Wondering if you need a lawyer after a car accident in Illinois? Learn when to handle it yourself, when to hire help, and how contingency fees work....
Tire blowouts are usually preventable. Learn who can be held liable in Illinois, from negligent drivers and trucking companies to tire manufacturers....
Illinois motorcycle claims come with unique rules: no helmet law, real rider bias, and comparative fault stakes. What every injured rider should know before talking to an insurer....
ELDs, engine computers, telematics, and cameras record how a truck was really driven. Learn what the data proves and why it disappears fast without a preservation demand....
Illinois ties your settlement directly to your percentage of fault, and 51 percent means zero. Learn how the comparative negligence statute works and how insurers exploit it....
Truck crash liability rarely stops with the driver. Learn how carriers, freight brokers, shippers, and manufacturers can share responsibility, and why that decides what a case is worth....
You usually do not owe the other driver's insurer a recorded statement, and giving one early can quietly shrink your claim. Here is what Illinois crash victims should do instead....
ELD data, black box downloads, driver files, maintenance records, and video can prove a truck accident case, but only if they are preserved before retention windows expire....
How Illinois calculates personal injury damages: economic and non-economic losses, the role of comparative fault, and the factors that actually drive case value....
A step-by-step guide to protecting your health, meeting Illinois reporting duties, and preserving trucking company evidence after a commercial truck crash....
Collins Law operates on a contingency fee basis for personal injury and environmental cases, meaning clients only pay legal fees if we win your case.
Record Results
The largest single-plaintiff verdict in Illinois history, $363 million, and more than $1.5 billion recovered for our clients in verdicts and settlements. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
We Welcome Referrals
Referral and co-counsel fees are honored under Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(f) and confirmed in writing at the outset. We do not solicit a referred client’s other matters.
Flexible Consultations
Understanding the challenges clients may face following an injury, Collins Law offers flexible consultation options, including home and hospital visits. We will come to you.
We Try Cases
Insurance carriers know which firms will take a case to a jury and which will not. We prepare every case from day one as if it will be tried, with experts and investigation done at the front end.
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