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Personal Injury Attorney, Tim J. Ashe Settles a $4M Textiles Equipment Injury Case and is featured in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. To learn more about Tim, please visit his bio at: https://kjs-law.com/lawyers/timothy-j-ashe/

A Cook County Jury awarded the plaintiff represented by Craig Mannarino and Amanda Brasfield $19.2M in a medical malpractice wrongful death case for the death of a couple’s first child, who died from birth injuries related to meconium aspiration syndrome. For a full description of case, click here.  Mannarino-Brasfield Wrongful Death Verdict.

On September 26, 2018, Chief Circuit Judge Daniel P. Guerin announced that David E. Schwartz, J.D., a partner at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz, has been appointed to the position of Associate Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County, Illinois. Schwartz fills the vacancy created by the resignation of John W. Demling.

Of Mr. Schwartz’s appointment, Appellate Court Justice Terrence Lavin said, “Dave Schwartz has the right combination of brains, heart and judgment that one wants to see in a judge. I’m confident that his new colleagues will enjoy his professional presence on the DuPage County bench.”

Former preceding Judge William Maddux commented, “I have had the privilege of watching Dave grow up as a lawyer and I am so proud of his appointment to the DuPage County Judiciary. He is diligent, passionate and even tempered. He lives by the creed: ‘Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.’ He will make and excellent judge.”

We at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz would like to extend our congratulations to Mr. Schwartz on this tremendous accomplishment.

To learn more about David’s impressive career, please visit his Biography page on our website.

In this unprecedented time, Kralovec Jambois & Schwartz remains committed to putting its clients first. As government officials recommend social distancing, limitation of in-person meetings and travel, and practicing self-quarantine, we are adjusting how we go about the practice of law. Our offices are open, fully operational, and in full compliance with CDC guidelines for social distancing. Should the need arise, our office is properly prepared to return to operation on a fully remote basis.

Our technology allows the firm to be in contact with each other, to be in contact with clients and to continue working on their behalf. Our highly skilled technology staff allows for the confidentiality of client information with all security measures in place while allowing full access for those working on your files. Although lawyers and staff are working uninterrupted remotely, our fully equipped virtual desktop permits our entire staff to handle all matters that arise, despite the courts throughout the State of Illinois and across the Nation being closed for the upcoming month and possibly longer. Most courts have now extended the discovery deadlines, so we expect some delays with depositions and hearings, but many judges are hosting video teleconference hearings and adjusting to these changing times.

Our expert witnesses still are hard at work reviewing files.  Attorneys are answering and issuing interrogatories, motions are being drafted, cases are being filed and telephone calls and voicemails are being answered and returned.  We are using all means of communication necessary to ensure that your case is moving forward. Should you need to contact your lawyer, please call him or her at 312-782-2525 or email them directly. Email addresses and individual phone numbers are also on the website. The dropdown bar under Attorneys has all the contact details.

We also continue to review and accept new cases. Consultations with a lawyer at Kralovec Jambois & Schwartz are always free. For more than 20 years, our attorneys at the law firm of Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz have provided exemplary service to injured clients and their families. When Judge Maddux (ret.) from the bench, now the Cook County Law Division’s presiding chief judge, was appointed as a judge in 1991, he selected three respected trial lawyers to continue at his Chicago personal injury law firm in his stead. John Kralovec, Steven Jambois and Allen Schwartz are renowned throughout Illinois for the hardworking, compassionate manner in which they approach their cases. Today, we have nearly 20 Chicago injury lawyers at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz.

Our staff have extensive experience in each area of personal injury law, including motor vehicle accidents, product liability, premises liability, wrongful death and more.  In our practice, we believe that no case is too big or too small.

Kralovec Jambois & Schwartz will continue to work hard on your cases. We understand how much the matter you’ve entrusted to us means to you. We will continue to strive to resolve your case quickly and efficiently as possible given the trying circumstances. If you have any concerns, please feel free to reach out to us. We will keep you informed of any updates necessitated by the CDC during these dynamically changing times. And please stay safe, keep your family healthy and know that this will pass in time.

For CDC updates, please click here https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/whats-new-all.html

Wishing you and your families the best during these troubling times.

• Kralovec Jambois & Schwartz

Kristin Barnette McCarthy will be inducted as the incoming WBAI President on June 8, 2017 at the Palmer House Hilton.  The WBAI annual dinner is one of the most well-attended events in the Chicago legal community, drawing over 800 lawyers, judges and dignitaries. In addition to Ms. Barnette McCarthy installed as its incoming president, the Officers and Directors for 2017-18 will also be sworn into the WBAI.