Ankin Law Office News Articles

An Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Workers Compensation seminar held on October 16, 2019 was organized by Ankin Law Office. 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 […]

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 […]

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 Office 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 […]

First place in the Race Judicata t-shirt design competition has always been a goal of the Ankin Law Office 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 […]

Attorney Jill Wagner of Ankin Law Office LLC was recently nominated to the Chicago board of directors for the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Jill’s nomination is indicative of her commitment to workers’ compensation law in Illinois. “I’m very proud to be nominated, excited to serve, and look forward to giving back to the WCLA any way […]

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 […]

Attorney Matthew Friedman of Ankin Law Office won a jury verdict in the amount of $1.8 million for Anthony Missana. Missana was awarded the amount for pain and suffering, disfigurement and loss of a normal life. The jury sided with Missana over the defendants Susan Murrey, MD, individually and as an employee and/or agent of […]

When the columnist who writes “The Forum” was looking for contributing workers compensation attorneys for a recent article he reached out to Scott Goldstein. Goldstein was happy to oblige and offered valuable insight to the issue of retaining experts for work injury cases. (Click here to read the column)   The column features a forum […]

After seeing an ad for a receptionist in the law bulletin, Trina Hobson sent her resume to Ankin Law. 45 minutes later, Howard Ankin called and they chatted. He asked her to come to the office that afternoon.The interview lasted for 90 minutes and he hired Trina on the spot. Clearly, Howard saw in Trina exactly […]