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This holiday season Ankin Law contributed to Operation Holiday Drive by hosting its’ first-ever toy drive in the lobby of their 10 North Dearborn Street Office. The toys, collected throughout the month of December were delivered to Another Chance Church led by pastor Kenyatta Smith at 9550 South Harvard and added to the church’s Operation

An Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Workers Compensation seminar held on October 16, 2019 was organized by Ankin Law. The event, titled “The future of Workers Compensation in Illinois” featured the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Mike Madigan and 113th District Representative, Jay Hoffman. The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association is a statewide organization whose members

For over ten years Ankin Law has supported Pride month by marching in the Chicago Pride parade. Walking alongside the WCIU Channel 26 bus with WCIU on-air talent and staff people, the Ankin team handed out 5,000 bead necklaces with a medallion bearing the Ankin logo. The logo and the Ankin Stickman were customized for the event

Did You Know?
  • If you are injured at work you may be able to recover compensation through a workers’ compensation claim as well as by filing a personal injury claim against responsible third parties.
  • A signed liability waiver may not be enough to bar your personal injury claim if willful acts or negligence caused your injuries.
  • Some SSDI claims qualify for expedited processing, allowing claimants to obtain approval in a matter of days or weeks.

The Illinois State Bar Association has chosen to spotlight Howard Ankin in its June 4, 2019 edition of The Bar News. The ISBA will be promoting the video,”How to Prepare Workers’ Compensation Settlement Contracts” on its biweekly news blast and on social media. With over 26 years working on behalf of injured workers and petitioners in

Howard Ankin recently appeared on the popular WGN-TV Channel 9 restaurant review program, “Chicago’s Best”. The show’s hosts, Marley, Lauren and Elliott, travel around the city reviewing all types of dining options from neighborhood diners to white-table-cloth fine-dining establishments. Forget the trendy tourist traps. This is real Chicago! In the show featuring Mr. Ankin he

Ankin Law clerk, Jocely Pacheco was awarded the Public Interest Advocate Scholarship Award at the 15th annual Unity Award Dinner on November 27th at the Chicago Hilton. The Diversity Scholarship Foundation which hosts the dinner provides 21 scholarships in five areas; Diversity, Public Interest, Law student with a disability, Bar exam preparation scholarship, and LSAT

First place in the Race Judicata t-shirt design competition has always been a goal of the Ankin Law team. This year, the goal was realized. The win was especially sweet after coming up short with a second place finish two years ago. The excitement was captured by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin in their November

Attorney Jill Wagner of Ankin Law LLC was recently nominated to the Chicago board of directors for the Workersu2019 Compensation Lawyers Association. Jillu2019s nomination is indicative of her commitment to workersu2019 compensation law in Illinois. u201cIu2019m very proud to be nominated, excited to serve, and look forward to giving back to the WCLA any way I can.u201du2013 Attorney

This year a record number of Ankin Law attorneys were honored with the Super Lawyer designation, a gold standard for excellence in the law community. Across the United States, only the top five percent of each state’s attorneys are selected to the Super Lawyers list. The rating service honors outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice