Dakota Personal Injury Lawyers

Martin began his career as an Assistant State's Attorney and prosecuted a tremendous number of cases in just shy of 5 years spent in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. In 2004, Martin entered private practice and now has spent over 16 years defending cases in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties. Armed with trial experience and aggressive negotiating skills, Martin will accomplish the legal goals you seek. Call today 773-655-5544 and you will speak to me directly - no secretary, no answering service - you get to the Attorney directly!! I provide criminal, DUI, and traffic...

Being injured by a negligent party can have devastating consequences on every aspect of your life. If someone rear-ended your car while you waited at a red light, or if a surgeon made an error during an important medical procedure, your day-to-day routine will be interrupted. It’s important to know that you have rights in these situations. A Chicago personal injury lawyer can help if you’ve suffered due to the reckless acts of another. I am a Chicago native, and I have been practicing personal injury law since 2012. In my years of practice, I have helped clients with a...

Joe Vito is a renowned personal injury lawyer who has served the legal industry for close to two decades, starting out by working with insurance companies and gaining valuable insider information. The expertise he gained enabled him to become even more successful in his practice of representing injured plaintiffs against the same firms that employed him previously. Beyond this, Joe is heavily entwined within his community - taking part in multiple boards as well as being an elected official of the Village of Wheeling. Joe is committed to defending his clients' rights and wholeheartedly believes that effective communication between himself and...

Nicholas Dollenmaier is an experienced Personal Injury Attorney and Partner at Vito & Dollenmaier Law. His areas of expertise include car accidents, Uber/Lyft accidents, Amazon delivery accidents, premises liability claims, and more. Nicholas earned his Juris Doctor degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2017 after receiving his Bachelors in Economics from Western Illinois University in 2014. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association as well as the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. He also served as a board member of Woodfield Area Children’s Organization, co-founder and board member of The Giving Group, and trustee in Fremont Township. To...

Local, easy to work attorney with offices in Elgin and Schaumburg, helping people with their personal injury cases. We handle the insurance company and their lawyers, so that our clients don't have to. We are a small firm which means that our clients do not get lost in the shuffle or treated as just another file. We handle car accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, etc. Services available in Spanish, as we are fully bilingual. Serving the counties of Cook, Kane, DuPage and the surrounding Chicagoland area. Woman/ Minority owned.

I was raised on the Northwest side of Chicago by hard working blue-collar parents that both worked to support our family. I have seen firsthand the difficulties people face living paycheck to paycheck trying to support a family. I have also seen the burden placed on a family when one of the bread winners is injured and cannot work. When I was a child, my father was injured by an improperly maintained step right outside our apartment. His injury required that he wear a cast on his leg. As a delivery driver, this meant he could not work...

Gary Newland is an experienced trial attorney evidenced by the hundreds of cases he has successfully won at trial. Many of Gary's cases have been covered by USA Today, Forbes, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, NBC, The Daily Herald, Oprah Winfrey, and the list goes on. Many of the clients Gary represents are referrals from other attorneys who are aware of his skills and reputation in the community. He has been an invited guest lecturer to the Bar Association and other legal organizations as well as an author of published articles on legal issues. He has been a member of the...

Jeremy Lee earned his law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2011. During law school, he served as a law clerk for the Chicago Teachers Union, and after graduation, he immediately dove into personal injury law. Jeremy joined Zayed Law Offices Personal Injury Attorneys as a Senior Associate Attorney in 2019 and became a partner within two years. To date, Jeremy has taken over thirty jury trials to verdict as lead counsel, and he personally has recovered over $18 million for his clients. Even before he joined Zayed Law Offices Personal Injury Attorneys, Jeremy recovered $1.5 million for a client...

"A Top Personal Injury Lawyer" Chicago Daily Law Bulletin; "A Top Medical Malpractice Lawyer" Chicago Daily Law Bulletin; Member, Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee 1998-2001; Member, Illinois Supreme Court Professional Responsibility Committee 1996-1998; Editorial Board Illinois State Bar Journal 1996-2006; Editor-In-Chief, Du Page County Bar Journal 1995-1999; Illinois State Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee 1997-2006; Invited Speaker, Numerous Illinois State Bar and Other Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminars on Various Topics; Chapter Author and Past Editor Illinois Continuing Legal Education Medical Malpractice Book 2005-2024. Highest Rating Reviews *****Martindale, Lawyers. A+ Rating BBB Chicago "I've Heard Of Him" Republicans Have Accidents...

Melanie K. Fairman is an experienced trial attorney who has represented plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death actions since 1994. Over the years, she has obtained millions for clients through settlement and trial. A large percentage of her practice involves cases arising from medical malpractice and nursing home negligence, but over the years she has litigated quite a few significant vehicular collision and premises liability cases, including a $3.8 million verdict in a case tried by Melanie and her partner, Steve Seidman, against JW Marriott based on exposing a guest who was an attorney to Legionella bacteria, causing him...

