The Chicago, Illinois workers' compensation lawyers of the Law Offices of Donald W. Fohrman, Ltd. have over 50 years of combined experience together in successfully representing injured employees and victims of negligence--ranging from the mildly injured to the quadriplegic, as well as families of wrongful death victims. Our firm has a 98% success rate in recovering workers’ compensation settlements for clients and our trial success rate is also high at 96%. This type of record gives us confidence in taking your case to court and representing you and your family in an injury claim.

We have dedicated our practice to serving injured workers throughout the State of Illinois--including Dupage, Cook, and Lake Counties within the following areas:

• Workers' Compensation
• Occupational Diseases
• Reactive Airways Disease and Asthma
• Asbestos – Asbestosis, Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer
• Toxic Exposure
• Metal Working Fluids
• Construction and Industrial Accidents
• Orthopedic Injuries
• Repetitive Stress injuries
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Tendonitis
• Burn Injuries
• Retaliatory Discharge from Workers' Compensation claims

The Law Offices of Donald W. Fohrman, Ltd. maintains a small firm which allows clients to get the individual attention they need when they have been injured on-the-job. Workers' compensation insurance companies know that you are facing certain time limits in protecting your legal rights, and they know that you can lose some of your rights if you are not careful in dealing with your Illinois on-the-job injury. That is why it is important to have one of the skilled Chicago, Illinois workers' compensation lawyers of the Firm to represent you and protect your rights to appropriate medical care, and to take steps to ensure that your benefit checks, and final settlement amounts, are calculated properly.

Recent Case Results:

• Union steelworker sustained head injuries resulting from a fall. Insurance company initial denial of claim based on worker having one beer at lunch time. Compromised workers’ compensation settlement of $285,000 and third party settlement of $3,200,000.
• Alarm system installer suffering multiple injuries after a fall from scaffold. Workers’ compensation settlement of $250,000 and third party settlement of $2,700,000.
• Union carpenter developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy resulting from a fractured ankle. Record workers’ compensation settlement of $450,000.00
• Union crane operator injured after a crane bucket fell on legs suffered a crush injury. Workers’ compensation settlement of $300,000.
• Union electrician suffered a shoulder injury after a fall. Workers’ compensation settlement in the amount $250,000 and third party settlement of $2,200,000.

Get the legal help you need now.  If you or a loved one has been seriously injured on-the-job or suffered wrongful death as the result of an accident, please call one of the Chicago, Illinois workers' compensation lawyers at the Law Offices of Donald W. Fohrman, Ltd. today at 866-768-0645, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free consultation.

Practice Areas and Legal Definitions 

Workers' Compensation:
Workers' compensation is insurance that an employer is required by law to carry in case an employee is injured on-the-job or becomes ill, temporarily or permanently disabled, or fatally injured due to circumstances surrounding his or her job.

Although workers' compensation laws vary from state to state, covered medical care generally includes: medical, surgical and hospital services, dental services, crutches, hearing aids, chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, nursing care and prescribed medications. Additional monetary compensation may be provided if an injured employee is temporarily unable to work for more than a certain number of calendar days set by state law, hospitalized as an in-patient, or becomes permanently disabled due to a job-related injury or illness. The right to receive medical treatment at the employer's expense typically continues as long as treatment is reasonable and necessary to treat the injury.

If you have been injured on the job, you may be entitled to reimbursement for medical bills, medical equipment and a host of other injury-related expenses.  The Chicago, Illinois workers' compensation lawyers of the Law Offices of Donald W. Fohrman know the law and will protect your rights to ensure that you receive the compensation you are entitled to by law.

Orthopedic injuries:
Orthopedic injuries can include injuries involving the spine, bones, joints, muscles, nerves and other parts of the skeletal system.  The most common orthopedic injuries are bones fractures and sprains and strains. Sprains describe an injury to a ligament and strains describe an injury to muscle. Treatment for orthopedic injuries include medical counseling, medications, casts, splints and therapies, such as exercise or surgery.

