Willens and Baez Secure a Half a Million Dollar Settlement Following Unlawful U-Turn Motorcycle Collision
On July 2, 2022, our client was operating his motorcycle westbound on North Avenue at the intersection of Villa Avenue in Villa Park, Illinois. He was with three other friends, occupying two motorcycles, at the time of the occurrence. It was at these very crossroads that his life would forever be altered. A vehicle facing […]
Willens and Baez Obtain a Full Policy Offer Four Times Greater Than Previous “Full and Final Offer”
“Full and final offer”. That phrase has been used an incalculable number of times as a strategy to coerce attorneys, and injured parties alike, into accepting a subpar amount for closure of a personal injury matter. Our firm, and our clients, will not be strong-armed into accepting anything less than the full value of their […]
Six-Figure Settlement to a Client Who Was In A Car Accident With Minimal Property Damage
As a lawyer who has been handling car accident claims in Chicago and throughout Illinois for more than 25 years, I’ve seen my fair share of car accident cases. Some of the cases I have handled have settled without a lawsuit, some after a lawsuit has been filed and some needed to be jury tried. […]
How To Determine The Proper Value in a Chicago Personal Injury Case
Determining the value of a Chicago personal injury case is, in a word, complicated. There are no books that say, “This is the value of a car accident with a broken leg…” There are numerous factors, such as the nature of the incident, the nature of the injuries, the amount of the medical bills, the […]
How Do I Select a Lawyer to Handle a Chicago Medical Malpractice Case Involving a Birth Injury?
Getting an Attorney for Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Cases Selecting a lawyer to handle any type of Chicago medical malpractice case is no easy task. First, the lawyer should have a long track record of success both in (jury trials) and out (successful settlements) of the courtroom, specifically with medical malpractice cases. If the […]
How Can a Personal Injury Lawyer Help?
How Can a Personal Injury Attorney in Illinois Help? Some people hire personal injury lawyers with the fixed hope they will ensure they win their cases. Such people never know that a personal injury lawyer can do more than just that. Below are the perfect ways your lawyer can help. Gathering Evidence A personal […]
Reasons To Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer
Reasons To Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer Contrary to the popular opinion that lawyers only work to win the deserved compensation claim, they usually do more than that. Some people also believe they can represent themselves, but more often than not, the consequences of going this route are costly. Nonetheless, below are some of the […]
Facts to Keep in Mind After Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer
Things to Keep in Mind After Hiring a Personal Injury Attorney Usually, if not all the time, accident victims believe that hiring a personal injury lawyer is the ultimate answer to all their woes and compensation claim pursuit. The sad truth is that this is never the universal case and varies from one point to […]
Benefits of Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer
Benefits Upon Hiring a Personal Injury Attorney in Illinois If you or someone you are close to has been hit by a car, you know how disoriented one can become when it happens to them. If you’ve been hurt or injured by the negligence of another person, company, or driver, it is possible to seek […]
How Personal Injury Lawyers Investigate Claims
How Personal Injury Lawyers Investigate Claims It is never a walk in the park for a successful compensation claim. You can’t just wake up and claim an accident without enough evidence. At some point, you may have enough proof that someone else was responsible for your injuries. However, when you cannot table such proof, it […]