Olivia N. Schwartz has worked at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz since 2015, first as a law clerk, and currently as an associate attorney. She represents victims for injuries arising from medical malpractice, premises liability, motor vehicle negligence, products liability, and other personal injury claims.

Olivia received her J. D., cum laude, from Chicago-Kent College of Law. During law school, Olivia interned at the Cook County Public Defender’s Office and for the Honorable Justice T. Lavin at the Illinois Appellate Court, First District. She also competed on Chicago-Kent’s nationally ranked Trial Team. Olivia was honored as a three-time CALI award recipient for...

Frank DiFranco- Selected to 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers Primary Practice Areas: Criminal Defense & Plaintiff Personal Injury Over 30 Years of Experience Mr. DiFranco has earned a lifetime position in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum based on awards he has won for clients. Some of those cases include: -$11.2 Million Jury Verdict Prado v. City of Evanston -$5.2 Million Jury Verdict Abruzzo v. City of Park Ridge -$1.5 Million Jury Verdict Bojalad v. Parliament Enterprise -$1.17 Million Jury Verdict Meadors v. Borg Warner, Protective Services, Corp. Contact Our Firm: 617 Devon Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068 (847) 825-7744 difrancolaw@aol.com

John A. Mennie was named an associate at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., in 2016 after working at the firm as a staff attorney since 2014. He concentrates his legal practice on catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and mass tort cases. In his first trial with the firm, Mr. Mennie obtained a $1.6 million verdict in a wrongful death case, the highest recorded verdict in Stephenson County. In recognition for his outstanding work on the trial, Mr. Mennie was honored with a Trial Lawyer Excellence Award presented by the Jury Verdict Reporter, a division of Law Bulletin Media. Mr. Mennie...

Jennifer L. Ashley joined Salvi, Schostok & Prichard P.C., in 2012 and was named partner in 2014. She focuses her practice on the areas of personal injury and wrongful death law including cases that involve car accidents, premises liability and products liability. Ms. Ashley has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since 2016, has been listed among the Top 100 Super Lawyers every year since 2021, and has been listed in the Top 50 Female Super Lawyers in the state of Illinois every year since 2019. She has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the...

Mr. DeBlasio is the founder and managing member of DeBlasio & Gower LLC. Tony has over 22 years of experience as a trial lawyer and advisor. He has counseled individuals, business executives, for profit and not-for-profit companies and government bodies in complex litigation matters, internal investigations and dispute resolution strategies. Tony has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer in Business Litigation on many occasions. Only 5% of attorneys receive this distinction. Tony has represented clients from a multitude of industry sectors, including, health care, technology, communications, financial, education, real estate, manufacturing, construction, management...

Ryan A. Margulis is an experienced personal injury attorney and partner at Seidman, Margulis & Fairman, LLP. Since 2003, Ryan has concentrated on representing injury victims in serious and complex bodily injury cases throughout Illinois. Ryan takes great pride in meticulously handling every aspect of each client’s case, from initial client contact through final resolution.

A Chicago native, Juneitha Shambee has shown passion and dedication to law since a young age. Working vigorously to make strides in her education, she uses that same tenaciousness to achieve results in every case she touches. She has taken on challenges beyond what many attorneys her age would face, personally and professionally, such as battling large firms in copyright issues and achieving excellent settlements for her clients, and even taking on challenging criminal cases and getting them dismissed in the preliminary stages. Although Juneitha is the first college graduate and professional in her family, she did not let...

I am a third generation lawyer who is committed to helping people injured in a personal injury or workers' compensation matter, including those injured in a motor vehicle accident. Based in Chicago, Illinois, our firm of more than 75 people represent injured victims throughout the state of Illinois. We rank among the largest personal injury and workers' compensation firms in Illinois. Our clients come to us seeking help in all types of personal injury and workers' compensation matters, including workplace injuries, medical malpractice, motor vehicle collisions, mass torts, social security disability claims, premises liability, and civil rights violations, including police misconduct. There's...

Alexander Gruzmark was born in Lvov, Ukraine, and immigrated to the United States in 1978, where he was raised and educated. Mr. Gruzmark graduated from Loyola University in 1992, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, and then completed his education at Loyola University School of Law in 1998 where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree. Mr. Gruzmark has been practicing law in Illinois for more than 20 years. During law school, Mr. Gruzmark worked for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office under a 711 License. He also volunteered at the Free Legal Aid Clinic at Loyola University School of...

