Recently we have noticed an unfortunate trend among many of our new work comp clients. They are desperate for money just to live day-to-day. They are among the huge portion of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. Every single employee of this firm has, at one time or another, lived that way. So, we completely understand…
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Work Comp Commission affirms $350,000 award / Comisión de compensación de trabajo afirma $350,000 premio
Sometimes being a trial lawyer also means being an appellate lawyer. Short and Daugherty can handle your trial and all of the potential appeals. Case in point: Last Friday we received the decision of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission which affirmed an award totaling more than $350,000 in medical bills, lost weekly earnings (TTD) and…
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A perfect example of why you need us as your work comp lawyers! / Un ejemplo perfecto de por qué nos necesita como sus abogados de compensación de trabajo!
About 2 years ago a client came into the office telling us he had been injured at work and that the insurance company cut off his benefits and offered him $5,000 to settle his case. A redacted copy of that offer letter is shown above. He was still in tremendous pain and couldn’t work. We…
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The only promises we make / Las únicas promesas que hacemos
Lots of lawyers promote how much money they’ve won for their clients, the justice they’ve delivered or the number of cases they’ve handled. The truth is we do the same thing. It’s part of the advertising necessary to get a potential client’s attention. But there are only two things we promise our clients. We promise…
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