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David M. Barish
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Illinois
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Biography

David M. Barish joined Katz Friedman in the fall of 2001. He covers cases that are set in Chicago, Rockford, Woodstock, Waukegan, Elgin, Wheaton, Geneva and New Lenox. He is available to meet clients at many locations in northern Illinois. David is fluent in Spanish and works with a paralegal who is also a fluent Spanish speaker. He has also represented many Polish speaking clients. During the course of his three-decade career he has practiced workers’ compensation law across the state of Illinois and has argued many cases before the Appellate Court of Illinois including Illinois Armored Car v. Industrial Commission, David has an AV, preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell and a perfect 10 rating from Avvo.

A gifted teacher and public speaker, he has presented and moderated seminars on a variety of workers’ compensation topics for the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, National Business Institute and other organizations on a variety of workers’ compensation topics including evidence, jurisdiction, whether an accident arises out of and in the course of employment, and trial strategy. He distinguished himself by achieving high ratings from the reviews he has received for these presentations. He has been a lecturer at the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s arbitrator training. He has been the moderator and co-coordinator for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Workers’ Compensation Institute since 2014. In 2016 he was named as one of the Leading Lawyers in Illinois Workers’ Compensation law.

Practice Area
Workers' Compensation
Fees
  • Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Illinois
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Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Professional Experience
Attorney
Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca
- Current
Education
DePaul College of Law
J.D. (1983)
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Northwestern University
B.S. (1980)
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Awards
Leading Lawyer
Leading Lawyers Network
AV Preeminent Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Associations
Illinois State Bar
Member
Current
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Workers' Compensation Lawyer's Association
Current
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Illinois State Bar Association
Current
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Speaking Engagements
Workers’ Compensation Topics, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, National Business Institute
Websites & Blogs
Website
David M. Barish's Website Profile
Website
Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca Website
Blog
Chicago Injury Attorneys Blog
Contact & Map
Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca
161 N Clark St
18th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Toll-Free: (800) 444-1525
Telephone: (312) 263-6330
Fax: (312) 372-5555