Repetitive Stress injury:
If an individual develops a repetitive stress injury (i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tennis elbow, etc.) from duties performed while on-the-job, he or she may receive workers' compensation benefits including their choice of doctor(s), full medical care compensation, lost wage benefits, a lump-sum cash settlement, vocational retraining or re-schooling and permanent wage loss benefits.

Construction/Industrial Accidents:
Construction labor makes up one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States today; each year producing thousands of debilitating injuries and wrongful deaths. Factors that contribute to construction accidents include workers lifting loads with worn and weathered cables, working on elevated platforms without fall protection or wearing defective safety harnesses and lanyards, and/or working in trenches with improper benching and using outdated tools and equipment.

Construction site personal injury law is not practiced nor understood by many personal injury Attorneys. As a result, many personal injury construction claims are often subject to mediocre representation and minimal financial compensation due to improper legal counsel.  Injured construction workers are urged to seek a workers' compensation attorney who is knowledgeable in a variety of construction techniques and has successfully litigated numerous construction site personal injury cases.

Burn Injuries:
People who have suffered and survived the agony of second, third and even fourth degree burns describe the pain they experienced as among the most severe of all traumatic injuries. Personal injuries involving severe burns commonly result from explosions, premises fires, defective products, motor vehicle collisions, electric shock, as well as accidental exposure to harmful chemicals and radiation.

Toxic Exposure:
Due to the tremendous growth of corporate industry in the United States over the past fifty years, the number of dangerous, toxic substances in the environment has grown significantly. Some toxic substances are shown to cause substantial injury to people, such as lead-based paint (linked to brain damage, especially in children), asbestos (linked to lung cancer and restrictive lung disease), dry cleaning and other solvents (linked to brain damage and major organ damage), pesticides such as dioxin and DDT (linked to birth injuries) and toxic landfill waste (linked to leukemia).

Retaliatory Discharge:
If an individual is terminated from their place of employment after reporting a workers' compensation claim, he or she could be entitled to substantial damages in a retaliatory discharge lawsuit against their former employer.

Federal laws prohibit an employer from discharging or discriminating against an employee because of a workers' compensation injury.  If an employer fires or forces the resignation of an injured employee in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim, the employee can file a civil lawsuit against the employer seeking damages in court, provided the employee has evidence of such an allegation.  Also, if an employer denies permission for immediate medical attention following a work-related injury, or does not permit an employee to seek out the services of other medical professionals in conjunction with assigned company doctors, the employee can seek legal retribution under workers' compensation laws.

If you or a loved one needs the dedicated legal representation of an experienced Chicago, Illinois workers’ compensation lawyer, call the Law Offices of Donald W. Fohrman today at 866-768-0645, or complete the contact form provided on this site to arrange for your free initial consultation.

Professional Profile

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured on-the-job or has suffered wrongful death as the result of an on-the-job accident in Chicago, call the Chicago, Illinois workers' compensation lawyers of the Law Offices of Donald W. Fohrman, Ltd. today at 866-768-0645, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free consultation.  Our live answering service handles important phone calls any time of day or night.

FIRM ADDRESS:
COOK COUNTY OFFICE
Donald Fohrman
101 West Grand, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 866-768-0645
Hours: M-F, 9:00AM-5:00PM

DUPAGE COUNTY OFFICE
One Tower Ln.
Suite 1700
Oakbrook Terrace , IL 60181

LAKE COUNTY OFFICE
2275 Half Day Rd.
Suite 350
Bannockburn, IL 60015

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:

Donald W. Fohrman, Attorney

COURTS ADMITTED:

• Illinois Supreme Court
• Illinois Trial Courts

EDUCATION:

• Loyola Law School

PRACTICE AREAS:

• 35 Years of practicing Workers’ Compensation Law
  

Adam J. Scholl, Attorney

COURTS ADMITTED:

• Illinois Supreme Court
• Illinois Trial Courts

EDUCATION:

• University of Illinois, Law School

PRACTICE AREAS:

• 15 Years of practicing Workers’ Compensation Law