As you become a more experienced driver, you may become more and more aware of the many dangers on the road. When you were younger, you may not have given too much thought to driving over the speed limit, tailgating slow drivers or weaving in and out of traffic. Now,...
Month: August 2019
How do I know if my injuries are catastrophic?
If you have been seriously injured in an accident, you may already feel overwhelmed and hopeless at how long it seems to take to recover. To you, your injuries seem severe and, at least for now, life-changing. However, you and other residents of Illinois should...
Recovering from a head injury requires time and patience
Head injuries can be scary to deal with, especially because for many victims in Illinois the outcome of their situation and whether or not they will make a full recovery is often questionable for some time. Because head injuries take significant time to heal and must...
Recognize risks to children during Back to School month
It may still feel like summer to most people, but school starts for children across Illinois at the end of August. While this can be an exciting time for students – or the day many children have dreaded all summer – it can also be a dangerous time, as drivers...
Welcome To Our Blog
We established this blog to share stories and information about topics relevant to our practice. Our intent is to regularly provide posts highlighting legal issues of local, state and national interest that we think you will find interesting. Check back later for...
The risk of animal bite infections
In Illinois, when a person is bitten by someone else's pet, that owner will often have to take financial responsibility. However, the victim is the one who will need to tend to their injuries. Unfortunately, some bites can be more dangerous than others. They may carry...
Chain reaction crashes involving large trucks can be devastating
Any Illinois resident who has had experience on the freeway can attest that sharing the roads with semi-trucks can be harrowing. They may have had a close call with a big rig or could have already been in an accident with one. Regardless of one’s past experiences,...
Keeping detailed records after a car accident is a must
In the blink of an eye, you went from driving your car on an Illinois road to taking an ambulance to the local hospital. It only took a matter of seconds for another driver to hit you and cause you to suffer injuries -- injuries that have affected you physically,...