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List of Forms by Chapter
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Chapter 1 — Basic Aspects of the Workers’ Compensation Act
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Chapter 2 — Employer-Employee Problems
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Chapter 3 — What Is an Accident? Arising Out Of
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Chapter 4 — What Is an Accident? In the Course Of
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Chapter 5 — Procedure, Appeals, and Special Remedies
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Chapter 6 — Interim Benefits: Temporary Total Disability, Medical, and Rehabilitation
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Chapter 7 — Social Security Disability Offsets of Workers’ Compensation Benefits
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Chapter 8 — Disability Evaluation
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Chapter 9 — Fatal Cases
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Chapter 10 — Occupational Diseases
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Chapter 11 — Third-Party Recovery and Subrogation
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Chapter 12 — Medicare Secondary Payer Statute
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Chapter 13 — Trial Preparation — Petitioner’s Viewpoint
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I. Introduction
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II. Conference with Client
- [13.3] Purpose of Conference
- [13.4] Issues To Focus on During the Conference
- [13.5] Employee-Employer Relationship
- [13.6] Accident
- [13.7] Notice
- [13.8] Causal Connection
- [13.9] Average Weekly Wage
- [13.10] Marital Status/Number of Dependents
- [13.11] Unpaid Medical Bills
- [13.12] Temporary Total Disability, Temporary Partial Disability, Maintenance
- [13.13] Credit for Respondent
- [13.14] Nature and Extent
- [13.15] Penalties and Attorneys’ Fees
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III. Medical Investigation
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IV. Medical Evaluation Examination
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V. Wage Investigation
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VI. Final Trial Preparation
- Attorney’s Preparation
- [13.28] Organization of Trial File
- [13.29] Abstracting the File
- [13.30] Preparation of Trial Exhibits
- [13.31] Wage Records
- [13.32] Medical Records
- [13.33] Medical Bills
- [13.34] Medical Reports
- [13.35] Vocational Records
- [13.36] Additional Exhibits
- [13.37] Medical Research
- [13.38] Evaluation of the Claim
- [13.39] Setting a Trial Date
- [13.40] Meeting with Respondent’s Attorney
- [13.41] Proposed Decision
- [13.42] Preparing Client for Trial — The Pretrial Conference
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VII. Changes to the Rules Governing Practice Before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission That Impact Trial Preparation
- [13.43] 2016 Amendments to the Rules
- Electronic Filing: 50 Ill.Admin. Code pt. 9015
- [13.44] Overview of Electronic Filing: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9015.10
- [13.45] Format: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9015.20
- [13.46] Filing: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9015.30
- [13.47] Signatures: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9015.40
- [13.48] Service and Proof of Service: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9015.50
- [13.49] Errors in Electronic Filings: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9015.60
- Pre-Arbitration: 50 Ill.Admin. Code pt. 9020
- [13.50] Filing a Claim: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §§9020.10 – 9020.40
- [13.51] Hearing: Place; Change of Venue: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9020.50
- [13.52] Continuances at Arbitration: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9020.60
- [13.53] Motion Practice, General: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9020.70
- [13.54] Petitions for Immediate Hearing: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9020.80
- Arbitration: 50 Ill.Admin. Code pt. 9030
- [13.55] Setting a Case for Trial: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9030.20
- [13.56] Request for Hearing: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9030.40
- [13.57] Subpoena Practice: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9030.50
- [13.58] Depositions: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9030.60
- [13.59] Rules of Evidence: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9030.70
- [13.60] Briefs, Arbitrators’ Decisions: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9030.80
- Miscellaneous: 50 Ill.Admin. Code pt. 9110
- [13.61] Vocational Rehabilitation: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9110.10
- [13.62] Explanation of Basis of Nonpayment: 50 Ill.Admin. Code §9110.70
- [13.63] Medical Fee Schedule
- [13.64] Conclusion
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Chapter 14 — Trial Preparation — Respondent’s Viewpoint
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Chapter 15 — Workers’ Compensation Retaliatory Discharge
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Joseph P. Basile
Joseph P. Basile
Joseph P. Basile, Chicago, concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation and civil litigation. He is a chair-qualified arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, has been a faculty member at annual IICLE® workers’ compensation seminars, and is the author of the monthly workers’ compensation column for IICLE®’s FLASHPOINTS. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Basile received his B.S. from St. Louis University and his J.D. with distinction from The John Marshall Law School.
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John P. Bergin
John P. Bergin
John P. Bergin is a Partner at Lorenz & Bergin, P.C., in Chicago, concentrating his practice in workers’ compensation defense. Mr. Bergin received his B.A. and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago.
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James F. Black
James F. Black
James F. Black is a Partner at Black & Jones Attorneys at Law in Rockford, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Black received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.
