, and has settled hundreds more cases through mediation and direct negotiation.
Mr. Gana was named in the New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars® for eight straight years (an...
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Rachel Legorreta
DuPage County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Rachel received her undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Political Science, with double minors in Philosophy and History. In 2014, Rachel received the History Department’s James R. Shirley Essay Prize for her research paper on the Soviet Union’s gulag system.
After graduation, Rachel enrolled in Northern Illinois University’s College of Law, where she served as the Symposium Editor for the Northern Illinois University Law Review and as Clerk for Phi Alpha Delta’s Dooley Chapter. Her Law Review article, Battle for Baby: Proposed Legislation for Custody Battles over Frozen Pre-Embryos, was published in the...
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Dennis VanDerGinst
Rock Island County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
DePaul College of Law
Dennis VanDerGinst is the President/CEO of VanDerGinst Law, one of the most successful personal injury law firms in the country. He has been a tireless advocate for his clients and a stalwart ambassador for his profession. As a result, he has been recognized as one of the best in the country by clients, peers, and other professionals.
Dennis received his law degree from DePaul University in Chicago. He is licensed to practice in Illinois, Iowa, and the federal courts. During his career he has represented clients in almost every state of the country. The focus of his practice has been on...
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Jonathan Rosenfeld
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Jonathan Rosenfeld is lawyer that represents people injured in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Jonathan has represented victims of nursing home abuse and neglect throughout Illinois and across the country. Jonathan's reputation as an aggressive advocate for the rights of the injured has resulted in millions of dollars recovered on behalf of his clients. Jonathan's successful representation of nursing home victims had resulted in many speaking engagements to elder groups. Jonathan is dedicated to improving the quality of life for nursing home residents who have been victims of abuse, neglect or fraud. By holding nursing homes and long-term...
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David Abels
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
David Abels became a lawyer in 1994 and has focused his law practice on helping accident and injury victims since 1997. Much of his work revolves around motor vehicle related accidents, such as car crashes, bicycle accidents, motorcycle collisions, pedestrian accidents, truck accidents and assisting those involved in ride-share collisions (Uber & Lyft). He also spends a significant amount of time working on premises liability claims and sex abuse cases.
Years ago David started representing personal injury victims with the following philosophy: work hard on every case, and do such a good job that each client would want to use...
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Robert Shipley
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Construction, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
Northern Illinois University
Robert A. Shipley is the founding partner of Shipley Law Group, Ltd. For decades he has maintained long-standing client relationships while engaged in an active litigation and trial practice, along with general business counseling.
Mr. Shipley focuses his practice in civil litigation involving complex commercial, construction, construction defect, insurance, professional liability and tort litigation and general business counseling, as well as Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. An experienced trial attorney, he has in excess of 100 cases to verdict and has successfully argued cases in the Illinois Appellate Court.
Mr. Shipley has been awarded the AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating™...
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Scott Blumenshine
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Personal Injury
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Scott Blumenshine represents people seeking proper payment of major insurance claims, from personal injury cases to life insurance policies. He has recovered millions of dollars in compensation for clients through settlement, mediation, arbitration and trial.
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Diane M Ainsworth Esq.
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury and Probate
Northwestern University School of Law
J.D. Northwestern University School of Law; B. A. - S.U.N.Y. at Purchase, New York ; Emma Willard School, Troy, New York; Alumnus: Operation Crossroads Africa - Ivory Coast ; Exchange Student University of Lorraine, France.
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Mr Francis J. Discipio
DuPage County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Bridgeport
The principal of the firm, Francis J. Discipio, has been practicing law for almost twenty years. Mr. Discipio is a veteran trial attorney and has successfully tried cases in both workers' compensation and personal injury. Throughout his practice, Mr. Discipio has defended cases on behalf of large insurance companies such as Traveler's Insurance Company, Alexis Insurance Company, Cambridge Insurance Company, and the Illinois Insurance Guarantee Fund. Working on behalf of plaintiffs in personal injury cases and petitioners in workers' compensation cases, Mr. Discipio has also prosecuted many claims against the above insurance companies and many others. Mr. Discipio has been...
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Steve McCann
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney
Insurance Claims, Landlord Tenant, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Hamline University School of Law
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Edward X. Clinton, Jr
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Business and Legal Malpractice
Harvard Law School and Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Jennifer M. Danish
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Insurance Claims and Employment
The John Marshall Law School
Jennifer Danish is the Managing Partner of Bryant Legal Group PC. Her practice at the firm concentrates on matters involving ERISA governed benefits, short and long term disability policies, individual disability income policies and False Claims Act litigation.
Jennifer counsels and represents policyholders on all aspects of disability coverage, from the filing of initial claims, to internal appeals, to litigating denials in state and federal court. She is intimately familiar with insurance industry operations and uses this knowledge to help her clients collect the benefits they are entitled to. As a Chicago insurance lawyer, Jennifer also provides strategic and practical advice...
