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Summer Driving Season
April 12th, 2011
Sure, the price of gas is above $4 a gallon in places, but it still is time to look toward the summer driving “season” with a watchful eye. First of all, because the economy remains sluggish, it seems likely more vacations will be close to home–involving automobiles and not airplan…
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Ethical Concerns of Solo or Small Practitioners
March 28th, 2011
Tuesday April 5th 12:15 p.m. at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 South Plymouth Court in Chicago, well-known Chicago Personal Injury attorney Bruce Pfaff will be speaking on the ethical concerns of solo & small practice. Free CLEs. Hope to see everyone there!
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Injured? Better Have a Valid Driver's License!
March 22nd, 2011
Many of us who regular drive motor vehicles or who are passengers in them (does that just about include everyone?), are unaware of a chilling and relatively recent Illinois Supreme Court decision that has the effect of denying insurance coverage to those without valid driver’s licenses. In Fou…
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Workers Compensation "Reform"
March 8th, 2011
Much was made in the last session of the Illinois legislature’s attempt to pass “workers’ compensation reform” bills. It is made to sound like an economic necessity, but what the public doesn’t realize is how ultimately mean spirited and potential far-reaching such atte…
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Injured Waitress Gets Compensated
March 8th, 2011
We are extremely proud of an Illinois, Chicago-area workers’ compensation case that was recently settled by our office. While it is not the largest case and does not involve the most cutting edge law, it is nevertheless a great victory for our client. Our client, a waitress at a casual restaur…
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Lien Act Proposal
March 1st, 2011
All Illinois and Chicago-area Personal Injury Attorneys and their clients are waiting with bated breath to see what happens to House Bill 3206 in the Illinois legislature. The bill would modify and amend the Health Care Services Lien Act to include subrogation rights of insurance companies in the 40…
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Chicago Bar Association Meeting
February 25th, 2011
Tuesday, March 1st, at 12:15 p.m., the Chicago Bar Association Solo and Small Practitioner Committee is proud to host Scott Schmaren, of Mind Performance Training. Scott will be speaking on The Art of Non-Verbal Communication. The program is free and should last sixty minutes. I invite you all to co…
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Opening a Law Firm Series
February 25th, 2011
I, as Co-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Solo and Small Practitioner Committee, am proud to announce that Part 3 of the 6 part series on Opening a Law Firm continues on Wednesday March 2nd at 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Chicago Bar Association. The featured topic is Billing and Accounting wi…
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When Cars Collide-What You Should Do
February 21st, 2011
As a Chicago Personal Injury attorney, one thing I constantly repeat to my clients and potential clients is what to do and not to do in the event of a traffic collision. Even if an injury is not involved, there are certain things about which we should all be aware in the event of an automobile colli…
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Ex-State Trooper Denied Workers' Compensation Benefits
February 18th, 2011
In this case, a Workers’ Compensation Arbitrator has denied that a former State Trooper’s injuries arose “in the course of” his duties. While this may seem to be a straightforward determination by an Arbitrator, it seems to be anything but, as the article featured in the Bell…
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