Car crashes. Truck wrecks. Workplace injuries. Wrongful death. Our attorneys take on the insurance companies so you don't have to.
Stephen D. Phillips
Every insurance company we go up against knows how this works. They investigate fast, offer low, and hope you sign before you understand what your case is worth. Stephen D. Phillips built this firm to slow that down. His team pulls the black box data, the medical records, the witness statements: everything the other side hopes you never see.
Insurance adjusters have one job: pay you as little as possible. They have lawyers. They have investigators. They have decades of practice wearing people down until an injured driver signs away a fair settlement out of exhaustion or fear of the next medical bill. We built this firm to even that fight.
Recovered over $500 million for our clients across car crashes, truck wrecks, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases. Some of those recoveries set records in Illinois courts. Every one of them started the same way yours would: a phone call and a straight answer about what your claim is worth.
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Cases we handle
Rear-ended on the Kennedy, T-boned downtown, or hit by a distracted driver. See what your claim could be worth.
Car accident claims and settlement valuesSemi collisions bring federal trucking regulations and deep-pocketed insurers into the picture. We know both.
How semi-truck injury claims workBias against riders costs real money at the negotiating table. We push back on it, case by case.
Fighting rider bias in injury claimsLosing someone to another person's negligence changes everything. Illinois law gives your family a path to accountability.
What families can recover under Illinois lawFalls and equipment failures on a job site often involve more than one liable party. We sort out who actually owes you.
Who's liable on a Chicago job siteHurt on the job doesn't always mean a fair claim lands on your desk. We check the math.
Getting a fair workers' comp payoutStart with a full rundown of the injury cases we take, from slip and falls to defective products.
See every case type we handleRead this before you talk to the insurance company again. It changes what you should say next.
What to know before you hire a lawyerThe deadlines, fault rules and doctrines that decide who pays in an Illinois injury case.
Read the guidesWhat a claim is worth, how damages are counted, liens, taxes and when you actually get paid.
Read the guidesSlip and fall, unsafe property and negligent security claims against owners and businesses.
Read the guidesWhen care falls below the professional standard, and the rules that apply to these cases.
Read the guidesHow it works
Four steps from your first call to a recovery, with no fee unless we win.
Call (312) 346-4262 or send the form, any time of day. We review what happened for free, with no obligation.
We gather the police report, medical records, photos, witness statements and any black box or video evidence before it is lost.
We identify every party who may be liable, deal with their insurers for you, and take the case to court when a fair offer does not come.
You pay nothing upfront. Our fee comes from the settlement or award only if we recover compensation for you.
Client reviews
Highly recommended. Had very exceptional experience with this Law firm. Without a doubt would recommend to anyone. The two Attorneys we worked with were extremely pleasant, knowledgeable, and diligent. Excellent Law Firm.
People will learn not to mess with your firm. Forever grateful for all you did for my son. Your professionalism and knowledge of the law is incomprehensible. Congratulations Steve. You certainly have learned from the best.
Excellent legal services from caring and compassionate attorneys. Could not ask for better legal representation! Will forever be grateful to the legal team at Phillips Law Offices for getting my family through such a difficult moment in our lives.
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Every case starts with the same conversation: what happened and whether you have a claim worth pursuing. That call costs nothing. If we take your case, you pay nothing until we win it.