During a personal injury claim, various experts play crucial roles in helping you present your case most effectively. These can include medical professionals to assess injuries, accident reconstructionists to set out the event in detail, financial experts who calculate loss, and vocational experts to determine your ability to work post-injury. If you have been injured…

Yes, pre-existing conditions can affect a personal injury case. Anticipate that opposing parties may argue the injury sustained was due to the pre-existing condition rather than the accident. However, if an accident makes a pre-existing condition worse, also known as “exacerbating it,” one may still be able to obtain compensation. A seasoned car accident attorney…

If you’ve been involved in an accident, you’re going to want an experienced personal injury lawyer by your side. Chicago is a huge city and there are thousands of attorneys to choose from. Friends and family and the Internet can provide recommendations but what exactly should you look for in a personal injury firm? Here…

Television shows and movies about the legal process often culminate in a dramatic courtroom scene where the good guys win, the bad guys lose, and everyone walks out the door satisfied that justice was served. Outside of Hollywood, the legal system works a little bit differently. Stein & Shulman works to get our Chicago area…

In the 1800s, Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle started calling economics “the dismal science.” It was a dig at the fact that economists boil the whole world down to supply and demand, turning people into the numbers. The phrase soon took on a life of its own, as everyone dumped on economists who made depressing predictions…

Accidents happen every single day. Unfortunately, they often happen on public transportation, seriously or fatally injuring passengers. Though public transportation only accounts for 1.5 percent of fatal accidents in the U.S., it still affects a good amount of people. There are many different issues that come into play when public transportation vehicles, such as buses,…

Earlier this year everyone was tuning in to watch Tiger King, now a more sobering Netflix special has captured the nation’s attention. The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a dramatic portrayal of the circus-like trial of protestors who were charged with inciting a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. It paints a very…

When you have been injured in an accident, your life is forever changed. No matter how much you want to go back to the way things were before, it is impossible to do so. And yet, that is exactly what the legal system pretends it is able to do — put you in the position…

Plastic surgery may still be a taboo topic in Hollywood, but it is something the Stein & Shulman team commonly discusses with our Chicago area clients. At Stein & Shulman, we help the victims of car accidents, dog bites, workplace accidents, and other personal injuries make the case that the cost of any plastic surgery…

All types of motor vehicle accidents have the potential for causing catastrophic and life-threatening injuries. However, head-on collisions can be extremely dangerous. The injuries from a head-on collision can cause debilitating conditions. Working with an Illinois personal injury attorney can help you recover maximum compensation for head-on collision injuries.  Three Common Injuries Caused by a…