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Legal Marketing Bootcamp

I am honored to participate in the Chicago Bar Association all day seminar today on legal marketing. The room is jammed with well over a hundred people plus others online. Many great speakers already, including Mark Britton, will Hornsby, and many other giants in the area. Looking forward to being o…
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Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee Guide

I am a proud member of the Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee (JEC). It is quite an honor and a pleasure to sit on a committee that evaluates candidates for judge. It is really fascinating to interview people associated with candidates, meet the candidates in person, and share our…
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NEW AND IMPROVED WEBSITE!

NEW AND IMPROVED WEBSITE Evolution and Innovation are the lynchpins of improvement in any area. This is especially true when applied to technology, where things evolve and improve even more quickly than elsewhere in society. Our Website is New and Improved! This is why we are so proud to announce th…
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Is Your Lyft Uber Reliable and Insured?

There are several relatively new ride share businesses in the Chicago area. Lyft and Uber are just two of them. You may have seen the Lyft cars as they are easily identifiable with the pink feather boa (or is it a moustache?) hanging from the front grill. They work pretty simply. You, the consumer,…
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Doctor Choice in Workers' Compensation

CAN I CHOOSE MY OWN DOCTOR IN WORKERS’ COMP? This is a question that arises often in workers’ compensation cases, and is often one that has people the most confused and frustrated. The short answer is “yes.” Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, an injured worke…
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What Do We Really Know?

We live in the “information age,” with just boundless amounts of information available to us on nearly any subject one could think of or wonder about. But with this overload of data, we may have become lazy at evaluating it, understanding it, and realizing that, while there is lots of in…
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Still So Long...Continued...

WHY SO LONG? Many of you who follow this blog are wondering a few things right now. First, why haven’t we seen a blog post about Stephen’s own collision that occurred back in March of 2012? Second, why hasn’t Stephen been blogging as regularly as he was up until the summer hit? To…
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Recovery for Burned Girl

Recovery for Burned Girl A young girl playing hide and seek in her friend’s garage had that experience turn tragic when the deep fryer with still-hot oil in it tipped over splashing hot oil all over the girl and one of her friends. She was rushed to the hospital, where two surgeries cleaned ou…
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Lessons From George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin

LESSONS FROM GEORGE ZIMMERMAN AND TRAYVON MARTIN Seemingly everyone has an opinion as to whether justice was done in the not-guilty verdict for George Zimmerman. Predictably, much of the chatter has focused on the race of each man, Zimmerman being part-Hispanic and part-White, and Martin Black. Much…
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Top Knot Creative Radio Interview

I am extremely excited and proud to announce that on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, I am a guest on the Top Knot Creative Radio Show. For about thirty minutes, Shante Schroeder interviewed me about my career as a Personal injury and Workers’ Compensation lawyer, how my actions assist people who have…
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