If you were hurt in a crash, an experienced Naperville car accident lawyer can take the pressure off so you do not have to face the insurance companies alone. Collins Law Group is a statewide Illinois personal injury firm headquartered right here in Naperville, and our attorneys have recovered more than $1.5 billion for injured clients across Illinois and the country. We bring that same experience to every Naperville car accident case, whether it is a rear-end collision on Route 59 or a serious highway crash on I-88. Learn more about our broader Illinois car accident practice or our Naperville personal injury lawyers.
Naperville is one of the largest cities in Illinois, and its busiest corridors are also where the most serious collisions tend to concentrate. We regularly handle crashes along the I-88 Reagan Memorial Tollway and the I-355 interchange, the Route 59 retail corridor, Ogden Avenue (US-34), Naper Boulevard, and North Aurora Road. Distracted driving, speeding, and failure to yield to pedestrians and cyclists cause many of these wrecks. Severely injured victims in the Naperville area are often taken to Edward Hospital on South Washington Street, a Level II trauma center.
Naperville is unusual because it straddles two counties, and that affects where your case is filed. The north end of Naperville sits in DuPage County, where civil injury lawsuits seeking more than $50,000 are filed in the DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton, part of the 18th Judicial Circuit. South Naperville primarily lies in Will County and is served by the courthouse in Joliet. Which courthouse hears your case generally depends on where the crash occurred and where the parties live. We try cases in both courthouses and throughout Illinois, so local knowledge matters from day one.
Not every crash is caused by driver error. Some result from a defective vehicle or part, such as failed brakes, faulty airbags, or tire defects. In those cases an automotive product defect claim may apply.
Local figures are drawn from Naperville Police Department reporting. For statewide crash trends and safety data, the Illinois Department of Transportation crash data reports provide additional context.
Many crashes involve more than a typical passenger car. We also handle truck accident claims and emerging autonomous vehicle cases that happen on Naperville-area roads and highways.
Two Illinois rules shape nearly every car accident claim. First, the deadline: under Illinois law, you generally have two years from the date of the crash to file a personal injury lawsuit (735 ILCS 5/13-202). Miss that deadline and your claim is almost always lost, so it is important to speak with a lawyer early while evidence is still available. Second, fault: Illinois follows a modified comparative negligence rule (735 ILCS 5/2-1116). You can still recover damages if you were partly at fault, but your award is reduced by your percentage of fault, and you are barred from recovering anything if you are found to be more than 50% at fault. Because insurers use these rules to reduce or deny claims, having an attorney protect your share of the fault analysis can significantly affect your recovery.
Naperville sits at the meeting point of several suburbs, and crashes often involve drivers from neighboring communities. We also help injured drivers in nearby towns, including Aurora and Wheaton, and we handle the full range of crash injuries, from whiplash to serious spine injuries.
Insurance companies move quickly to limit what they pay. A lawyer levels the field by investigating the crash, preserving evidence, working with medical and accident-reconstruction experts, calculating the full value of your losses (which is especially important in cases involving catastrophic injuries), and negotiating aggressively, taking the case to trial when the insurer will not pay fairly. At Collins Law Group, you pay no fee unless we recover for you.
Collins Law Group combines the resources and trial record of a statewide Illinois firm with deep roots in Naperville and the western suburbs. Our attorneys have recovered more than $1.5 billion for injured people, and we handle every case on a contingency basis: no fee unless we win. We are based in Naperville and serve clients throughout DuPage County, Will County, and across Illinois.
If you were injured in a Naperville car accident, contact Collins Law Group for a free consultation. There is no fee unless we win your case.
In most cases you have two years from the date of the crash to file a personal injury lawsuit in Illinois (735 ILCS 5/13-202). Some situations, such as claims involving minors or government vehicles, follow different deadlines, so it is best to consult a lawyer promptly.
Illinois uses modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116). You can still recover if you were partly at fault, but your damages are reduced by your share of fault, and you recover nothing if you are found more than 50% at fault.
It depends on where the crash happened and where the parties live. Most of Naperville is in DuPage County, with larger civil cases filed in Wheaton; the Will County portion of Naperville is served by the courthouse in Joliet. We handle cases in both.
Nothing up front. We work on a contingency fee, which means we are paid only if we recover money for you, and the consultation is free.
It depends on factors like the severity of your injuries, your medical bills and future care, lost income, and the impact on your life. After reviewing your case, we can give you a realistic assessment of its value.
Be cautious. You must report the crash to your own insurer, but you are not required to give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurance company, and doing so can hurt your claim. It is wise to speak with a lawyer first.
Injured in a Naperville car accident? Contact Collins Law Group today for a free consultation. There is no fee unless we win.
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