Personal injury lawyers in Chicago.
Chicago is the third-largest city in the US with heavy traffic and harsh winter conditions contributing to accidents. Our directory connects you with top personal injury lawyers.
Top-rated personal injury lawyers in Chicago.
- Abels & Annes, P.C.31y
David Abels
PartnerDavid 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.
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Victor Acosta
AttorneyVictor A. Acosta is an Associate Attorney at DJC Law in Austin, Texas, where he handles plaintiffs' personal injury matters statewide — including auto accidents, commercial vehicle collisions, slip-and-fall cases, and dog bite litigation. He has focused exclusively on personal injury law since his licensure. A U.S. Army veteran, Acosta served four years before being honorably discharged in 2013 and pursuing higher education. He earned his B.A. in Criminal Justice with a minor in Political Science from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2016, followed by his J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in 2019. He was admitted to The State Bar of Texas on October 25, 2019.
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Michael Agruss
CEO & FounderMichael Stephen Agruss is the CEO and founder of Mike Agruss Law (also branded 844SeeMike Personal Injury Lawyers), a Chicago-based personal injury and consumer rights firm he established in March 2012. He leads a team of 15 full-time attorneys and has settled over 8,000 cases, recovering more than $16 million annually for clients. He is recognized as a leading figure in consumer rights and dog bite law.
- Malman Law5y
Zaid Alsaraf
AssociateZaid Alsaraf is an Associate Attorney at Malman Law in Chicago, where he focuses on personal injury litigation across the full litigation process from pre-suit investigation through discovery and trial. Practicing since 2021, Zaid has represented hundreds of clients for injuries ranging from minor strains to catastrophic harm. He has arbitrated more than 75 cases through Cook County's Mandatory Arbitration program and has tried 10 or more cases as first-chair lead counsel. Zaid earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2021 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from Michigan State University.
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Jonathan Alvarez
PartnerJonathan Alvarez is a Partner at Meirowitz & Wasserberg's New York City office, where he represents plaintiffs in a wide range of negligence matters including motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, construction accidents, dog bites, bicycle accidents, medical malpractice, municipal liability, and police misconduct cases. Before joining the firm in 2020, Jonathan worked as an Associate at a boutique plaintiff's personal injury firm in Westchester County. Earlier in his career, he served as a Trial Attorney for the Office of the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, gaining significant trial experience defending the City in tort matters. Jonathan earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Pace University School of Law in White Plains, where he served as Note and Comment Editor of the Pace International Law Review. He clerked for the Honorable Nelson S. Roman, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
- Disparti Law Group15y
George Andros
Of CounselThe Honorable George Andros (Ret.) joined Disparti Law Group in 2021 as Of Counsel after a 15-year career as a Judicial Officer at the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission (2003-2018), where he conducted over 1,000 judicial hearings, more than 10,000 settlement reviews/approvals, and thousands of pre-trial conferences across Illinois counties. He was appointed by the Governor's Advisory Board as one of five certified under section 19(p) of the WC Act to conduct binding hearings (2006-2016) and was elected by fellow Judicial Officers to the Commission Review Board. As an attorney, he has practiced before the WC Commission, Illinois Circuit Court, Appellate Court, and U.S. Federal Court. He focuses on workers compensation and employment law.
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Howard Ankin
PartnerHoward H. Ankin is the founding partner of Ankin Law, a Chicago-based personal injury and workers' compensation firm he launched in March 1997 alongside his father, Paul B. Ankin. A third-generation lawyer, Howard has built the firm into one of the largest personal injury and workers' compensation firms in Illinois with more than 75 employees and offices in Chicago, Orland Park, Rosemont, and Rolling Meadows. He focuses his practice on personal injury, workers' compensation, trucking litigation, wrongful death, social security disability, and civil and criminal litigation.
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Paul Ankin
Of CounselPaul B. Ankin is Of Counsel at Ankin Law in Chicago and has practiced law for more than four decades. He is the father of firm founder Howard Ankin. He served in the United States Army as an Assistant Post Judge Advocate General at Sixth Army Headquarters, Presidio of San Francisco, California, before entering private practice. He focuses on personal injury, workers' compensation, mass torts and class actions, and motor vehicle accident matters, and serves as general counsel for clients with office files dating back to the 1960s. He is recognized for his long-term, multigenerational client relationships and his advocacy against insurance company practices. In 2013 he and his wife donated the Lois and Paul Ankin Reception Center to UIC Law (formerly The John Marshall Law School).
