Richard Victor
About Richard Victor
Richard Victor is a senior litigator at Briskman Briskman & Greenberg, where he focuses exclusively on representing injured individuals in workers' compensation claims. Before joining the firm, Victor served as managing attorney of the workers' compensation department at a prominent injury law firm. Over a career spanning more than 30 years, he has tried countless cases before the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission and has argued cases on administrative and appellate review before Illinois Circuit Courts, Appellate Courts, and the Illinois Supreme Court. He has earned a reputation among attorneys, insurance adjusters, arbitrators, and commissioners as a fierce and skillful advocate. Victor was lead attorney on two significant decisions in Illinois workers' compensation law, including the Illinois Supreme Court's ruling in Alvarado v. Industrial Com'n, 216 Ill. 2d 547 (2005), and the Circuit Court ruling in Julia Garcia v. Magid Glove.
Notable case results
Illinois Supreme Court held the Workers' Compensation Commission retained jurisdiction to determine attorney's fees after settlement contract approval, establishing a significant precedent under Section 16 of the Act
Circuit Court held the statutory cap on attorney's fees does not apply to wage differential cases under Section 8d-1 of the Workers Compensation Act
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
