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  • Legal Services

    Chicago Personal Injury Attorney

    With hundreds of cases of experience, The Deratany Firm offers comprehensive service for your legal needs. From Traumatic Brain Injury cases to Motor Vehicle Defects, we’re here to get you money.

    Schedule your FREE consultation with our legal team by contacting an experienced Chicago Attorney today.

    Chicago Adoption Negligence Attorney

    The Deratany Firm has several cases of “adoption negligence” wherein they represent foster families or adoptive families who suffered injury due to a foster care agency, adoption agency or social services agency who neglected to inform the parents of known behavioral or family history issues.

    Families have been victims of abuse, assault, and worse as a result of bringing adopted and foster children into their homes, which would have otherwise been avoided had all the proper information been given before hand… < Read More >

    Chicago Birth Injury Attorney

    Chicago Birth Injury AttorneyStatistics show that approximately 27 out of every 1,000 births involve some sort of birth related injury, with cerebral palsy as one of the most common. Although most women give birth in a hospital surrounded by medical professionals, a birth injury can happen at almost any point during labor and delivery. These injuries are most often the result of medical negligence or error. A baby with a birth injury may recover fully and quickly, or may suffer lifelong physical and/or mental limitations.

    During the course of labor and delivery complications can occur which result in various health problems for a newborn. Collectively, these problems are referred to as birth trauma or birth injuries. Birth injuries are generally caused by operative deliveries… < Read More >

    Chicago Brain Injury Attorney

    Chicago Brain Injury AttorneyTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is not like any other injury. Sadly, because many of the symptoms of “mild” to “moderate” traumatic brain injury are subtle, and because the injury commonly avoids detection on our most sophisticated hospital imaging equipment, it is common for victims to go undiagnosed. This is especially so in the emergency room.

    Due to the invisible nature of the injury, victims of traumatic brain injury only rarely receive prompt treatment for their physical and cognitive impairment. Not uncommonly, victims’ early medical charts are devoid of any mention of “head injury” or “cognitive impairment”. It is only later, if lucky, that a health care professional validates the victims” injury, and treatment finally… < Read More >

    Chicago Car Accident Attorney

    Chicago Automobile Accident AttorneyThe Deratany Firm represents clients who have suffered personal injuries or property damage in automobile, motorcycle, truck, or bus accidents. Such motor vehicle accidents include those involving drunk or hit and run drivers, uninsured or underinsured drivers, as well as accidents occurring from motor vehicle, SUV and semi-tractor trailer collisions and rollovers.

    We also represent those injured in car accidents, collisions or crashes resulting from defective products or design in automobiles and trucks, such as defective seatbelts, tires or gas tanks. See Motor Vehicle Defects for more information… < Read More >

    Chicago Catastrophic Accidents Attorney

    Chicago Catastrophic Accident AttorneyOur Chicago, Illinois traumatic injury attorneys fight for fair compensation for victims to allow them to move forward following motor vehicle accidents, work-related debilitating injuries, or any other type of accident. Some accidents are eligible for Workers’ Compensation claims. Others lead to personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits. Our law firm is well qualified to handle all aspects of any traumatic injury… < Read More >

    Chicago Construction Accident Attorney

    Chicago Construction Accident AttorneyIf you were involved in a construction accident, you will most likely have a workers compensation claim. One of the key questions after a construction accident is whether there is a THIRD PARTY CLAIM against any other potential defendants. This is important because we want to help you recover any and all damages for your injuries to the full extent possible. We will help investigate whether you have a third party claim in addition to any workers’ compensation claim you may have against your employer. < Read More >

    Chicago Environmental Injury Attorney

    Our water supply can be threatened by pollution and contamination when a factory or business allows pollutants into the environment in Illinois. The Deratany Firm is staffed with experienced legal minds concentrating in environmental law. They can represent citizens injured by pollution, such as contaminated drinking water supplies.

    Groups of people who have been injured by environmental pollution may have significant legal claims. When a group of people either have an identifiable personal injury, or property damage from toxic releases into the environment, then you may have a claim… < Read More >

    Chicago Mass Transit Injury Attorney

    Chicago Mass Transit Accident AttorneyWe expect that mass transit systems such as Chicago’s “El” (Elevated Train) will be properly maintained for the safety of riders. Unfortunately, these companies often fail to take the proper precautions to ensure that riders are safe.

    If you have been injured in a train, bus or subway accident, and you want an experienced attorney to fight for your rights and interests, come to The Deratany Firm in Chicago, Illinois. Our personal injury attorneys have established an outstanding record of success… < Read More >

    Chicago Medical Malpractice Attorney

    Chicago Medical Malpractice AttorneyMedical malpractice is the failure of a health care provider, usually a physician, hospital or other health care professional or institution, to give a patient treatment that meets a generally accepted standard of care as defined by the medical community, resulting in an injury to the patient.

