Giving a Statement to an Insurance Company Following a Car Accident
You’ve been injured in a car accident that was someone’s fault. That person’s insurance company is calling you to take your statement. The person calling has nice manners and seems harmless. You’re...
View ArticleThe Importance of Having Enough Insurance | Car Accidents
I am not an insurance salesman – far from it. I am a personal injury lawyer. Insurance companies probably don’t care for me very much. You see, I consistently get in their way of trying to pay out as...
View ArticleChicago Lawyer Helps You Figure Out What Your Car Accident Settlement Is Worth
If you’re reading this, the odds are that you or someone you care about was in a car accident and you are trying to figure out what your settlement is worth. The value of your car accident case depends...
View ArticleChicago Injury Lawyer Knows How Insurance Companies Think
My name is Matt Willens and I’m the founder of Willens Law Offices. I’m a personal injury lawyer based in Chicago and I handle injury cases throughout Illinois. If I had a dime for each Chicago injury...
View ArticleInside the Mind of an Insurance Adjuster
I know how the mind of an insurance adjuster works. I’m not bragging. I worked in management for a major insurance company. I toured the country training insurance adjusters and insurance defense...
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Matt Willens to Moderate and Speak at Upcoming Legal Seminar
Matthew L. Willens, principal and founder of Willens Law Offices, a personal injury law firm, is scheduled to moderate and speak at the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s (IICLE) legal...
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Willens Law Offices Gives Back
Octavio Duran, personal injury attorney at Willens Law Offices works tirelessly helping people who were victims of negligence achieve justice. During the week, he can be found at his desk very early...
View ArticleSpanish Speaking Injury Lawyer Warns Latino Community
A person who is involved in a personal injury case is vulnerable to various parties looking to take advantage of their situation. They fall victim to slick insurance adjusters, unethical doctors and...
View ArticleChicago Brain Injury Lawyer Discusses Concussions
People come to Willens Law Offices after they’ve been injured as a result of someone else’s negligence or fault. Over the years, we have represented many people who have suffered traumatic brain...
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A note from Matt Willens regarding high-profile personal injury cases
In the last few years, Willens Law Offices has handled some cases that have received local and national media attention. For instance, we were retained in the Costa Concordia disaster, a partial...
View ArticleChicago Lawyer Discusses When You Should Contact a Truck Accident Lawyer
When there is an accident between a truck and a car, the person or persons in the car lose. They don’t only lose because they are injured through, many times through no fault of their own. They lose...
View ArticleWill My Illinois Personal Injury Case Go to Trial?
Will my personal injury case go to trial? Many people who suffered an injury as a result of someone else’s negligence want to know if their case will go to trial. Many of these people are terrified...
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What To Do If You’ve Been Bitten by a Dog
In Chicago, victims who are bitten by a dog have rights. You’ll want to take care of your safety first, then you’ll want to take action. Identify the Dog If your wound is not immediately endangering...
View ArticleNew Laws May Change Personal Injury Lawsuits
This year saw a glacial shift in the law in Illinois. Before year’s end, Illinois will marry it’s first same-sex couple. Illinois will begin implementing it’s medical marijuana scheme starting on New...
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Woman Severely Injured During Apartment Fire in Chicago
A resident of the North Lawndale neighborhood was taken to the hospital December 28th for severe burns after her apartment building caught on fire, CBS Chicago reports. The cause of the blaze is not...
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Mandatory Arbitration in Nursing Home Contracts: Great for Facilities, Bad...
The lifespan of the average human is growing as the years go by. Improvement in health care, a better understanding of healthy living and diet, and an international decrease in the population of those...
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Pit Bull Shot By Police After Biting Victim
Over the weekend, in a South Shore neighborhood, Chicago police had to shoot a pit bull dog after it attacked and injured someone, the Chicago Tribune reports. On Saturday morning, residents of the...
View ArticleConstruction Site Injuries
Construction Site Injuries It takes the collaborative effort of many different people to erect a building. It all starts with building plans and blueprints created by the architect. Then construction...
View ArticleWhat to Do Immediately Following a Bicycle Accident
What to Do Immediately Following a Bicycle Accident If you have ever been involved in an accident of any kind, you know the scary, apprehensive feeling that fogs your ability to concentrate on the...
View ArticleI Was Injured. Should I Sue?
Here’s the scenario: You were just seriously injured because of someone else’s negligence. You may have been in a bike accident, a car accident… Regardless of how you were hurt, it does not matter....
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