Newsletter

In the April edition of our newsletter, Howard Ankin talks about receiving the prestigious 2025 Vanguard Award. 

“This award reinvigorates my commitment to using my experience, my legal skills, and my life-long dedication to help build a system where fairness to all is an absolute right….Being honored among great lawyers who have come before me is humbling.”

This month’s newsletter also includes a spotlight on Ankin attorney, Jeff Lust, our Managing Attorney of New Business.  In addition, the newsletter highlights some client testimonials, a discussion of mass torts, and our sponsorship of the Sports Desk on CBS 2.

In the March edition of our newsletter we cover Howard Ankin and his appearance at the American Association For Justice Winter Conference where he took the lead in talking about lawyer advertising and marketing ethics in an AI world.

In addition, we touch on how Ankin Law is investigating mass torts regarding video game addiction. We also shine a light on Jasmin Soto from our personal injury department.

Check out a recent workers’ compensation victory by Derek Lax and read about attorney Sarah Kirchner as she describes her first trial. You’ll also enjoy an interesting client story, and learn why animated commercials work so well.

In this edition of our newsletter Ankin Law attorneys reflect on goals, tremendous support staff, and the cases that stood out and impacted their clients in 2024.
Howard Ankin takes the opportunity to express the gratitude he has for being surrounded by some of the best legal minds in Illinois. He also looks ahead with pride knowing that if someone is injured in this state, they would be best served by calling Ankin Law.

Giving Tuesday was created to harness the power of social media and technology to promote charitable giving. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday, charitable giving gets its special day at a charitable time of the year.

This edition of our newsletter discusses why Ankin Law hires the best expert witnesses to maximize recovery for our clients and get them the help they need. We are also introducing Ankin Advice, to provide information about legal situations along with tips for those interested in a career in law. This edition of our newsletter also highlights a Chicagoan everyone should know, LaVont’e Stewart Sr., the founder of Lost Boyz In..

It seems like every television show or movie involving a lawyer shows a close relationship with the lawyer’s private investigator. Possibly, this provides the context for my deep sadness in the passing of my good friend Tony Liace on August 3, 2024. 

This month, we launched an initiative to map out how our departments work and how they can be made more efficient. Managing Partner Ian Zenziper led this effort, assembling a team of technology and software consultants to propel the firm to the next level.

May is a special time of year. For one, it’s spring in Chicago, one of the most beautiful cities in the country. For another, it’s graduation month for many college students who are ending one chapter of their lives and embarking on a new, exciting one.

As an attorney, it’s nice to receive an award that recognizes your work. When it comes to workers’ compensation law, being honored for your work by highly skilled peers and judges across the country is even more gratifying.

When I look back on 2023 I feel both grateful and proud. I’m grateful to be in my 31st year of practicing law surrounded by the best attorneys and staff in Chicago. I’m also proud of a number of “firsts” that took place last year.
-Howard Ankin-

Back in January, I dedicated this column to how uninsured or under-insured motorist coverage works in Illinois and a case we won at the Illinois Appellate Court.