Licensed to practice law under the Illinois State Bar since 1973, and the DuPage County Bar since 2003, Attorney John F. Martoccio is now a managing partner at Martoccio and Martoccio in DuPage County, Illinois. The law firm focuses on providing high quality legal advice from a team of caring family law and personal injury lawyers who treat their clients with respect. He was recently named in an article in the Illinois Trial Court Divorce Digest. He represented a stay at home mother of two who was married in 2005 in her divorce. She had no assets and spoke...

When facing criminal charges, you need an attorney who will fight for you. Matthew Prengaman is a Cook County criminal law attorney whose first goal is to get your case dismissed or to take your case to trial and win. His hard work does not stop until he gets the best possible outcome for his clients.

Attorney Prengaman represents clients who have been accused of felonies and misdemeanors, including traffic violations, assault, battery, DUI, theft crimes and other offenses. He is licensed and experienced in both federal and state courts, so no matter the severity of the alleged crime,...

Mariam is an experienced trial attorney who has spent her entire legal career fighting for plaintiffs and their families in personal injury and wrongful death matters. Her philosophy is that the clients come first and justice must prevail to the fullest extent possible for every client. Communication is paramount between the clients and the law firm team. Vigorous representation is necessary in all parts of a case, but it must be done right and with integrity. If those are at the forefront of the representation, the results will come. In her early years, she practiced at a firm that only focused on...

Tom Nathan has been practicing law since 1978. His focus on catastrophic injury, medical malpractice and product liability cases have taken him to courthouses around the country on behalf of his injured clients. Tom graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1972. While teaching history and other subjects, at the Francis W. Parker school in Chicago , Tom finished his Masters degree in History at Northwestern in 1974, and his J.D. at John Marshall Law School in 1978.

After two years in general practice, Tom joined the law firm of Lane and Munday in 1980 and began his work representing...

Marilyn Johnson is a partner at Johnson & Johnson, Ltd. She has been practicing law for over 30 years, concentrating in the areas of divorce, custody, support, and visitation. She has conducted numerous trials and hearings involving large marital estates and complex child custody issues. Prior to practicing law, Marilyn Johnson was a special education teacher who worked with children with learning disabilities and emotional and behavioral problems. Her vast experience as a lawyer, teacher, and mother has enabled her to acquire a deep, compassionate understanding of the family unit, which has enabled her to counsel clients through the most...

A Chicago native, Mr. Ferris graduated from the Northern Illinois College of Law, earning his J.D. in 1985. He has served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) as a prosecutor.

With over 30 years experience in personal injury law, Mr. Ferris is not afraid to take a case to trial and fight for his client's rights. He thrives on helping clients who have been treated unfairly by the insurance companies with unreasonable settlement offers.

Mr. Ferris successfully argued before the Illinois Supreme Court Estate of De Boer v. Voykin, which changed 40 years of personal injury law in the...

James J. Laraia is an energetic, well-rounded attorney with knowledge and experience in family law, civil, and criminal matters. He routinely practices in DuPage, Kane, Will, DeKalb, and Kendall counties. After obtaining his B.A. from Illinois Benedictine College in 1997, Mr. Laraia went on to earn his Juris Doctor Degree from Northern Illinois University in 2001. He served as an Assistant State's Attorney and then went into private practice in 2003.

Mr. Laraia focuses his practice in family law and civil litigation and has experience handling matrimonial law, child custody and child support issues, post-decree petitions, adoptions, and parentage cases. He...

RICHARD W. WARNER is the Founder and Managing Partner of the WARNER LAW GROUP. He concentrates his practice on Real Estate Law & Transactions, Estate Planning, and Personal Injury. He's handled thousands of files, matters, and transactions, and has tried and/or settled hundreds of cases in Administrative Hearings, Arbitration, Mediation and the State and Federal Courts in Chicago and the surrounding communities in Illinois. He is a native of Kane County, Illinois, where he graduated from the college preparatory school, Marmion Military Academy. Mr. Warner attended Illinois State University, graduating with a bachelor's of science degree in...

When you’re hurt in a car accident, at the hands of a negligent medical professional, or on the property of another party, there are a number of paths you can take. Not every route is accessible to every individual, however. That is why it’s important to do your research when considering personal injury lawyers after an accident in Chicago. Since 2013, I’ve been compassionately and aggressively representing clients who have limited options following a car crash, truck accident, workplace injury, or another related legal issue. I am dedicated to providing clients with the information they need to make knowledgeable choices...

Colin Diamond is an associate attorney at Mathys & Schneid Personal Injury Lawyers. Colin is a lifelong resident of DuPage County. He was born and raised in Wheaton and attended St. Francis High School. You might say Colin has personal injury law in his genes being the son of a former personal injury attorney. He took his first lessons in representing the victims of negligence while sitting around the dinner table. Along the way, Colin picked up traits that are important to any lawyer fighting on behalf of his clients. He learned that preparation...

