Chicago Personal Injury & Workers' Compensation Attorneys

The personal injury and workers’ compensation lawyers at DePaolo & Zadeikis provide representation to our clients in Chicago and throughout Illinois. We only represent injured people, and we’re passionate about what we do.
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OUR INJURY LAWYERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

When you need
litigators who will
Fight to Win, call
Mark DePaolo &
Donna Zadeikis

When you need litigators who will Fight to Win, call Mark DePaolo & Donna Zadeikis

Did you suffer severe injuries caused by someone else’s wrongdoing? Were you injured while performing the duties of your job? Are you having trouble getting the insurance company to pay for your losses? You need capable, caring, and trustworthy injury lawyers on your side. You need personal injury and workers’ comp lawyers Mark DePaolo & Donna Zadeikis.

With decades of combined experience, an impressive line of credentials, and compassion that drives our success, we have the knowledge, skills, and resources that will make a difference in your personal injury or workers’ compensation claim. Our award-winning team has secured maximum compensation through settlements and jury verdicts for hundreds of injured workers in Chicago, IL. In fact, Mr. DePaolo achieved one of the highest awards for penalties for non-payment of benefits.

Our team-based approach to legal representation means that your case will get the attention it deserves. We’ll make sure you understand what is happening in the case, provide you with status updates, and return your calls within 24 hours, if not sooner. Our attorneys give you honest answers and clear direction on managing your case through the process. We’ll be there when you need us most.

You Won't See Our Injury Attorneys on Billboards. You will see us in the courtroom.

Every Client Is Important

Some personal injury and workers’ compensation law firms spend a lot of time, money, and resources on marketing their firms. You’ll see these lawyers on billboards and on television. They bring in many cases, taking away from their clients’ recoveries. They often refer workers’ compensation claims and personal injury cases to other lawyers to handle. In many cases, they try to represent too many clients at the same time. When that happens, nobody really wins.

At DePaolo & Zadeikis, we take a different approach. We take fewer cases and deliver better results. Our personal injury and workers’ compensation lawyers spend our time getting to know our clients. We listen to your story, and how your injuries impact your life. Then we fight for your rights in the courtroom, and we win. We get results in workers’ compensation claims and personal injury cases because we devote more time, effort, and resources into each matter we accept.

Why hire our injury attorneys to handle your case?

No upfront fees. We don’t get paid unless you do.
We try cases and we don’t back down.
Our lawyers win personal injury and workers’ compensation cases.
Over the last 30 years, 95% of our clients have recovered compensation for their lost wages, medical bills, pain, suffering, and financial losses.
Local experience.
If you can’t come to us, we will come to you.

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Years' Experience

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Personal injury and Workers' Compensation Cases We Handle

When you're injured, whether at work, in a motor vehicle accident, or because of another traumatic event, go to the emergency room first, and then call the injury lawyers at DePaolo & Zadeikis.

Preventable injuries cause harm to about one person in America every second, according to the National Safety Council. Approximately 442 people lose their lives every day because of the negligence or intentional behaviors of someone else. Motor vehicle accidents, slips and falls, and work-related injuries account for the largest portion of preventable injuries and deaths.

Injuries affect infants, adults, and the elderly: no one is immune from the effects of recklessness, incompetence, and deliberate acts. Unless proper legal steps are taken after an accident, your ability to recover compensation for your injuries may be compromised. The personal injury lawyers at DePaolo & Zadeikis are here to help make sure that doesn’t happen to you.

Our lawyers work hard to make sure you are fully compensated for your severe injuries.

The injury lawyers at DePaolo & Zadeikis focus on the following types of cases.

Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims

Our workers’ compensation attorneys will fight for your legal right to be financially compensated when you are injured on the job. Employers in Illinois are required to hold workers’ compensation insurance to protect injured workers and they are prohibited from retaliating against your for filing a workers’ compensation claim. Employees like you experience a wide range of injuries and illnesses while working in Illinois. While dangerous occupations make up a large percentage of work-related accidents, you can suffer severe physical and emotional injuries at any type of job. Slip and fall accident, unsafe equipment, chemical exposure, workplace violence, and other types of dangerous conditions can happen in many workplaces. Whether you’re an office worker or retail clerk, a construction worker, employed in manufacturing, or a healthcare provider, our workers’ compensation lawyers will work hard to make sure you are fully compensated for workplace accidents.

Workers’ compensation pays for the medical costs of job-related injuries and diseases. Almost all workers in Illinois are covered. Coverage begins when employment starts.

The types of coverage you may receive includes temporary total disability (TTD) benefits, temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits, permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits, and permanent total (PTD) benefits.

In addition to these benefits, you may also be entitled to lost wages, a wage-loss differential, and vocational training.

Personal Injury Cases

Personal injury cases include most injuries that happen outside the workplace. It is critical that you consult with our personal injury lawyers as soon as possible. We will protect you from the insurance companies, ensure you’re getting proper medical treatment, and hold all responsible parties accountable. And remember, there’s never a fee for our services unless we collect on your behalf.

Here are some of the more common types of cases we handle:

Motor-Vehicle Accidents – Thousands of motor-vehicle accidents occur on Illinois roads every year. Whether it was a fender bender that caused minimal property damage or a major crash, the effects can leave you disabled, disfigured, and unable to work or enjoy life the way you previously did. When you’ve experienced a car, truck, motorcycle, or boating crash that caused injuries or death of a loved one, life will never be the same. Although no amount of money can turn back the clock, financial compensation can help pay for necessary treatments, cover daily expenses that lost wages will no longer cover, and relieve some of the stress that accompanies these major changes in your life.

Slip and Falls—Premises Liability – Slip and fall injuries are among the most common personal injury cases. Whether it happens at a Wal-Mart, in a parking lot, or at a neighbor’s house, the owner of the property may be held liable for damages if the owner didn’t take necessary precautions to keep the property free from dangerous conditions or, at a minimum, properly warn off the hazard.

Slip and falls can happen indoors or out, on private property or public, like on a wet floor in a shopping center. If the property owner knew or should have known of the dangerous condition, there will likely be liability.

Slip and fall cases can get complicated quickly. We can sometimes discover responsible defendants that aren’t obvious to the injured person. That’s why after a slip and fall, it is so important to contact our office as soon as you’re medically able.

Whether you are injured at work, in a motor-vehicle accident, or because of another traumatic event, go to the emergency room first, and then call us. Don’t jeopardize your ability to recover appropriate compensation by talking to the insurance company. Adjustors are paid to minimize your injuries and collect information that may cause your claim to be denied or convince you to accept less than your case is worth.