Hellman, Michael P.

Lawyer Overview

Michael Hellman has spent his entire legal career with Anesi Ozmon. Michael has worked primarily in the area of Workers' Compensation disputes and has achieved noted success for his clients before the Worker's Compensation Commission, the Circuit Court of Cook County and the Appellate Court of Illinois. In addition to being a tenacious advocate for his clients in the area of Workers' Compensation, Michael successfully represents numerous clients before the Social Security Administration in their attempts to obtain Social Security Disability benefits.

From 2008 to 2009, Michael held the important Chair Person position of the Workers' Compensation Committee for the Chicago Bar Association. In addition to being active in the CBA, Michael is a long standing member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Association for Justice.

Michael's recent verdict & settlement highlights since 2005 include:

• $500,000.00 settlement in favor of a union Millwright who suffered a severe wrist injury.

• $350,000.00 settlement in favor of a union auto mechanic who suffered a back injury.

• $340,000.00 settlement in favor of a copy repair worker who sustained a career ending back injury.

• $340,000.00 settlement in favor of a Local #1 ironworker who suffered a disabling shoulder injury.

• $325,000.00 settlement in favor of a union Sheet Metal worker who suffered a back injury.

• $325,000.00 settlement in favor of a union laborer who suffered multiple injuries at work.

• $314,000.00 settlement in favor of a union laborer who suffered a serious back injury.

• $300,000.00 settlement in favor of a union Sheet Metal worker from Local 265 who suffered a severe shoulder injury.

• $275,000.00 settlement in favor of a Local 150 Operating Engineer who had an unoperated low back injury.

• $270,000.00 settlement in favor of a Local #1 ironworker who suffered a knee injury.

• $250,000.00 settlement in favor of a Local 1185 carpenter who suffered a collapsed diaphragm.

• $225,000.00 settlement in favor of a former grocery deli clerk who suffered multiple injuries.

• $225,000.00 settlement in favor of a Local 393 ironworker who suffered a severe back injury.

• $225,000.00 settlement in favor of an auto part worker who suffered a career ending injury.

• $221,000.00 settlement in favor of an auto mechanic who suffered a shoulder injury.

• $215,000.00 settlement in favor of a Teamster injured while operating a dump truck.

• $210,000.00 settlement in favor of a Local #1 ironworker who suffered a back injury.

• $198,000.00 settlement in favor of a former auto mechanic who suffered from thoracic outlet syndrome.

• $196,000.00 settlement in favor of a former mechanic who suffered a back injury.

• $195,000.00 settlement in favor of a former steel worker who suffered a back injury.

• $103,000.00 award of penalties and attorney fees for the employers failure to pay benefits to an injured Local #1 ironworker who injured his shoulders at a job site.

Frequent Case Types

• Brain Injury in Chicago, IL
• Chicago Social Security Disability Claims in Chicago, IL
• Construction Site Injury in Chicago, IL
• Distracted Driver Accident in Chicago, IL
• Fatal Car Accidents in Chicago, IL
• Ladder Fall Injury in Chicago, IL
• Medical Misdiagnosis in Chicago, IL
• Motorcycle Accident Injury in Chicago, IL
• Scaffolding Fall in Chicago, IL
• Spinal Cord Injury in Chicago, IL
• Surgical Errors in Chicago, IL
• Union Workers Compensation Claims in Chicago, IL
• Wrongful Death Victims in Chicago, IL

Areas of Practice

• Workers' Compensation (State & Municipal Employees, Workers' Compensation Appeals)
• Social Security
• Personal Injury- Plaintiff (Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death)
• Medical Malpractice

West Practice Categories

Workers' Compensation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1999
• Tennessee, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association, Workers? Compensation Committee
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
• Chicago Bar Association (Workers' Compensation Committee)
• American Association for Justice

Pro Bono Activities

• Legal Advisory Board Member of ARISE , 2010 - Present

Education

• John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1999
  J.D.
• Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois, 1995
  B.A.
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Political Science

Ancillary Businesses

• Lobbying

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Address

161 North Clark Street
Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60601-3204

Phones

312-574-3378
866-610-6219 (Toll free)

Faxes

312-372-3833

Emails

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Websites

http://www.anesilaw.com