Attorney Botto has successfully litigated complex Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation cases. If you are the victim of another person's negligence, or you are an injured worker, you face many financial challenges while trying to recover from your injuries. Attorney Botto recognizes your suffering extends beyond the physical wounds. He and his team of attorneys and paralegals will work diligently to maximize the greatest compensation allowable under the law for you and your family.

Mr. Botto's legal experience extends to the criminal field. He has tried successfully numerous cases to verdict, ranging from simple battery cases to serious felony charges of...

Mr. Justen has been representing severely injured persons since 1998 - involved in a variety of causes, including, trucking, electrical injuries, construction injuries, slip and falls, work injuries and auto accidents. Mr. Justen also represents family members and estates in wrongful death and survival claims. Mr. Justen held various electrical engineering positions with a major Northern Illinois Electric Utility Company prior to becoming licensed to practice law. His background in electrical engineering provides the ability to formulate an analytical approach and focus on the details of your case. Mr. Justen is recognized in the nationwide Million Dollar Advocates Forum for...

Scott G. Richmond practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, banking, collections, employment, Landlord-Tenant law including evictions, personal injury, wrongful death, real estate short sales, homeowner and condominium association representation and zoning/land use issues. He is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Richmond was named a Leading Lawyer in Illinois for 2015, 2016 and 2017. Mr. Richmond is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Kane County Bar Association (where he's served as General Counsel and on...

Paul Henry Millewich graduated from the National Law Center at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and received his B.S. from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. Paul's experience in the Coast Guard has allowed him to assist clients with complex mechanical, technical, and engineering cases involving injuries and wrongful death. Mr. Millewich has dedicated his practice to representing injured clients in Product Liability and Medical Malpractice cases. Paul has been a Personal Injury attorney for 33 years, and he is an experienced and skilled litigator. Every case Paul accepts is prepared for trial. He is...

William ("Bill") F. Bochte is a graduate of Fenwick High School, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary's University (formerly Saint Mary's College) in Winona, Minnesota in 1965. Bill went on to receive his Juris Doctor degree from The John Marshall Law School in 1969 and has been in the private practice of law serving his client's needs ever since. Mr. Bochte practiced in the city of Chicago for approximately 10 years before relocating to Kane County and the Fox Valley area. Mr. Bochte has received a United States of America Presidential Commendation in "recognition of exceptional...

Salvi is recognized as a one of the top 10 lawyers in America by the American Institute of Legal Counsel, and a top 100 lawyer by the American Society of Legal Advocates in 2016. Additionally, the Trial Lawyers Board of Regents presented Salvi with the Litigator Award. Further, he has also earned a spot among the "Top One Percent" of attorneys from the National Association of Distinguished Counsel from 2015-2016 and AVVO named Salvi a "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" based on exceptional client reviews and peer recommendations Al Salvi has lived in Lake County his whole life. He was...

C. Eric Bodo grew up in Mundelein, Illinois, and attended Carmel High School in the northern suburbs. Eric graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts. He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago in 1996 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar.

Before coming to VanDerGinst Law, Eric was a partner in his own firm with offices in Chicago and Northbrook, Illinois where he represented seriously injured individuals and their families. Before starting his firm in 2014, Eric worked for a large, high-volume personal injury firm...

The "Law Offices of Steven R. Roach" is a full service criminal defense practice with office locations in Chicago, Schaumburg, and Wheaton, Illinois. We provide tough, experienced, effective representation on behalf of adults and juveniles throughout the greater Chicagoland area, and all surrounding suburbs. We are pleased to offer a free consultation. Our practice areas include, but are not limited to, Personal Injury, Criminal defense, Worker's Compensation, DUI, Traffic, Driver's License Revocation Reinstatement, FOID Firearm Owners Rights Reinstatement. To contact one of our law offices, call 312-421-8820 / 847-685-6000 / 630-573-8500. You may also contact us...

Since 1991 Steve's practice has grown tremendously. Steve practices in foreclosure defense, estate planning, real estate and mortgage loan modifications and his practice has grown to include several lawyers and support staff. (Steve's partner Gary Newland and his team practices in personal injury_ Due to Steve's experience and expertise he is often asked to speak at bar association seminars to other lawyers on areas of law that he practices in. Steve has also volunteered his services to the foreclosure court help desk at the courthouse to assist individuals who are facing foreclosure. Due to Steve's success...

Attorney Charles (Chuck) Adler has been fighting for the rights of his clients his entire career. He had only been an attorney for just 30 days when he stepped into the courtroom to try his first case defending a small business owner. Chuck has maintained a litigation practice since then. Early on in his career, Chuck represented clients in construction litigation and took numerous cases to trial both prosecuting cases on behalf of his clients or defending his clients' rights. The construction claims involved numerous industrial, commercial, and shopping center properties. In taking a number of those cases to trial, Chuck...