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James R. Clune
James R. Clune
James R. Clune is a Partner and Shareholder of Garofalo, Schreiber, Storm & Grant, Chartered, in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He was a copresenter of the Analysis of a Workers’ Compensation Trial with the Risk & Employee Benefits Expo and has presented on workers’ compensation at the National Business Institute Seminar and the Annual Workers’ Compensation Law Institute. He is listed in the Leading Lawyers Network. He is a member of the Illinois State and Florida Bar Associations and is a member of the Trial Bar of the U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Clune received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.
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Michael F. Doerries
Michael F. Doerries
Michael F. Doerries is a Shareholder of Wiedner & McAuliffe in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Doerries received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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Brad A. Elward
Brad A. Elward
Brad A. Elward, Peoria, concentrates in appellate cases and workers’ compensation. He is a Past President of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association and an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois College of Law. Mr. Elward received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. magna cum laude from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
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Steven F. Hanagan
Steven F. Hanagan
Steven F. Hanagan is a Partner at Hanagan & McGovern PC in Mount Vernon, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation, personal injury, and defective products liability law. He is a Past President of the Jefferson County Bar Association, a past member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Illinois American Inn of Court, and a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Illinois Law and Justice Foundation. Mr. Hanagan received his B.S. from Southern Illinois University and his J.D. cum laude from St. Louis University School of Law, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in the Study of Legal Ethics.
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Dana J. Hughes
Dana J. Hughes
Dana J. Hughes is a Partner at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria. She focuses her practice on workers’ compensation. She is a member of the Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations and served on the Winnebago County Bar Association’s Board of Directors from 2009 – 2012. Ms. Hughes received her B.A. from Northern Illinois University and her J.D. from Northern Illinois University College of Law.
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Richard K. Johnson
Richard K. Johnson
Richard K. Johnson is a Partner at Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Johnson received his B.S. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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Tracy L. Jones
Tracy L. Jones
Tracy L. Jones is a Partner at Black & Jones Attorneys at Law in Rockford, where she concentrates in workers’ compensation and social security disability. She is a board member of the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the National Organization of Veterans Advocates. Ms. Jones received her B.A. from Northern Illinois University and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
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Kylee J. Jordan
Kylee J. Jordan
Kylee J. Jordan is an associate at Rusin & Maciorowski, Ltd., in Carbondale, where she focuses on workers’ compensation. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Inns of Court. She is a Neal Fellow, is a recipient of the Southern Illinois University School of Law Pro Bono Award, and was nominated for the Illinois State Bar Association Law Student Division Public Service Award. Ms. Jordan received her B.A. from St. Ambrose University and her J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
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Patrick M. Keefe
Patrick M. Keefe
Patrick M. Keefe is a Partner at Keefe & DePauli, P.C., in Fairview Heights, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He has been an author and lecturer for IICLE®, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, and the Workers’ Compensation Claims Association. He is a member of the St. Clair County, Illinois State, and Missouri State Bar Associations. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, completed coursework towards an M.A. from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and received his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.
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Ann-Louise Kleper
Ann-Louise Kleper
Ann-Louise Kleper is an Attorney at Dworkin & Maciariello, Ltd., in Chicago, where she concentrates in representing injured employees in their workers’ compensation claims. Ms. Kleper has spoken for IICLE®, the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations, the American Academy of Disability Physicians, the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations, the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Kleper received her B.A. magna cum laude from Brandeis University and her J.D. cum laude from Boston University School of Law.
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Paul A. Krauter
Paul A. Krauter
Paul A. Krauter is a Member of Evans & Dixon, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He is a member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Krauter attended Purdue University and received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
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Roman P. Kuppart
Roman P. Kuppart
Roman P. Kuppart is a Member of Culley, Feist, Kuppart & Jordan, LLC, in Harrisburg, where he focuses on occupational diseases. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Kuppart received his B.A. from the University of Georgia and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
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Peter J. Lorenz
Peter J. Lorenz
Peter J. Lorenz is a Partner at Lorenz & Bergin, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation defense. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Lorenz received his B.S. from Loyola University and his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law and was a member of the Moot Court Board and National Political Science Honor Society.
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Bradford J. Peterson
Bradford J. Peterson
Bradford J. Peterson is a Shareholder of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Champaign, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation and personal injury defense. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, and the National Association of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals. Mr. Peterson received his B.A. with honors from Illinois State University and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
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Jon C. Walker
Jon C. Walker
Jon C. Walker is an associate at Woodruff Johnson & Evans Law Offices in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation, social security disability, and personal injury. He is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Walker received his B.A. from the University of British Columbia and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Workers’ Compensation Practice 2019 Edition
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