Personal Injury

Chicago Personal Injury Lawyers

We Protect the Rights of the Wrongfully Injured

If an accident and injury have upended your life, finding your footing again might depend on the success of your recovery. The problem is that the person, company, or party that caused your accident very likely won’t want to admit to any fault, much less pay you any compensation for your losses. If you want fair compensation but don’t want to stress yourself out with legal processes and liability contests, the first choice you should make is to talk to a Chicago personal injury attorney from Hilliard Law.

Why do so many people in Chicago choose our personal injury team?

We have been focused on personal injury plaintiff representation for nearly 40 years.
We are trial lawyers who can handle a case from start to finish, including if it goes to litigation.
We have Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars℠ members on staff.
We founded our firm in Texas, and we bring Texas strength and size to every case we handle.

You shouldn’t have to pay for everything after an accident that was caused by someone else’s mistake. It’s a simple concept, yet defendants and insurance companies like to complicate it. Keep it simple by handing your personal injury case to us.

Call (312) 535-7883 and ask for a FREE case review in Chicago.

Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle in Chicago

With our extensive experience and resources, Hilliard Law is poised to handle virtually any personal injury case that is brought to our desks. You can rest easy knowing that we’re ready to help you, regardless of the details and complications that led to your accident.

Our team can work on the following personal injury case types and more:

Car accidents
Child injuries
Class action lawsuits
Defective products
Industrial injuries
Medical malpractice
Nursing home abuse
Pedestrian accidents
Motorcycle accidents
Pool and water park accidents
Premises liability
Wrongful death

Serious Representation for Catastrophic Injury Cases

Every personal injury claim is serious, especially to the person who has been injured. However, some injuries are considered more medically serious than most others. Such injuries are called “catastrophic injuries,” and are often life-changing. At Hilliard Law, we can work on all sorts of personal injury claims, but we focus on clients who need the experience, resources, and insight of our esteemed team the most after they have suffered catastrophic injuries.

Different catastrophic injury cases that we can handle include:

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
Burns
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs)
Organ damage
Fractures
Amputations
Permanent scarring
More

What Compensation Can You Pursue?

A personal injury claim is about getting justice for you and your family, but it is also about getting financial compensation. You could be dealing with a serious financial hit after you missed work, went to the hospital, and so on, and an injury claim could be the right way to begin to financially recover. When you let our Chicago personal injury lawyers handle your claim, we can investigate your damages, calculate the compensation that should be given to you, and fight for every dollar, even if that requires us to litigate before the court on your behalf.

The two main categories of damages in a personal injury case are:

Economic: Related to tangible financial costs and losses, such as medical expenses, lost wages, and property damage.
Non-economic: Related to intangible harm and abstract losses, such as pain, suffering, and lessened enjoyment of life.

Evidence to Support Your Personal Injury Claim

Defendants in personal injury claims will defend themselves against accusations to try to avoid liability for causing an accident. To shut them down and keep your case strong, our team can look for different types of evidence that will benefit your case and prove your side of the story.

To prepare a compelling case, we might use these types of evidence and more:

Photographs and videos
Witness statements
First responder reports
Medical records

Illinois Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Cases

The statute of limitations for most personal injury cases filed in Illinois is two years. Under this law, you have two years from the date of the accident or the date that the injury became reasonably noticeable to bring a claim against the liable party in civil court. If you do not, you will very likely lose the option to file a claim in court after, so it is important not to miss this deadline.

Furthermore, you shouldn’t wait to get your personal injury case started, no matter how much time is left in the statute of limitations. If you wait too long, important forms of evidence might become more difficult to find and use properly. For example, if you slipped and fell in a retail store, the security camera footage that recorded the accident might be automatically deleted by the system after a few months; if you waited to report your accident and talk to an attorney, it might be impossible to recover that footage and use it to your advantage.

Let Us Handle Every Step – Call Now

Hilliard Law in Chicago can handle every process of your personal injury claim, such as:

Investigating the accident to determine liability and if a claim is justified.
Calculating the total compensation amount that should be provided to you.
Filing a claim that outlines your damages and why the defendant is liable for them.
Attempting to negotiate for fair compensation that is provided through a settlement.
Filing a lawsuit if a settlement isn’t reached; we always prepare each case for trial.

Put your worries at ease by reaching out to our Chicago personal injury attorneys and let us handle your case from start to finish. We will be focused on securing a maximized recovery amount for you, just as if we were representing ourselves. Be sure to ask about our contingency fees, too, which let you hire our highly experienced legal team at little to no financial risk!

For more information, call (312) 535-7883 and ask for a free case consultation.

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