Personal Injury Attorneys in Chicago and Schaumburg, Illinois

Klest Injury Law Firm

203 North LaSalle Center
Suite 2100
Chicago, Illinois 60601
USA

(312) 380-5467

www.chicagotriallaw.com/

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Klest Injury Law Firm has over twenty-four years of experience representing clients in a variety of personal injury claims, including motor vehicle accidents, dangerous products, medical malpractice, workplace accidents, sexual abuse, and other accidents.

We have offices throughout Chicago, Schaumburg, and the suburbs of Chicago for your convenience. We represent victims of serious personal injury throughout the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois. Mr. Klest aggressively advocates for accident victims and handles most personal injury matters, including auto accident claims, birth injuries, and medical malpractice. He has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the national rating service for attorneys.

In order to determine the appropriate rating for an attorney, Martindale-Hubbell performs extensive and confidential peer reviews of members of the attorney’s State bar. The AV rating is the highest possible rating. It identifies an attorney as having a very high to preeminent legal ability, and is a reflection of the attorney’s expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence.

Joseph G. Klest attributes his success to several factors:

• Treating each and every client with respect
• Individually tailoring solutions to meet each client's individual needs
• His ability to help clients other attorneys refused or turned away
• His team of investigators and his network of highly regarded expert witnesses

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Amputation, Anesthesia Errors, Auto Defects, Bedsores, Blindness, Bulldozer Accidents, Cancer Misdiagnosis, Chemical Exposure, Defective Machinery, Defective Medical Devices, Defective Toys, Dehydration, Delay of Treatment, Drug Reactions, Drunk Driving Accident, Electric Shock Injury, Faulty Industrial Equipment, Forklift Accidents, Grader Accidents, Hazardous Products, Highway Design Defects, Improper Safety Devices, Improper Scaffolding, Malnutrition, Misdiagnosis, Missing Safety Devices, Motorcycle Defects, Negligent Operation, Obstetrician Malpractice, Paralysis, Paraplegia, Physician Errors, Poorly Maintained Property, Pressure Sores, Quadriplegia, Recalled Drugs, Slippery Floors, Trophic Ulcers, Truck Defects, Underinsured Motorist, Uninsured Motorist, Wrong Prescription

Practice Areas Description

Klest Injury Law Firm represents clients for their personal injury concerns in the following areas, among others:

— Motor Vehicle Accidents

Lawyer Joseph G. Klest can assist you in your quest to maximize your recovery for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident or for the wrongful death of a loved one, including motor vehicle claims involving the following:

• Car Accident — regardless if the auto accident was a head-on collision, a pedestrian, motorcyclist or bicyclist struck by a car, or other automobile accidents
• Truck Accident — sometimes called big rigs, commercial trucks, tractor trailers, 18 wheelers, truck accidents can include truck-car collisions and truck-pedestrian accidents
• Vehicle Rollover — including SUV rollovers, jeep rollovers, bus rollovers, and truck rollovers
• Motorcycle Accident — including motorcycle wrecks involving cars, trucks, and road defects
• Airplane & Boating Accident — including Cessna and other small planes, as well as boat accidents caused by drunk boat operators
• Drunk Driving Accident — including alcohol-related accidents in cars, trucks, and boats
• Uninsured-Underinsured Motorist — including cases where the person who caused or contributed to the accident is uninsured or underinsured and you have uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage

— Products Liability

Companies are required to manufacture safe products and provide adequate warning for any unsafe features. When companies manufacture defective products and those products cause serious injury, you may have a claim. Likewise, if a company manufactures dangerous products and fails to warn you of the dangers, you may be entitled to compensations for any injuries or death caused by the product. Dangerous or defective products include manufacture defects, design defects, or failure to warn of danger, and include the following: Children's toys; Medical devices; Motor vehicle parts; Machinery; Power tools; Defective and dangerous drugs; Electrical appliances; Explosives and fireworks; Computer equipment; and Industrial equipment.

— Auto Defects

As a skilled Chicago motor vehicle defect injury lawyer, Joseph G. Klest knows that motor vehicle defects can cause serious injury or greatly contribute to the injuries you sustain in an accident. Some common motor vehicle defects include the following: Defective seatbelt, Defective tire, Defective airbag, Defective design, Defective roof structure, Defective gas tank placement, Defective brakes, Airplane defects, Auto defects, Boat defects, Highway design defects, Motorcycle defects, and Truck defects. Dangerous motor vehicle defects can be responsible for a wide array of injuries, including: Amputation injury, Back injury, Blindness, Brain injury, Burn injury, Electric shock injury, Head injury, Neck injury, Paralysis, Paraplegia, Quadriplegia, Spinal cord injury, and Wrongful death.

— Medical Negligence

Federal and Illinois law establishes minimum standards of care for doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals. When a health care provider fails to meet those standards, and you suffer an injury as a result, you need experienced legal counsel to ensure that you receive full and fair compensation for all your losses. The law offices of Joseph G. Klest represent men and women who have suffered personal injury as a result of any type of medical negligence, including, inter alia: Physician Error, Birth Injury or Obstetrician Malpractice, Cancer Misdiagnosis, Nursing Home Negligence, Surgical Errors, and Anesthesia Errors.

— Nursing Home Negligence

When your elderly family member is entrusted to the care of a licensed nursing facility or nursing home, you have every right to expect high standards of health care, nourishment, and safety. Unable to care for themselves, nursing home residents and patients depend on a staff of caring professionals. When your loved one suffers injuries as a result of nursing home neglect or abuse, you need experienced legal counsel to protect their rights, ensure that they are properly treated, and get full and fair compensation for their injuries. When the negligence of a nurse or doctor or health aide results in the injury or death of a loved one, you need to hold the nursing home staff accountable for their actions. We represent families who are dealing with the emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual assault of family members in a nursing home. Common signs of nursing home negligence include: Bedsores (trophic ulcers, decubitus ulcers, pressure sores); and Malnutrition/dehydration.

— Brain Injury

If someone in your family has suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), you need a skilled lawyer to help you get the financial compensation necessary to pay medical bills, lost wages/income, and costs of rehabilitation. In addition, you may be entitled to a monetary award to compensate you for loss of companionship or for pain and suffering. TBI cases involve unique issues and require experienced legal counsel. Joseph G. Klest provides legal counsel to victims of head injury and also represents victims of other serious and catastrophic injury, including spinal cord injury and amputation injuries. Attorney Klest handles all types of traumatic brain injuries, including head injuries caused: In slip and fall accidents; Icy or wet sidewalks; Slippery floors; Poorly maintained property; By medication error or other medical negligence; In line-of-duty accidents involving police officers; In construction site injuries; and By motor vehicle accidents, especially motorcycle accidents.

— Wrongful Death

When you lose a family member or a loved one as a result of a fatal accident or someone else's negligence, it may be difficult to determine who was responsible. When a wrongful or accidental death deprives you of the love and support of a parent, spouse, or other loved one, you need a skilled and experienced lawyer to protect your rights and help you secure full and fair compensation for all your losses. The law office of Joseph G. Klest represents individuals and families who have lost a loved one through the wrongful, reckless or negligent act of another. Often, families and individuals who have lost a loved one due to an accidental death believe that life insurance proceeds are their only means of financial recovery. This is not necessarily true. Attorney Joseph G. Klest knows from experience that there are many other potential sources of compensation for accidental and wrongful death. He will make certain that you recover for all your losses.

We handle wrongful death cases resulting from many types of accidents, including:

• Medical malpractice : Surgical errors, failure to diagnose illness, prescription errors and more
• Traffic accidents : Truck accidents, auto accidents, motorcycle crashes, and drunk driver accidents
• Construction site accidents : Falls, electrocutions and other fatal construction injuries
• Dangerous and defective products : Including recalled drugs, defective medical devices, motor vehicle defects and other hazardous products

— Spinal Cord Injury

Catastrophic accidents lead to catastrophic injuries. If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident, car rollover accident, truck highway accident, or construction site accident, you may have suffered a spinal cord injury. If you or loved ones have been incurred spinal cord or back injuries as the result of someone else's negligence, you need an experienced spinal cord injury lawyer to help you get full and fair compensation for your losses. Joseph G. Klest represents victims of all types of serious and catastrophic personal injury, including spinal cord injury. A spinal cord injury often involves serious physical injury and considerable financial loss. In addition to the long-term, often round-the-clock care that is required, victims face extensive physical rehabilitation, the need for special equipment to perform the ordinary functions of daily life, and significant emotional and physical pain and suffering. In addition, victims and their dependents face loss of income/wages and loss of companionship. Joseph G. Klest knows how to get full compensation for your losses.

— Workplace Injury

Joseph G. Klest understands the significance of being unable to work or provide for your family, and thus is committed to obtaining the maximum amount of compensation possible to compensate you for your injuries and losses. On the job injuries can occur due to a variety of causes, ranging from OSHA violations to dangerous products (defective tools and faulty machinery). Some of the more frequent causes include the following: OSHA violations, Construction accidents, Improper scaffolding, Defective machinery, Improper safety devices, Missing safety devices, Chemical exposure, Negligent operation, and Faulty industrial equipment. Work site accident injuries include: Amputation, Back injury, Blindness, Brain injury, Burn injury, Head injury, Neck injury, Paralysis, Paraplegia, Quadriplegia, Spinal cord injury, and Wrongful death.

— Construction Site Injury

A construction accident can result in serious or fatal injuries. With the heavy equipment used in construction and the need to work on ladders, roofs, and scaffolding, serious accidents such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, electrocution, amputation injury and paralysis are not uncommon. Attorney Klest has extensive experience representing construction accident victims and will help you get full and fair compensation, including medical bills, lost wages, disability and disfigurement, and pain and suffering. We handle all types of construction-related claims, including lawsuits involving: Electrical accidents / electrocution; Falls from construction cranes; Falls from ladders; Falls from scaffolding; Forklift accidents; Truck accidents; Grader accidents; Burn injuries; and Bulldozer accidents.

— Sexual Abuse

Mr. Joseph G. Klest handles all types of sexual assault cases, including priest sex abuse. He co-authored the 2003 Child Protection Act which lengthened the statute of limitations allowing increased time for sexual abuse victims to claim civil damages in certain circumstances. He focuses on recovering financial compensation for sex abuse victims, including those who have been subjected to sexual exploitation or sexual assault. He has never defended those accused of violating sex crime laws. He limits his representation in sex crime cases to sexual abuse victims and helps victims obtain full and fair compensation for all physical and emotional injuries.

— Animal Bites

Dog bites and animal attacks often result in significant physical injury, including scarring and disfigurement. Many times, the victim of a dog bite or animal attack is an innocent child. Nonetheless, the costs of medical care, including rehabilitation and plastic surgery, can be exorbitant. Attorney Joseph G. Klest has considerable experience successfully representing 'dog bit' victims and animal attack survivors. He advocates for clients, helping them recover full compensation for medical bills, lost wages or income, costs of rehabilitation, and pain and suffering.