Born 1956 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; undergraduate, PennState University, B.A. 1978; graduate of John Marshall Law School, J.D. 1984; 55 years old, married, living in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois
Admitted: Illinois State Bar, 1984; U.S. District Court for Northern District of Illinois, 1985; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1985 and Federal Trial Bar, 1990;
Member: CBA Chicago Bar Association, ISBA Illinois State Bar Association, WCLA Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association, CBA Committee on Workers' Compensation, ISBA Workers Compensation Section Council (2006- 2011);
Author:
"Workers' Comp and Medicare Secondary-Payer Regs", Illinois Bar Journal, December 2003;
"Steering Clear of Problems with Medicare Secondary Payer Rules and Workers' Comp Settlement Agreements", CCH (Commerce Clearing House) Business Management Guide, May 10, 2004;
"Ghere No More": Medical Expert Opinion Objections, ISBA WC Section Newsletter 2006
"Exclusive Remedy Update" ISBA WC Section Newsletter 2007
"Mandatory Overtime and Average Weekly Wage" ISBA WC Section News Letter 2008
"Involuntary Merger: 8(e) into 8(d)1, ISBA WC Section News Letter 2011
Contributing author: Illinois Chapter; The Complete Guide to MSP Compliance by Jen Jordan, Lexis Nexis 2011
Speaker: February 1989, IICLE, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education: "Occupational Disease in Workers' Compensation". April 2005, Kane County Bar Assoc.: “Medicare Set-A-Side in Illinois Worker’s Compensation";
February 2007, ISBA Advanced Workers Compensation: "Illinois Medical Fee Schedule & Utilization Review";
May 2007, CBA Workers Compensation: "Utilization Review; Workers Comp Medical Care"
September 2007, IICLE, Advanced Workers Compensation: Illinois Medical Fee Schedule, Balanced Billing & Utilization Review"
October 2008, ISBA Advanced Workers Compensation: "Medicare Set Aside Issues in Illinois Workers Comp; Avoiding Pitfalls"
March 2010, CBA Workers Compensation: "Liens in Illinois Workers Compensation"
Our Primary practice:
Our primary practice is limited to Illinois workers compensation and related work injury claims.
Our experience extends to all levels of trial and appeal in Illinois work injury claims in both Chicago and the surrounding areas in Illinois. We have handled thousands of claims and we have earned a fair record of success in Illinois Workers' Compensation trials, settlements and appeals in work accident and related work injury litigation.
We help our clients to protect their finances and their financial future in all types of Illinois work injury claims for well over 20 years. We provide essential legal advice, practical answers, claim assistance and legal representation. We help our clients to plan ahead, to anticipate common problems, to answer important questions and to coordinate the workers compensation claim with any related work injury litigation.
Contact our office for our assistance and review in Illinois workers compensation and related work injury litigation. Contact our Illinois workers comp attorney for review
call us at (312) 541-0049
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