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Charles Candiano
Accident and Injury Advocates Who Care About YOU
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Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Workers' Compensation
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You and I will discuss your claim until I am satisfied that I can help and your questions are answered, WITHOUT cost or obligation. -
Contingent Fees
Our fee on Personal Injury cases is 1/3 of the recovery and costs. Our fee on Workers' Compensation cases is set by statute at 20% of Settlement or Award and costs
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
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- Indiana
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- Federal Circuit
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Owner
- Candiano Law Office
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- Trial Attorney
- The Margolis Firm, PC
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- Trial Attorney
- Margolis & Velasco
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- Trial Attorney
- Rusin, Patton, Maciorowski & Friedman
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- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
- Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Lake County Indiana
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Education
- The John Marshall Law School
- J.D. (1995)
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Professional Associations
- Chicago Bar Association
- Chair Professional Fees Committee
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- Indiana State Bar
- Member
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- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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479 Questions Answered
- Q. Should I sue a contractor for improper furnace installation leading to health issues?
- A: I am not an HVAC contractor, but I don't understand how improperly installed ductwork could possibly cause a fire. If that happened, the installer would almost certainly file a third-party action against the manufacturer, thereby minimally tripling the cost of any suit. Beyond that, you allege some nexus between fumes released as a result of this error and your wife being subsequently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, THOUGH YOU ADMIT YOU HAVE NO EXPERT OPINION TO THAT EFFECT (and probably never will). So the question you are asking is: "Should I spend $20,000 or more to sue the installer even though I have no way to prove any injury to anyone, thereby assuring no recovery ... Read More
- Q. What can I do about a psychiatrist's inappropriate conduct in Illinois?
- A: What you describe is your opinion that the psychiatrist conducted himself/herself inappropriately. You also say that you have consulted with his peers, butt you do not tell us their opinions. Another psychiatrist or clinical psychologist would be in the best position to advise you whether your psychiatrist's conduct was such that you should make a formal complaint to the medical board. You allege no harm, so obviously there is no reason to bring suit against him.
- Q. Seeking guidance for workplace sexual assault incident with witnesses and footage from 2017-2018 in Illinois.
- A: You claim that you were sexually assaulted 8 or 9 years ago. You also tell us that your psychiatrist advised you the situation that you conveyed did NOTconstitute sexual assault. You tell us that your manager made NO police report but your manager was not assaulted. You claim that you were assaulted yet you made no police report. You have given us half a dozen reasons why nobody did anything for the better part of a decade, but you have told us nothing in support of your allegation that you were sexually assaulted. If this is genuinely weighing on you, you should make an appointment to meet with the personal injury attorney and bring all records that memorialize the event, in addition ... Read More
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