The Horwitz and Associates brand is unique. In the face of a personal injury, be it a car collision, construction accident, or workplace accident, one could be left feeling confounded in respect to finding the correct attorney. What you require is a firm that has a track record, decades of experience, and one that is committed to giving you a fight in the case of rights.
This Chicago-based family law firm, founded in 1924, has a legacy of record-setting verdicts and service, and there are more than 350 years of combined experience on a team that knows how to take care of clients.
1. A History of Justice:
1. Family Tradition
- Jacob W. Horwitz and Associates was founded the firm in 1924, and was expanded by Andrew J. Horwitz. Today, it is being run by third-generation lawyers Clifford and Mitchell Horwitz.
2. Never in the Interest of Corporations
- Since its establishment, the firm has been representing individuals only, and it faces off against giant corporate and insurance interests.
3. Respectable Legal Enfranchisement
- Horwitz and Associates lawyers have been distinguished by the American Association and the American Baron of Justice, Super Lawyer of Illinois, the American and the National Trial Lawyers, top 100 trial lawyers, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
2. No Nonsense Verdicts:
Results That Count: Proven Results That Count!
1. More than $ 1 Billion Obtained
- Horwitz and Associates has obtained over 1 billion in verdicts and settlements on behalf of injured clients throughout the state of Illinois.
2. Construction Accident Verdict of 64 Million.
- One of the most famous victories: a Cook County jury gave a paralyzed iron worker $64 million–at that time, the largest personal‑injury award in Illinois and one of the highest in the nation.
3. Additional prominent Verdicts
- $10 Million: Against a woman with CRPS after being hit with a hand truckrotoxf-Illinois largest CRPS award.
- 8 Million: Shoulder injury case, construction site barge collision case.
- 5.7 Million: Hand injury involving nerve injury- Illinois non-amputation hand injury record.
3. Full Experience & Intensive Resolve
1. Practice Areas
- Examples: Personal injury, catastrophic injuries, workers’ compensation, construction injuries, defective product liability, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, wrongful death, motor vehicle accident, etc.
2. Trial-Ready Team
- Trial counsel Clifford Horwitz and Associates has an excellent percentage of victories in trials, and more than a quarter of verdicts are record-breaking. Mitchell Horwitz leads the Illinois Top 10 Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, who have experience as the head of the Workers’ Compensation department.
3. Family-Driven Trust
- The fourth-generation attorney, Josh Horwitz, has a distinctive experience in construction and law-making that provides individualized representation to clients with construction injuries.
4. Real-Life Examples:
The way the Firm can Change the World
Case Study 1: The Paralyzed Ironworker
- A Cook County jury awarded, after a one-month trial, a verdict of $64 million. Five years was the battle that the firm waged against AIG and the defense, but finally it proved to be the biggest single personal-injury verdict in the state.
Case Study 2: CRPS After Hand Truck Accident
- Clifford Horwitz obtained a record-setting $10 million verdict on behalf of a client who suffered Complex Regional Pain Syndrome highest ever in Illinois, over such injuries.
Case Study 3: Injury on the shoulder during the Collision of Barges
- Horwitz and Associates won an eight-million-dollar award, finding liability in a barge-related construction accident that resulted in a serious shoulder injury.
Case study 4: Non-Amputation Hand Injury
- Horwitz and Associates recovered $5.7 million on behalf of a carpenter whose hand was injured at work, which is a landmark case in nerve-type injuries.
Common Questions (Frequently Asked Questions, aka FAQs)
1. Which are the types of cases that Horwitz, Horwitz, and Associates take?
- Horwitz and Associates focus on the personal injury cases– auto/truck accidents, nursing home abuse, defective products, workplace, catastrophic damage, and wrongful death.
2. What is the level of the firm’s experience?
- More than 350 collective years of experience litigating, almost 100 years of actual heritage in personal injury law.
3. Do I pay any amount in advance?
- No. Their rates are based on a contingency fee, i.e., they pay nothing unless they get your case.
4. What do they do when I am not able to travel?
- Well–they do have home and hospital visits and union hall hours, etc., to meet the clients where they live.
5. What are their landmark judgments?
- A paralyzed ironworker got 64M
- CRPS injury with damages of $10M
- Shoulder injury in a barge accident held at $8M
- $5.7M on nerve hand injury
Conclusion
The selection of the appropriate personal injury attorney can make a person live his or her future after an accident was serious enough accident. Horwitz, Horwitz and Associates has almost a century of proven results, more than $1 billion recovered, and an uncompromising spirit of battling on behalf of the injured, not on behalf of corporations. They have no fees until they win, one-on-one service, and an absolute history of advocacy on behalf of clients; therefore, in Illinois, there is no reason to trust their name. Call them to get the results, but with compassion.
Phone: (312) 372-8822
Email: lawyers@horwitzlaw.com