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Personal Injury Results The Firm recovered $700,000.00 during the month of April. Cases include: a pre-suit settlement against a drunk driver who struck a pedestrian who sustained catastrophic injuries as a result; a pre-suit settlement for a client who was attacked by a dog at her apartment complex; and a jury trial verdict for a (continue reading)

As we look forward to 2025, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the successes we achieved for our clients in 2024. We thank all our clients for the trust you have shown in us and wish you all the best in the new year. Environmental Law After 4 years of litigation, (continue reading)

It is with profound sadness that we share the news that Shawn Collins, our founder, leader, and friend has passed away. Shawn’s career has been dedicated to fighting for people whose water, air or soil had been contaminated by polluting corporations. Shawn’s passion for helping victims seek justice has been instilled in each member of (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results In the month of September alone, the personal injury team recovered over $2.5 Million Dollars in personal injury settlements. These cases include a $1.5 million dollar settlement for an automobile case involving a drunk driver who was driving the wrong way down the street and crashed into our client’s vehicle head-on. Our (continue reading)

Shawn Collins Selected as President of the Top 10 Environmental Trial Lawyers Due to his years of experience and exceptional ability in environmental litigation, Shawn Collins has been selected as President of the Top 10 Environmental Trial Lawyers (a division of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100) for 2025. The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results The Firm recovered over Four Million Dollars in personal injury settlements, verdicts and judgments during the month of June. The cases involved a federal court action for product liability; a Will County nursing home negligence action; multiple Cook County premises liability actions and a catastrophic trucking crash that took place in western (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results The Firm settled personal injury claims during the month of April in the amount of $2,442,500.00. Cases ranged from vehicle crashes, negligence in an assisted living facility, slip and fall at a big box retailer, dog bite and pharmacy malpractice. Business Litigation Results The Firm settled a highly contested partnership litigation, involving (continue reading)

Collins Law Firm Year in Review Happy New Year and best wishes for a happy and healthy 2024! We secured many millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for our clients in 2023 and hope to provide the same outstanding representation to all our clients in 2024. As a result of our work, our firm (continue reading)

Attorney Shawn Collins Selected as a Law 360 Environmental MVP for 2023 Shawn Collins has been chosen as a 2023 Environmental MVP by Law 360 due to his work on the Sterigenics litigation in Cook County. IL. Shawn served as a co-lead of the Plaintiffs Executive Committee in the In re Willowbrook Ethylene Oxide Litigation, (continue reading)

We are proud to announce that our $363 million verdict in Kamuda v. Sterigenics U.S. LLC, et al., has been named the number one jury verdict among all practice areas in Illinois in 2022 by Top Verdict. Congratulations to Collins Law partners Shawn Collins and Edward Manzke and associate Margaret Galka for their work on (continue reading)