As we previously reported, Attorney Brent Eames was retained to represent seven disabled police officers from the City of North Chicago after the City filed a motion with the pension board to revoke all of their pensions due to their alleged failure to respond to...
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Brent Eames Serves as Speaker on Work Comp Trial Techniques at ISBA Seminar
On February 21, 2022, Attorney Brent Eames of Eames Law Group, Ltd. was chosen to serve as a speaker at the Illinois State Bar Association's Spring seminar. These seminars are designed to teach workers’ compensation practitioners and labor/employment attorneys a...
Victory at Trial: Brent Eames Wins Work Comp Benefits for Client who was Fired After the Accident.
Recently, Brent Eames secured a victory at trial on behalf of an injured client who suffered a serious spinal injury as a result of a slip-and-fall accident at work. Shortly after her accident, her employer terminated her employment after she allegedly failed to show...
Recalled North Chicago Officers Will Retain Their Disability Pensions After the City Agrees to Dismiss its Case the Day Before Hearing
As we previously reported, Attorney Brent Eames was retained to represent seven disabled police officers from the City of North Chicago after the City filed a motion with the pension board to revoke all of their pensions due to their alleged failure to respond to...
Brent Eames Serves as Speaker on Work Comp Trial Techniques at ISBA Seminar
On February 21, 2022, Attorney Brent Eames of Eames Law Group, Ltd. was chosen to serve as a speaker at the Illinois State Bar Association's Spring seminar. These seminars are designed to teach workers’ compensation practitioners and labor/employment attorneys a...
Victory at Trial: Brent Eames Wins Work Comp Benefits for Client who was Fired After the Accident.
Recently, Brent Eames secured a victory at trial on behalf of an injured client who suffered a serious spinal injury as a result of a slip-and-fall accident at work. Shortly after her accident, her employer terminated her employment after she allegedly failed to show...
Attorney Brent Eames Recognized by Super Lawyers for 8th time
We are proud to announce that for the eighth time, Attorney Brent Eames has been recognized as one of the best personal injury lawyers in the State of Illinois by the Super Lawyers publication. No more than 2.5% of lawyers in the State of...
Proposed Legislation Seeks to Strengthen Work Comp Presumption for First Responders.
Section 6(f) of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act is intended to provide some special and unique benefits for firefighters and EMTs who suffer certain injuries and illnesses. Unfortunately, ambiguity in the language of the statute has resulted in the Illinois...
What is the Line of Duty Compensation Act?
The Illinois Line of Duty Compensation Act is an Illinois law which is designed to provide the payment of benefits to the beneficiaries of a deceased first responder who was killed in the line of duty. Section 3 of the Act provides for the payment of death benefits to...
Victory at Trial: Attorney Brent Eames Wins Permanent Total Disability Award for Injured Client
Awards of permanent total disability are the largest which the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act can provide. If you are found to be permanently and totally disabled as a result of a work injury, you will be entitled to two-thirds of your average weekly...
How to Handle Giving Your Employer Notice of a Work Accident
One of the most common questions that we receive from our clients is regarding what is required when it comes to reporting a work accident or injury to their employer. Although the requirements of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act are relatively lax...
Is somebody watching me? A guide to surveillance in work comp cases.
Technology seems to be advancing on a daily basis across the country. Whether it’s higher powered cameras or GPS tracking technology, it is becoming nearly impossible for people to stay completely off the grid. It should come as no surprise that when big dollars...