- Abels & Annes, P.C.30y
Gary Annes
PartnerGary P. Annes is a Partner with Abels & Annes, P.C., a Chicago personal injury law firm where he concentrates his practice on auto accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, product liability, and medical malpractice. Since becoming a lawyer in 1995, he has focused exclusively on personal injury law, accumulating nearly three decades of experience representing injury victims. Mr. Annes earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992 and his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1995. He was sworn in to the Illinois bar that same year and later admitted to the Arizona bar in 2010, allowing him to handle matters in both states. Over the course of his career, Mr. Annes has handled numerous jury trials and resolved many additional cases through arbitration and mediation, collecting millions of dollars for his clients. He has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer every year from 2017 through 2024 in recognition of his work in personal injury law. The firm's office is located at 100 N. LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago.
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Dov Apfel
PartnerDov Apfel is a Partner at Levin & Perconti in Chicago and a nationally recognized authority in birth injury litigation, particularly cases involving cerebral palsy and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). With over 40 years of experience handling complex medical malpractice claims nationwide, his notable results include a $29 million settlement for catastrophic HIE, a $27 million recovery following a $20 million jury verdict, and an $18 million birth injury settlement. He is widely recognized for his expertise in electronic fetal monitoring and establishing causation in cerebral palsy cases.
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Gabriel Aprati
AssociateGabriel Aprati is an Associate Attorney at Levin & Perconti, joining the firm in November 2018 after graduating cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law. He focuses on personal injury, nursing home abuse, and medical malpractice litigation. Gabriel was inspired to pursue personal injury law after a close family member was involved in a life-threatening car accident. He has been recognized on the Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars list since 2024.
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Reno Arabo
AttorneyReno Arabo is an Attorney at Marko Law Firm. Arabo earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law, where he made the Dean's List multiple times, competed in Moot Court, received the Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure, and participated in the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University. He is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. A West Bloomfield, Michigan native, Arabo began his career in insurance defense handling motor vehicle and No-Fault matters and worked nearly six years on the defense side before joining Marko Law to represent plaintiffs. During law school he worked in the Housing Law Clinic and interned in the Complex Litigation Division of the Michigan Attorney General's Office.
- DJC Law6y
Casey Archer
AttorneyCasey James Archer is a personal injury attorney at DJC Law in Austin, Texas, with more than five years of dedicated plaintiffs' practice. He represents clients across Texas in motor vehicle, premises, and other personal injury matters, drawing on courtroom experience he first gained as a criminal defense paralegal during law school. Archer earned his J.D. with honors from New England Law | Boston in 2019. He completed his undergraduate education cum laude at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, with dual bachelor's degrees in English and Science, Technology, & Society. Prior to law school, he held management roles in other industries.
- Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.3y
Emily Art
AssociateEmily T. Art is an Associate Attorney at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in Chicago, focusing on catastrophic personal injury, medical negligence, and wrongful death cases. She earned her B.A. in Psychology and History from Clark University in 2017 and her J.D. with honors from UIC School of Law in 2023. She joined the firm as a law clerk in 2022 and was promoted to Associate Attorney in 2023. In her first trial with the firm, she and the trial team won a $12.2 million jury verdict for a tractor-trailer driver injured in an I-70 crash. As a law clerk, she assisted on the trial team that secured a record-breaking $363 million jury verdict against medical sterilization plant Sterigenics, and on a $32.7 million medical negligence verdict.
- TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers16y
Juan Asconape
AttorneyJuan Asconape is a veteran trial attorney at TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers, joining following the firm's November 2025 acquisition of Keller Swan Injury Attorneys. With over 15 years of experience in plaintiff's personal injury litigation, he has successfully resolved more than 2,500 cases and secured approximately $70 million in compensation for his clients. A native Spanish speaker, Juan spent his childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and further enriched his linguistic skills through studies in Europe, becoming proficient in Italian and French. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from Indiana University in 2001 and his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2006. Prior to joining Keller Swan in February 2025, he practiced for many years at Schwed, Adams, & McGinley, P.A. in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
- Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.26y
Jennifer Ashley
PartnerJennifer L. Ashley is a Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., focusing on personal injury and wrongful death cases involving vehicle accidents, premises liability, and products liability. She joined the firm in 2012 and was named Partner in 2014. Prior to joining the firm she spent 12 years at an auto insurance defense firm. She has tried more than 100 cases to verdict and has been published in the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter more than 75 times for successful verdicts. Over her career she has personally secured more than $70 million on behalf of injured clients. She also serves as a trial team coach at Chicago-Kent College of Law and is a regular arbitrator in Cook and Lake Counties.
