West York Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Neal Wishnick has been a Worker’s Compensation and Personal Injury Trial Attorney for over 40 years and a lawyer with Sostrin and Sostrin since 1980. His practice concentrates in representing employees in workers’ compensation cases before the Workers’ Compensation Commission, Illinois Circuit, Illinois Appellate and Illinois Supreme Courts. Prior to representing the rights of injured workers, Neal worked as a managing in-house counsel for Hartford Insurance in Illinois. He has spoken on workers’ compensation and disability topics for the Chicago Bar Association, the Worker’s Compensation Lawyers Association. Neal is a member of the Workers Compensation Lawyer Association. Mr....

At Law Office of Gale P. Stipes, P.C., our clients always come first. Every client is treated with courtesy and honesty. We will keep you informed through the entire case and pride ourselves on being accessible to our clients. Our experience and integrity have earned us a reputation as one of Madison County, Illinois' premier legal firms. Whether we are representing you in a divorce, child support, visitation or other family matter or are mediating your divorce or visitation issues our experience and consistent track record of uncompromising ethics instills confidence and trust. Attorney Gale Stipes is dedicated to representing you...

Occurrences with family and friends have cultivated Gabe’s deep-seated devotion to helping the injured. The son of a doctor and occupational therapist, Gabe received his parents’ work ethic, moral compass, and sense of duty towards the sick and injured. He began putting those traits to good use at UW-Madison. After graduating from college in 2014, Gabe landed a job as the Director of Business Development at Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates. He didn’t yet realize his capacity for law, but during this role Gabe witnessed the vast effect that a personal injury attorney can have on injured clients. Gabe continued to work full...

Herb Blum has concentrated in Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability in excess of 36 years and has been associated with Sostrin & Sostrin since 1979. He consistently represents injured workers before the Workers’ Compensation Commission, Illinois Circuit, Illinois Appellate and Illinois Supreme Courts in addition to representing disabled people in claims for Social Security Disability before the Social Security Administration. Prior to representing the injured and disabled, Herb worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois Labor Division and as a managing in house counsel for Wausau and Nationwide Insurance Companies. He has...

I have been practicing for over 25 years. First job was as in-house counsel for Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Went into private practice in 1994.

Richard has been an attorney since 1972. He brings a wealth of experience to his work. His main areas of practice are Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Estate Planning and Real Estate. He and his staff have been recognized in the community for their professionalism and responsiveness. He has been listed as one of Expertise.com's "Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Elgin 2021". However, the highest honor he has received throughout his career is that his clients often refer their children to him. He has proudly served multiple generations of families in the Kane County area and beyond.

Mr. Gerstein concentrates his law practice in the areas of insurance law, workers' compensation, negligence, business disputes and criminal defense. He has over 40 years of trial experience in the above areas of law. He has represented people and companies involved in complex business disputes; people and companies whose insurance claims were denied; people injured on the job or otherwise; and people accused of crimes. He has tried hundreds of cases to either juries, judges or arbitrators. As a result of the complexity of the law today, Mr. Gerstein believes every client matter requires thorough thought, investigation, research...

Attorney Weissburg is the author of the only guide for injured workers facing the Illinois Workers’ Compensation system, How to Win a Workers' Compensation Claim in Illinois, available at https://amzn.to/2xNtUBZ Mark Weissburg is an experienced Attorney who fights for injured and disabled people. Skilled in Workers' Compensation law with a background in Social Security Disability law, Attorney Weissburg is a strong legal professional with a J.D. from John Marshall Law School. Attorney Weissburg also teaches legal writing as an Adjunct Professor of Law at UIC John Marshall. Attorney Weissburg fights for injured people and gets them the benefits they deserve. Thousands...

Barry Levin has been fighting for clients as a Worker’s Compensation and Personal Injury Trial Attorney for over 30 years and he has been with Sostrin and Sostrin since 1987. His practice focuses in representing clients in personal injury and employees in workers’ compensation cases before the Workers’ Compensation Commission, Illinois Circuit, Illinois Appellate and Illinois Supreme Courts. Barry is licensed in the Federal Court. Prior to representing the rights of injured people, Barry worked for the Cook County Sheriff’s office for four years and as a Public Defender in Cook County for six years. He...

Tyler Berberich dedicates his entire legal practice to representing and defending the rights of injured workers to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. Tyler was raised in southern Michigan, then attended Michigan State University. After college, he moved to Illinois to go to law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law. After graduation, Tyler started his legal career practicing workers’ compensation law in Springfield, Illinois before moving back to Chicago to join Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates, Ltd.

Nicole’s experience involves cases having injuries such as bedsores, fractures from falls, malnutrition, dehydration, infection, aspiration, and sexual abuse. She takes great joy in forming relationships with the residents and their families, hearing their stories and concerns, and advocating for their rights. Nicole Morrison gives her entire legal practice to the representation of injured nursing home residents and their families. After joining Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates in 2008, as a law clerk, Nicole established a passion for representing nursing home residents and their families. She veiws each resident not just as a client, but as someone’s beloved relative or friend. This passion...

David graduated from Kansas State University where he was not only a member of the school’s first national-qualifying Trial Team but also the head of the university’s judicial system. As the head of the judicial system, David represented victims of sexual harassment, theft, and property damage and advocated for their rights before student and faculty judicial review boards. After college, David moved to Chicago, where he went to the Chicago-Kent College of Law and earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude. While at Chicago-Kent, David competed nationally on the school’s Moot Court team. A finalist or semi-finalist in all of his prior...

Bar Admissions: State Bar of Illinois. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar). Memberships: Chicago Bar Association. Illinois State Bar Association. Education: Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Juris Doctor. University of Louisville, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Other: Mr. Hamilton is also an Arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County.

I have over 20 years of experience advocating for those who have been seriously injured due to negligence and accidents at work. My practice approach is focused on direct attorney-to-client communication. My policy is that if I can't return your call within 24 hours, then I'm taking too many cases. You deal with me and me alone....not my paralegal or a secretary. Even if I don't take your case, you will get a full assessment of my thoughts. That's why 95% of my referrals come from former clients. You won't see my picture on a billboard or on the...