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Personal Injury Results The Firm settled over $1.5 Million in personal injury cases in the first quarter of 2021. The Firm’s personal injury clients sustained significant injuries in the following types of cases: nursing home neglect; premises liability, and auto accidents. Business Litigation Results The Firm won a complete dismissal with prejudice on behalf of (continue reading)

Recognizing Accomplishments As the Collins Law Firm forges ahead in 2021, we want to take a moment to look back and acknowledge the diligence and hard work of our attorneys and staff last year. They rolled with the punches and continued to successfully represent our clients, despite setbacks from Covid-19. Below are some of our (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results The Firm settled half a million dollars in personal injury cases in January. Cases include a driver who sustained two torn rotator cuffs and a torn meniscus in an eight car pile-up in Will County, all which required surgical intervention. The Firm obtained the policy limits from each responsible driver. The Firm (continue reading)

Top Jury Verdicts in Illinois in 2019 Congratulations to Shawn Collins, Edward Manzke, Robert Dawidiuk and John Risvold for their recognition for having two of the top jury verdicts in Illinois in 2019! Shawn Collins and Robert Dawidiuk represented our client in a jury trial that resulted in a Three Million Dollar verdict in a (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results The Firm recovered $275,000 for a client who tripped and fell at a senior living community. Our client sustained a broken shoulder. The case was settled pre-suit through mediation. During the month of June, the Firm settled several automobile accident cases including: a client who sustained neck injuries after being rear ended (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results The Firm recovered the policy limits for a client who was intentionally struck and run over by another driver. The client sustained multiple injuries, including uterine and pelvic injuries that resulted in surgical intervention. The Firm recovered $113,000 for a client who slipped on ice at her apartment complex’s parking lot when (continue reading)

Dear Friends, We hope this finds you and yours healthy and safe during this challenging time. We continue our efforts and our commitment to our clients, attorneys and employees. Our attorneys and paralegals continue their work remotely during these times and we are fully confident in our ability to meet our client's needs wherever we (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results During the month of February, the Firm recovered over $600,000 for its personal injury clients. Those cases include: a young woman injured in a motorcycle accident; a couple injured in a T-bone accident at an intersection; two pedestrians who were struck by a car as they were walking through a crosswalk; and (continue reading)

Happy New Year! We wish all of you a prosperous year and hope your outlook for 2020 is bright. As we look ahead to another busy and successful year providing our clients with the best representation possible, it is important that we look back on what we accomplished in 2019. Our Environmental litigation team, led (continue reading)

Kendall County Motorcycle Crash Settlement The Firm settled a contested motorcycle crash case pending in Kendall County for over $200,000. Our client suffered a fractured leg which required surgery. The lawsuit was settled for over double the defendant’s initial settlement offer. Business Litigation Results The Firm won a motion for complete dismissal with prejudice in (continue reading)