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GWC Injury Lawyers Sponsors Pediatric Cancer Foundation Cocktail Reception

As part of GWC's unwavering commitment to give back to the community, we are proud to have sponsored "Lawyers For Kids With Cancer," a cocktail reception to help increase awareness and provide support among the Chicago legal community for a truly remarkable pediatric cancer foundation: Bear Necessities.

GWC Injury Lawyers Sponsors Chicago Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade

We are pleased to announce that GWC Injury Lawyers is a five-star sponsor of the upcoming 25th Anniversary of the Chicago Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade, which runs from June 17th to June 19th. For more information, please visit the Chicago Vietnam Veterans Parade website.

GWC Sponsored Hockey Team Takes Second Place in Tournament

GWC is proud to announce that the Impact Hockey Team, a youth hockey squad that is sponsored by our law firm, just took second place in a three-day tournament. The team travels around the country playing the top teams in North America and fell just short of being crowned the champions after losing 4 to 3 in overtime while competing against the Minnesota Legacy team, the #1 team in the country. We are proud to be associated with such a...

The Unions and GWC

As Illinois largest Personal Injury and Workers Compensation Law Firm, GWC has had significant exposure to many of the fine efforts that the Unions in Illinois have put forth to make our state, and country, a better, safer and healthier place to live. All too often, our unions get negative media coverage because of strikes [that are designed to improve wages and benefits for hundreds of thousands of families], pensions [that were negotiated for often in exchange for less wages...

Being a Successful Lawyer is more than about the Practice of Law

Being a successful lawyer is not always about just practicing law. With our success on behalf of our clients comes a responsibility to give back to those in need and to various other worthy causes. The attorneys at GWC understand and live by this concept and are regularly involved in charitable events and organizations which have nothing to do with the law. These out of court ventures serve multiple goals for GWCs senior partner, Louis Cairo, because they not only...

WC Sponsors Shoot for a Cure Fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

GWC was proud to sponsor another successful Shoot for a Cure fundraising event this past week. Since 2003, Shoot For A Cure has raised over 1.2 million dollars for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the National MS Society and various other charitable causes. Just prior to the event, a reporter and a camera crew were at McGraw Wildlife Foundation in East Dundee to learn about the charity and to get a few free lessons on shooting clay targets.

GWC Partner Louis Cairo Interviewed on WCIU about Giving Back to the Community

Louis Cairo was interviewed on You & Me This Morning about several of the major charity organizations that the lawyers of GWC support and believe in.  Among those organizations: the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (an organization that is dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient service), the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation (an organization dedicated to eliminating pediatric cancer and to providing hope and support to those who are touched by it), and GiGis Playhouse (an...

GWC Participates in the Michael Matters 5k Stadium Walk

GWC Injury Lawyers is proud to have participated in the Michael Matters 5k Stadium Walk in support of the Michael Matters Foundation. The Michael Matters Foundation was founded in honor of Michael P. Schostok, who succumbed to a Glioblastoma Brain Tumor at a young age. Michael Schostok was a superb human being, an amazing husband and father, and an incredible trial lawyer who championed the rights of the injured and families who suffered the tragic loss of a loved one....

GWC Sponsors In Search of a Cure Golf Outing

On July 25, 2013 more than 500 people attended the In Search for a Cure golf outing to raise money and increase autism awareness. Terry Hancock, President of Teamsters local 731 and Vice President of Teamsters Joint Council 25, is the driving force behind this great event that has raised more than one million dollars for autism research. This event, which was started 12 years ago by Terry whose son Brian is autistic, has become the flagship outing searchforcurefor autism...