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Eugene Hollander
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Attorney Eugene K Hollander has been helping injured victims in Chicago for over 20 years. He is aggressive in pursuing the best outcome for his clients and has a proven track record of success in obtaining significant settlements or verdicts for them. Mr. Hollander has extensive experience handling personal injury cases and has tried approximately 100 cases in state and federal court.
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Sal John Sheikh Esq.
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Chicago Personal Injury& Cook County Criminal Defense Attorney Sal Sheikh has a well-deserved reputation of excellence in providing smart, sensible, and cost-effective legal solutions to his clients. "I serve a wide range of clientele from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Every client relationship is valued greatly and treated with dignity and respect. Each client benefits from the depth and breadth of my representation." If you would like honest, "real world" solutions to your Chicago Criminal Defense Case or Chicago Personal Injury Claim, contact my office for a consult. My rates are reasonable and I am accessible to my clients.
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Drew R. Ball
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Real Estate
St. Thomas University School of Law
Mr. Drew R. Ball is a dedicated and skilled attorney that represents clients in cases involving Real Estate and Civil Litigation and has a proven track record of success.
Super Lawyers Magazine recognized Mr. Ball as a top attorney in Illinois from 2016 - 2022 and was named an Illinois Rising Star Attorney for his work in Real Estate and Civil Litigation.
He is a proud member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. For more information visit: www.BallMcCannLaw.com
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John R. Walker
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Insurance Defense, Maritime and Workers' Comp
South Texas College of Law
JOHN R. WALKER is a Partner in SBSB's Houston office. For the past almost twenty-five years, it has been my privilege to represent insurance and employer interests focusing on the defense of claims brought under the Longshore and Harbor Act, the Defense Base (DBA), the Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) Instrumentalities Act, the Jones Act, and General Maritime and Admiralty Law. Additionally, John also has extensive experience in First Party Insurance Defense matters, representing employers, insurance carriers, and third parties in State, Federal and Appellate courts. Prior to joining the firm, John handled First Party Insurance Defense,...
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Jonathan Thomas Nessler
Macon County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Illinois College of Law
Jonathan T. Nessler began his legal career with Nessler & Associates in 2007. His practice is focused on personal injury claims, including catastrophic automobile accidents, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. Mr. Nessler has dedicated his entire legal career to helping injured people recover for their loss. He is recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer and a Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyer in Illinois. He is also recognized by The Law Bulletin Publishing Company Leading Lawyers as an Emerging Lawyer. - Education Bachelor of Science...
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Joseph W. Balesteri
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
DePaul College of Law
Joseph W. Balesteri is a partner at the Chicago-based plaintiff’s law firm Power Rogers. He joined the firm in 2000, and since that time, has handled many cases successfully, resulting in more than $400 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients, an average of $25 million per year. In recognition of his dedication to plaintiffs and achievements in the field, Mr. Balesteri has been awarded with honors such as “Super Lawyers” and “Leading Lawyers” by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company.
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Mike McElvain
McLean County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Illinois College of Law
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Celiza Braganca
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Business, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
University of Chicago
Lisa Bragança has decades of experience as a financial and securities litigator. Lisa served as a Branch Chief in the Division of Enforcement of the Chicago Office of the Securities & Exchange Commission, where she handled investigations of accounting fraud, Ponzi schemes, insider trading, churning, and unsuitability. While at the SEC, Lisa collaborated with the federal criminal prosecutors in securities fraud investigations at major corporations.
Lisa has recovered millions of dollars for clients including recoveries for investors and insurance policyholders. Lisa has successfully represented corporate officers and directors in SEC investigations and related litigation.
Lisa is a trial...
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John Eggum
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 13 years of experience
Insurance Claims, Bankruptcy, Business and Insurance Defense
University of Iowa
A partner in the firm, John Eggum concentrates his practice on insurance coverage disputes and commercial litigation. With respect to insurance coverage matters, Mr. Eggum is regularly retained in a wide range of property and casualty commercial lines disputes, and has represented insurance companies in property coverage litigation (fire, wind, hail, collapse, etc...), inland marine matters, and liability coverage litigation (including mass tort, products claims, cyber/technology liability, and professional liability claims). He also represents both private and public companies (including financial institutions) in commercial disputes around the country. Mr. Eggum is also frequently retained by insurers, banks,...
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Ryan R Bradley
Champaign County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Vermont Law School and University of Richmond School of Law
Ryan Bradley focuses his practice primarily on civil litigation including mass torts, especially defective medical devices and drugs, automobile accidents, wrongful death, medical negligence, products liability, and general personal injury. He is also involved in class action litigation as well as business litigation. He is leading the Syngenta Corn and Invokana litigation for Koester & Bradley, LLP and is developing the Firm's business consulting practice. Ryan leads the firm's mass tort and business litigation team and has been devoting much of his time to pursuing claims arising out of the defective metal hip prosthesis system. He...
