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GWC Injury Lawyers Honored by Mexican Consulate

In an historic ceremony, GWC was recently honored by the Mexican government as a designated law firm for Mexican-Americans and Mexican nationals in the State of Illinois to consult with related to personal injury and workers compensation matters. The Mexican government is represented locally by its Consul General, Eduardo Arnal. Consul General Arnal represents Mexicos Consulate system throughout the state of Illinois, the southern half of Wisconsin and the northern half of Indiana. Chicago is the largest city in the...

Injured Chicago Roofer Obtains $136,000 Settlement

Chicago workers' compensation attorney Raul V. Rodriguez recently obtained a $136,000 settlement on behalf of an undocumented roofer who was severely injured after a fall at a local jobsite. Mr. Rodriguez is a bilingual Spanish-speaking attorney who concentrates much of his practice representing Latino-American employees who suffer workplace injuries in Illinois. The Chicago roofer represented by Mr. Rodriguez suffered severe neck, back and head injuries after a seven-foot fall from a roof. The roofer also suffered dementia and vertigo as...

Trials After Dark: GWC Lawyers Hone Their Trial Skills With Cutting-Edge Seminars

As in any profession, there are always new approaches and evolving ideas on how to best practice law, particularly trial law. The fundamental challenge for a trial lawyer is to persuade 12 skeptics in a jury box that our cause is correct and that under the law, defendant should pay significant money damages to compensate the injured. At times, the trial lawyer must become a psychologist, a dramatist, a philosopher, a gambler, a performer, a marketer, and always a fighter....

Record Week For Two GWC Injury Lawyers Hispanic Clients

GWC partner, Lawrence Ruder, secured a $2,000,000 Will County settlement for a 20 year old that lost his arm in an automobile crash. Gomez v. Comar Drilling Company, et. al. The crash, which occurred in July 2005, caused Jose Alfredo Gomez to lose his left arm when a truck driven by an employee of Comar Drilling Company from the Joliet area crossed into his lane and hit his van head-on. Mr. Gomez was driving from his painting job in rural...

GWC Honored by Mexican Consulate

In a historic ceremony, GWC was recently honored by the Mexican government as a designated law firm for Mexican-Americans and Mexican nationals in the State of Illinois to consult with related to personal injury and workers' compensation matters. The Mexican government is represented locally by its Consul General, Eduardo Arnal. Consul General Arnal represents Mexico's Consulate system throughout the state of Illinois, the southern half of Wisconsin, and the northern half of Indiana. Chicago is the largest city in the...

GWC Partner Interviewed by CBS News Taxicab Injury Claims

Chicago taxicab accident lawyer and GWC partner Larry Ruder was interviewed by CBS Chicago News last week concerning the untimely death of one of his clients at the hands of a dangerous cab driver. Mr. Ruder's client, Hector Placencia, was walking to work at a Navy Pier restaurant when he was killed by taxi driver Yao Ofori as Ofori careened off the road and into Placencia at a high rate of speed.Placencia's death is a tragedy by any measure, and...