    Medical malpractice is a departure from good and accepted medical practice.

    Occurrences of medical malpractice may not be obvious to the average person. An illness or injury that seems unrelated may appear after childbirth or surgery. An experienced medical malpractice attorney and appropriate medical experts will conduct a thorough review and analysis to identify whether or not medical malpractice has taken… < Read More >

    Chicago Motor Vehicle Defects Attorney

    Chicago Motor Vehicle Defects AttorneyThe Deratany Firm offers its representation to individuals or groups who have been injured by defects in vehicle systems and components. If you have sustained a serious injury as a result of a suspected auto defect, contact an experienced vehicle defect attorney in Chicago today to arrange a free consultation and case evaluation. If we accept your case, will work diligently to recover the full amount of financial compensation you deserve.

    Most motor vehicle accidents result from the negligent driving of one of the parties to the accident. In many instances, however, serious injuries are the result of the failure of a vehicle component, such as a safety device or mechanical system. The list of vehicle… < Read More >

    Chicago Motorcycle Accident Attorney

    If you or someone you love has been injured while riding a motorcycle in Illinois, please contact The Deratany Firm for a free case evaluation. The number of motorcycle accidents throughout the United States continues to remain high but the reasons for them are often misconstrued. The fact is that most motorcycle accidents take place because of the negligence of automobile drivers or because of debris and unsafe road conditions.

    Unfortunately, the stigma associated with motorcycle riders is so established that many insurance companies, juries, and judges tend to be biased against a cyclist rather than the person who actually caused the motorcycle accident to happen… < Read More >

    Chicago Nursing Home Negligence Attorney

    Based in Chicago, Illinois, the nursing home negligence attorneys at The Deratany Firm represent clients throughout the Chicagoland area and Illinois who have parents, grandparents, or spouses who are victims of nursing home abuse, or who have suffered serious injury due to nursing home negligence or abuse.

    Our Chicago nursing home negligence attorneys have over fifteen years of elder abuse trial experience and understand the various forms of nursing home abuse or negligence… < Read More >

    Chicago Professional Malpractice Attorney

    Chicago Professional Malpractice AttorneyProfessional Malpractice against licensed professionals including Real Estate Agents & Brokers, Accountants, Architects, Engineers, Lawyers

    Professional malpractice involves the intentional and/or negligent conduct of professionals in the normal course of performing services for their clients.

    Malpractice is frequently based on a claim that the professional was negligent in some way which caused damage to the client. This may also be a result of intentional acts including but not limited to fraud, deceit or less than complete disclosure of pertinent facts… < Read More >

    Chicago Wrongful Death Attorney

    Chicago Wrongful Death AttorneyAs Chicago, Illinois, wrongful death lawyers, our objective is to maximize the financial recovery for surviving family members including loss of support and services from the date of decedent’s injury, future loss of support and services, recovery for loss of decedent’s companionship, and protection, pain and suffering from the date of injury. At The Deratany Firm, our wrongful death attorneys in Chicago are aggressive in the pursuit of compensation from those who are responsible for those who have lost a loved one.

    Civil liability for wrongful death is imposed when a person or entity engages in negligent or other wrongful conduct which results in death. Under any circumstance, the loss of a loved one is difficult on the surviving family members and, when… < Read More >

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  • Personal Injury Attorneys

    Jay Paul Deratany
    As the firm's founding member, Deratany focuses on brain injury, birth injury & adoption negligence...

    Kara Skorupa
    Helping clients in Illinois & Florida, Ms. Skorupa is a compassionate lawyer for elder care abuse...

    Nathan Polum
    An aggressive advocate for personal injury clients, Nathan concentrates in medical malpractice cases...

    Patrick Degnan
    Concentrating mostly on car accident and slip & fall cases, Patrick works very closely with clients to...

    Ira Katzman
    Focusing on premises liability & medical malpractice cases, Ira is a skilled lawyer fighting for the...

  • Serving Illinois & Florida

    From our law offices in Chicago, the Attorneys of The Deratany Firm help people across Chicagoland, greater Illinois, Florida, and throughout the United States. Many clients come to us from Wheaton, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Romeoville, Rockford, Aurora, Batavia, Evanston, Winnetka, Waukegan, Lake Forest, Barrington Hills, DeKalb, Freeport, Kankakee, Joliet, Elgin, Springfield, Champaign, Peoria, La Salle, Decatur, Lincoln, Urbana, Woodstock, Matteson, Tinley Park, Cook County, DeKalb County, Will County, Lake County, McHenry County, Kendall County, Kane County, DuPage County, IL and more.

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      A Lake County jury awarded the parents of a brain injured child $23.3 million due to the negligence of the hospital employees responsible for monitoring his fetal heart rate prior to birth.

      The Deratany Firm was able to prove that had the baby been delivered just 15 minutes earlier, he would not have...

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