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Christopher William Holwell
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Insurance Claims and Divorce
The John Marshall Law School
My interest in the law began before attending law school. After attending college at the University of Illinois at Chicago (1996), Christopher worked one of the largest insurance companies in Illinois as an injury claims adjustor and later, a senior claims adjustor. After graduating from John Marshall Law School (2002), he worked as an insurance defense and divorce trial attorney. Since the start of his career as an attorney advocate, my practice focuses on divorce and other litigation matters including an active trial practice. My office handles matters in Cook County, Lake County, Will County, DuPage County...
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Athena Farmakis
Rock Island County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
DePaul College of Law
Athena Farmakis was born and raised in the Chicagoland area, graduated with a B.A. from Northwestern University, and received her law degree from DePaul University College of law. With over 25 years of litigation experience, Athena has tried 67 jury trials and hundreds of bench trials in complex and media-sensitive cases. Athena currently practices in all areas of personal injury including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, product liability, construction accidents, animal attacks, negligent security, wrongful death, nursing home abuse and medical malpractice.
As a former prosecutor, Athena dedicated much of her legal career to serving the public for over 20 years...
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Erik K Jacobs
Winnebago County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Erik Jacobs is a highly regarded litigator and transactional attorney in Northern Illinois. He received a BBA in Finance from the University of Iowa and his law degree, with honors, from the Northern Illinois University College of Law in 1991. He was a member of both the Law Review and the National Moot Court Team as well as a Research Assistant for the Dean of the Law School. He spent the first two years of his practice as a law clerk to a Federal Judge in the Northern District of Illinois before moving into private practice where...
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Neal Gainsberg
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Neal S. Gainsberg has spent the last 20 years fighting to protect the rights of the injured in Chicago and throughout Illinois. From consumer rights and bankruptcy to catastrophic injuries and wrongful death, Mr. Gainsberg stands up to large corporations, insurance companies, creditors and hospital administrators to ensure that his clients’ futures are safe and secure.
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James Skinner
Knox County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Arbitration & Mediation, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Cincinnati
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Michael Bartolic
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Employment and Social Security Disability
The John Marshall Law School
Mr. Bartolic advises executives and other professionals regarding executive compensation and benefits, and represents them in all ERISA litigation. His practice is devoted exclusively to representing individuals such as executives and directors, managers, brokers, traders, investment advisors, attorneys, physicians, and educators. He helps the professionals obtain and protect the compensation and benefits they have earned through initial negotiation of compensation and benefits, internal administrative claims and appeals, and federal litigation if necessary.
Mr. Bartolic also consults other attorneys on matters involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). His practice includes advising: personal injury and workers compensation lawyers regarding rights of...
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Todd A. Smith
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Sara L. Bendoff
DuPage County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
The John Marshall Law School
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George Jasinski
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Asbestos, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
The John Marshall Law School
Over 30 years of trial experience concentrating in representing plaintiffs and their families who are victims of catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and work related injuries. On an annual basis, the Law Offices of George J. Jasinski recovers millions of dollars in compensation for it's clients. George has been named one of the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" in Illinois by The American Trial Lawyers Association. George has been named an Illinois "Super Lawyer". Only 5% of all Illinois attorneys receive the distinction of "Super Lawyer". George has also been named a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the...
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Michael J. Brennan
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
The John Marshall Law School
Michael J. Brennan has been a practicing Personal Injury and Criminal Defense trial lawyer since 1985. He graduated from John Marshall Law School with his Juris Doctorate and was an assistant state’s attorney on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. He has had over 30 years of trial experience handling State and Federal Criminal Defense Matters and Personal Injury cases from motor vehicle accidents to workplace injuries. In 1996, he formed his own law firm, Michael J. Brennan Injury & Accident Lawyer, P.C. Michael’s aggressive dedication...
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Eric Bodo
Rock Island County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
DePaul College of Law
C. Eric Bodo grew up in Mundelein, Illinois, and attended Carmel High School in the northern suburbs. Eric graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts. He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago in 1996 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar.
Before coming to VanDerGinst Law, Eric was a partner in his own firm with offices in Chicago and Northbrook, Illinois where he represented seriously injured individuals and their families. Before starting his firm in 2014, Eric worked for a large, high-volume personal injury firm...
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Dale Bruckner
DuPage County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Business, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
Dale Bruckner has been a partner in the firm for more than 25 years. He is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois and is also admitted to the Bar for the State of Wisconsin on May 7, 2002.
Background and Education:
Mr. Bruckner earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1974.
He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kentucky – College of Law in 1977.
He was licensed to practice law in Illinois in 1977 and has been licensed to practice law continuously since...
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Michael J. Gunderson
Cook County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer
Insurance Claims, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Paul G Krentz
Will County, IL Insurance Claims Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Valparaiso University
Mr. Krentz practices in the areas of personal injury & wrongful death and general & commercial litigation. He has been recognized by his peers as among the top five percent of all Illinois lawyers by Leading Lawyers. He has received the highest rating for skill and integrity by his peers. He has been a leader among Illinois lawyers in representing the victims of sexual abuse. He also has extensive experience in eminent domain litigation on behalf of property owners and commercial litigation.