Personal Injury Lawyer in Champaign, IL

Our Personal Injury Services in Illinois

Personal injury cases are based on the underlying concept of negligence or wrongdoing, in which another party who owes you a duty of care has violated that duty, leading to an accident causing your injuries and damages. 

An example is a distracted driver who slams into another vehicle due to texting while driving. The texting driver owes others on the road a duty to drive responsibly; his breach of duty, resulting in another motorist’s broken bones and head injury, makes him liable for damages. Because Illinois drivers are required to have auto insurance, these at-fault driver’s insurers are on the line for their accident claims. 

Our firm handles all types of injury claims, including those involving:

• Car accidents: These can range from two-car mishaps to multiple-vehicle pileups.
• Motorcycle accidents: Bikers are among the most vulnerable in traffic accidents due to a lack of bodily protection when struck.
• Trucking accidents: These are particularly complex due to the potential multiple parties that may be at fault, from drivers to the trucking company, truck manufacturers, cargo loaders, and more, as well as the need to investigate for lapses in compliance with state and federal trucking regulations.
• Pedestrian accidents: Like bikers, pedestrians are vulnerable to accidents caused by distracted, reckless, or unsafe drivers. Champaign/Urbana is home to busy downtown areas and heavy pedestrian traffic, where accidents are common.
• Bicycle accidents: Minors, college students, and sports and exercise enthusiasts can quickly become injured while traveling on bike paths or roadways, especially in urban areas.
• Dog bites: Under strict liability law, negligent pet owners may be held responsible when their animals attack others.
• Medical malpractice: This occurs when a healthcare professional causes injury or harm to a patient through negligence or deviation from accepted standards of care.
• Nursing home abuse and neglect: This involves physical, emotional, or financial harm inflicted on seniors by caregivers in a nursing home, often due to negligence or intentional misconduct.
• Slip and fall accidents: These accidents happen when a person slips or trips and is injured on someone else's property, usually due to the property owner's negligence.
• Brain injuries: These are injuries to the brain, often caused by accidents or trauma, which can have long-term cognitive, physical, and emotional effects.
• Birth injuries: These are injuries that occur to a child before, during, or immediately after birth, often due to medical negligence.
• Spinal cord Injuries: These are severe injuries to the spinal cord that can result in partial or complete paralysis, often caused by severe accidents.
• Wrongful death: This is a legal term referring to a fatality caused directly by someone else's negligence, recklessness, or intentional action. The personal representative of the deceased person’s estate pursues these claims on behalf of the survivors. 
• Workers' compensation claims: These involve cases where an employee suffers a job-related injury or illness and seeks benefits provided by the employer's workers' compensation insurance. Such benefits may include coverage for medical expenses, disability benefits, and compensation for lost wages.