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E-bikes, E-Scooters, Eek!
January 16th, 2026
Electronic bikes and scooters are all around, even when it’s snowy and in the 20s in Chicago. And they can be very dangerous. Among the reasons for this are the high speeds they can attain(nearly thirty miles per hour); the lack of training, licensing, or skill of many users; and the lack of under…
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Categories: Bicycle Accidents
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Basics
January 7th, 2026
Everybody has heard of workers’ compensation, but most people don’t know its origins, or how it really works. Here’s what you should know if you get injured while working. What is Workers’ Compensation? Workers’ compensation is a no-fault system designed to compensate people injured while…
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Categories: Personal Injury
Jersey Finger
December 22nd, 2025
In my thirty-sixth year as a personal injury and workers’ compensation lawyer, I’m still encountering new injuries, different terminologies, and yet, unfortunately, the same frustrating attitudes of many insurance companies. While it would be wonderful if every case was deemed legitimate at the…
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Categories: Personal Injury
What is Personal Injury Law, Anyway?
December 8th, 2025
Most people, especially in America, if they are breathing, have come across advertisements for personal injury lawyers. Maybe you’ve seen a “one call, that’s all” motif, or a giant name on the backstop at a televised baseball game. Billboard, television ads, PI lawyers are everywhere. You ha…
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Categories: Personal Injury
Attorney and Counselor At Law
November 20th, 2025
My clients need me sometimes. Not necessarily because of the legal things I do but sometimes just so they can vent, ask questions, and get someone to listen to them about what they’re going through. I’m sure you’ve seen signs on lawyer’s offices that say “Attorney and Counselor at Law.”…
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Categories: Personal Injury
Getting and Giving Wisdom about ADR
October 28th, 2025
Recently, on September 16th, I spent an entire day at an American Bar Association TIPS (Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section) Seminar. A friend had asked me to participate in this seminar months ago, and I readily accepted, hoping to offer a plaintiff’s attorney perspective on why arbitration…
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Categories: Personal Injury
A Comic Gets Run Over By A Car
October 9th, 2025
While this sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, involving a priest, minister, and a rabbi, it’s not at all funny. In fact, this is precisely what happened to my client, K. Fortunately, she recovered after being knocked down and injured by a car. I was able to get her a fair settlement to compe…
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Categories: Personal Injury
Denial—Workers’ Compensation Edition
September 22nd, 2025
In a recent blog, I discussed denial of personal injury claims by insurers. What about workers’ compensation cases? Insurers deny these claims all the time, for all sorts of reasons. Many people torpedo their own cases by failing to do a few basic things. What can you do to protect your rights if…
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Categories: Personal Injury
Denial
September 14th, 2025
It’s not just a river in Egypt (old joke, not worth explaining). Seriously, I get this question often from prospective clients, “can the insurance company deny my claim?” The answer, of course, is a decided “yes.” Another variant is, “can the insurance company deny my claim based upon th…
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Categories: Personal Injury
Fear
August 25th, 2025
You know that feeling you get when a car is gunning the engine to turn in front of you? And all you can do is slam on the brakes and hope you stop in time? That’s what I experience several times a day. On every bike ride. Why does this happen? Primarily because drivers don’t pay enough attention…
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Categories: Personal Injury
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