David Abels
VerifiedAbout David Abels
David Abels is a co-founding partner of Abels & Annes, P.C., a personal injury firm with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Phoenix, Arizona. Born and raised in Evanston, Illinois, Dave has dedicated his career since 1997 to representing personal injury victims in auto accident, premises liability, wrongful death, bicycle, pedestrian, motorcycle, and truck collision cases. He began his legal career at the Henry County State's Attorney's Office, where he handled more than 20 jury trials across traffic, misdemeanor, and felony prosecutions, before returning to Chicago for criminal defense work in Cook County. In 2008 he formed Abels & Annes, P.C. with longtime Chicago personal injury litigator Gary Annes. His work and commentary have been featured in the Washington Post, Miami Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, Huffington Post, and USA Today.
Notable case results
Abels & Annes co-counseled a $3.2 million settlement for a childhood sexual abuse survivor against the Archdiocese of Chicago and Cardinal Francis George after the archdiocese kept defrocked priest Daniel McCormack in ministry despite warnings from its own review board.
Abels & Annes, co-counseling with Hilfman & Martin, secured a settlement of nearly $3.2 million against the Archdiocese of Chicago and Cardinal Francis George on behalf of a man abused by Fr. Daniel McCormack throughout his middle and high school years.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