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Isabela Bacidore
AssociateIsabela Bacidore is an Associate Attorney at Levin & Perconti in Chicago, focusing on birth injury, medical malpractice, and nursing home negligence cases. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from Miami University in 2017 and her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2020. She joined Levin & Perconti as a law clerk in May 2018 and was promoted to Associate Attorney in January 2021. During law school she participated in the Society of Women in Law and the Kent Justice Foundation, and earned Dean's List honors. She has been part of teams achieving over $50 million in settlements, including a $29 million settlement and a $16 million settlement, both for children with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
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Aaron Bagherpour
Personal Injury AttorneyAaron Bagherpour is a personal injury attorney at Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys in Las Vegas, Nevada. A US Army veteran of the 101st Airborne Division who led combat patrols in Afghanistan, he has prior legal experience with startups in regulatory compliance and a jury consulting firm.
- McCready Law2y
Kyle Bailey
Senior Associate AttorneyKyle Bailey is a Senior Associate Attorney at McCready Law, focused on personal injury and workers' compensation matters. He has expertise in developing winning strategies for personal injury clients. Bailey earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly John Marshall Law School), where he was an Edward T. Lee Full Tuition Scholarship recipient. He is admitted to practice in Illinois state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (admitted February 2023). Bailey was the 2017 Illinois Intercollegiate Forensics Association Parliamentary Debate Champion. Notable case results include a $2 million settlement for a child severely burned by negligent hot water heater maintenance, a $1.005 million settlement for a mother and daughter injured in an amusement park ride malfunction, and an $890,000 trucking collision settlement (defendants' prior offer: $100,000).
- Costa Ivone Injury Lawyers - Chicago30y
Sean Baker
AttorneySean M. Baker is a Senior Trial Attorney at Costa Ivone, LLC in Chicago with 30 years of experience advocating for victims of personal injury, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice, police shootings and misconduct, civil rights, employment and EEO violations, RICO, and qui tam/whistleblower claims. He has tried cases in Illinois circuit courts and the federal Northern District of Illinois, and argued appeals before the First District Court of Appeals. Earlier in his career he served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Cook County and as a partner at Horwitz Richardson & Baker. He has recovered many multi-million-dollar resolutions for his clients.
- Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys15y
Baxter Baldwin
Of CounselBaxter O. Baldwin is Of Counsel at Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys, serving as the responsible attorney for the firm's California cases. He brings extensive experience in real estate transactions, corporate formation, and investment start-ups, in addition to personal injury matters.
- Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys18y
Zachary Balkin
Litigation AttorneyHugh Zachary Balkin is a personal injury litigation attorney at Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys, based in Reno and serving Northern Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. Between 2008 and 2016, he served at Colorado's 13th Judicial District Attorney's Office, rising to Chief Deputy District Attorney, where he prosecuted more than 45 jury trials including homicides and sexual assaults. In 2016, he joined Colorado's largest personal injury firm (Franklin D. Azar & Associates), settled millions in claims, and managed an office of over 50 attorneys, also participating in class action lawsuits against companies like Hewlett Packard and Wells Fargo. He moved to Reno in 2021 and joined Lerner and Rowe in 2022. His father was also a personal injury attorney.
- TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers8y
Destiny Barbosa
AttorneyDestiny Rae Barbosa is a trial attorney at TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers (working through Keller Swan Injury Attorneys, part of TopDog Law SE, PLLC), based in Jupiter, Florida. She focuses on personal injury and property damage cases resulting from negligence and wrongdoing, including catastrophic injury cases. She earned her J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, graduating early in two years with Cum Laude honors and a certificate in Civil Litigation. Earlier in her career, she clerked for Judge Waddell Wallace III in Duval County's Repeat Felony Offender Court, served as a Certified Legal Intern with the State Attorney's Office, and practiced at Romano Law Group and Keller Melchiorre & Walsh, PLLC. She lectures on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and evidence preservation in personal injury cases.
- Malman Law2y
Daniel Barela
AssociateDaniel Barela is an Associate Attorney at Malman Law in Chicago, where he focuses on personal injury matters. A native of the Chicagoland area, Daniel joined the firm in 2024 after working as an associate at another Chicago personal injury and workers' compensation firm. He earned his Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2021, where he participated in the Plaintiff's Employment Clinic and earned a J.D. Certificate in Labor and Employment Law from the Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace. Prior to law school he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago.