Chicago Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish

20 North Clark Street, 31st Floor Chicago, Illinois 60602 USA

 (312) 445-9084 or (888) 325-7299
 (312) 782-6739

www.sgklawyers.com/
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Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish is located in Chicago, Illinois. We handle medical malpractice, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, auto accidents, professional negligence, birth trauma such as cerebral palsy, and railroad law matters.

We represent clients in every level of the Illinois state court system and the federal court system, and we have represented clients in many other states.

The cornerstone of our success is the quality relationship that we maintain with clients. Clients are treated with integrity and respect for their needs, goals, and objectives. We focus on intelligent legal representation and pledge to listen to and communicate with clients.

We use the latest technology and cost-effective methods to provide services in a professional and friendly atmosphere.

Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish was founded in 1931 as Steinberg & Polacek, making it one of the oldest plaintiff's law firms in Illinois. For more than 70 years, we have been dedicated to protecting injured victims and their families. Each attorney and the firm is AV-rated, which is the highest rating for legal ability and professional ethical standards awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a national legal directory.

Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish represents clients in significant injury and wrongful death cases involving aviation accidents, railroad injuries and train accidents, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, nursing home negligence and abuse, products liability, professional malpractice, and slip and fall accidents. We have experience and expertise with serious personal injuries resulting from these types of accidents or negligent acts, including birth trauma, brain damage, and spinal cord injuries.

We represent clients at every level of the Illinois state and federal court system, and we have also represented clients in surrounding states. Our firm has obtained record setting and multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements, and, in cases before the Illinois Appellate and Supreme Court, we have established important precedents to benefit the victims of negligence.

Our success in representing clients has helped us establish and maintain an excellent reputation within the legal community. Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish is a law firm to which other attorneys refer serious and complex personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Each case is important to us, and we strive to provide each client with personal attention and individual service. We are experienced in preparing and managing a case through all stages of the legal process, including investigation, filing, litigation, mediation, trial, and appeal. We are selective about the cases we accept in order to ensure that we are able to devote the time, energy, and attention that each matter requires and deserves.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Nursing, Hospital and Physicians' Errors; Mass Transit Accidents.

Practice Areas Description

At Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish, our personal injury practice is focused on the following areas:

- Medical Malpractice

Our law firm handles medical malpractice cases arising from the negligence of physicians, surgeons, obstetricians, nurses, hospitals and other health care professionals and entities. We represent patients who have sustained injury from surgical errors, the failure to diagnose or treat a medical condition, babies who have sustained birth injuries including Brachial Plexus injuries and brain damage.

- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

If you or a loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse or nursing home neglect in Chicago or its surrounding area, our nursing home abuse attorneys can help. We represent victims of nursing home neglect and abuse involving failure to properly monitor patients, bedsores, ulcers, falls, malnutrition, physical assault and other types of abuse and neglect.

- Wrongful Death

Our attorneys are experienced advocates for those who have lost family members in fatal crashes, health care related accidents, work accidents and other types of accidents. We are knowledgeable in the elements that must be proven to pursue a wrongful death claim. The following items typically must be shown: The wrongful death was caused by the actions of the defendant (for example, the motorist who caused the crash, the physician who made an error or the product manufacturer); The defendant's actions were negligent; There is a surviving spouse, children, beneficiaries or dependents; and, Loss of support, grief, bereavement, burial/funeral expenses, and medical expenses resulting from the victim's wrongful death.

- Catastrophic Injuries

Our firm handles serious injuries including brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. We seek fair and full compensation on behalf of our injured clients. Our goal is to obtain sufficient just compensation through settlement or verdict to provide for the financial needs of our clients' new circumstances. These needs may include medical care, future surgeries, physical therapy and accommodations to homes and vehicles.

- Auto Accidents

We provide personal attention and individualized services to people who have been injured in motorcycle accidents, truck accidents and auto accidents. Our firm is dedicated to obtaining compensation for our injured clients for their financial losses, such as medical bills and lost wages, and for their pain, suffering, disability and loss of a normal life.

- Product Liability and Work-Related Injuries

When a worker is injured by an unsafe or defective product, he or she can pursue compensation through a products liability claim. Products liability claims involve identifying design defects, manufacturing defects and other negligence. Product designers, manufacturers and even retailers may be held liable for the injuries incurred. The lawyers at Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish have extensive experience handling products liability claims and protecting the rights of those injured by defective products.

- Construction Injuries

Our personal injury attorneys are experienced handling third party construction accident claims arising from defective products. These types of personal injury claims are pursued as product liability claims. Heavy equipment is often found to be unsafe because of a lack of guarding on machinery, inadequate warnings on machinery, a design defect or a manufacturing defect. Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish represents construction workers who have been injured in construction accidents involving equipment such as the following: Forklifts, Cranes, Scaffolding, Ladders, Backhoes, Saws, Nail guns, and Falling objects.

- Premises Liability / Slip and Fall Accidents

Property owners and municipalities are responsible for providing safe and adequately maintained properties for tenants, invited guests and even trespassers. When safety measures go overlooked, serious injuries such as slip and fall accidents can occur. People who have been injured in slip and fall accidents may be entitled to seek damages by pursuing premises liability claims. The lawyers of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish are experienced in handling premises liability claims and holding negligent property owners accountable for their harmful actions.

- Birth Injuries

Our law firm provides experienced and dedicated help to parents whose babies have sustained birth injuries including brachial plexus injuries, cerebral palsy, seizures and brain damage. Our attorneys are dedicated to obtaining fair compensation and justice on behalf of your child. We are knowledgeable about the types of errors that can occur during labor and delivery and are committed to holding negligent health care professionals accountable for their harmful actions.

Attorneys

	Mr. Bruce D. Goodman Attorney Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability		Mr. Ronald W. Kalish Attorney Financial Services Law, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Real Estate
	Mr. Bradley D. Steinberg Attorney Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability

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