A Personal Approach to Personal Injury

As a personal injury law firm, we help people like you who were injured in an accident. Maybe it was a car accident, a hit-and-run, or a bike accident. If it was not your fault and you were seriously hurt, you probably have many questions. We can answer them.

Located in Elgin, Illinois, we help people throughout Kane, Cook, and DuPage counties. We are not a high-volume personal injury firm like many places you may have heard about. We prefer to stay small to give everyone the attention that they deserve. We have been in business for a long time and are happy to offer services in both English and Spanish.

The insurance company for the person or place responsible for your accident has their lawyer.  Shouldn’t you also have a lawyer looking out for you too? You might not need a lawyer, but it is a good idea to speak to one to determine your options. Do this before speaking to the insurance company.

Let us Handle the Insurance Company after an Accident

At our Elgin, IL, personal injury law firm, we will deal with the insurance company for you. If you have just filed a claim after being hurt in an accident, you understand the frustrations of dealing with the insurance company. Not only does the insurance company not care about you, they are actively working against you.

Insurance adjusters want to avoid paying your claim, or are looking to get off cheap. Maybe they are telling you that the accident did not happen the way you know it did. Or the insurance company does not believe that you are in pain after a serious car accident, even if you left the scene by ambulance. They want to wear you down and watch you give up.  My name is Carol Cadiz and it is my job to handle the insurance company for you, including their army of lawyers. The first thing that we do when representing injury clients is to let the insurance company know that we are taking over. This not only gets them off your back but also sends a message that you are very serious about your accident and are not willing to go along with their assessment of what you are entitled to.  Whether you are dealing with a car wreck, were hit by a car, or suffered another kind of serious accident that was not your fault, we can help with your injury case.

We like getting to know our clients

We believe that clients of our personal injury law firm deserve a lawyer who will get to know them and know the details of their injury case. At O’Connor Cadiz Accident and Injury Law in Elgin, IL., you won’t have to worry about getting lost in the shuffle or treated like a file number.

You may be tempted to call one of the Elgin or Chicago lawyers you see on television. Do your research first. Many firms work based on volume and their lawyers are under enormous pressure to churn out cases. They may not be interested in really hearing the details of your story or learning about what kind of result is most important to you, until trial. One person will likely sign you up and have an entirely different person assigned to work on your case- which often happens at the big law firms. The way we work here is just the opposite since we accept & handle only a limited amount of cases. When we take on a case, we take it seriously and give our clients the respect and attention they deserve. We like getting to know you. You may also want to learn more about us.

We also believe that our clients deserve to understand what is going on in their own case, as knowledge brings comfort and a sense of control over what can otherwise be an overwhelming experience. This is why before you sign anything or take the call from an insurance representative, it is very important to know your legal rights and understand what you may be up against. This is not to be taken lightly and is why you should speak to an attorney if you’ve been seriously hurt.

Hiring a Lawyer should be a Positive Experience, even when the reason for it is not

No one looks forward to hiring a lawyer, but things happen in life that sometimes require you to be legally ready, in an instant, for what is being thrown your way. We hope that you will find that working with a lawyer can be easy, and we want for you to be happy despite the stressful circumstances that may have brought you here.

Forget the negative stereotypes that come with hiring a lawyer, we like to do things differently because we know that your legal case isn’t about us- its about you. Choosing to work only with the injured and a limited number of clients at any given time, we have deliberately designed a law firm where the attorney gets to know her clients very well. We have the time to make sure that their individual needs are met.

We are proud to offer a fully bilingual experience in Spanish

We are also very active in the Hispanic community, in Elgin and the surrounding areas of Chicagoland. Carol O’Connor Cadiz is fully bilingual in Spanish, having been raised speaking both languages. Daughter of a Mexican mother and wife to a native of Chile, both languages have always been spoken at home. We understand both the American and Latin cultures. Be sure to check out the Spanish version website, if that is relevant to you.

Personal Injury in the Elgin area

Within the area of personal injury, we can help victims who have been hurt by the fault of another. We will deal with the insurance company for you and file a lawsuit when necessary. This includes the following key areas:

• Auto Accidents: If you were hurt in an accident with another car, either as a driver or as a passenger, and it was the other person’s fault, we may be able to help. Common types of car crashes include head-on collisions, rear-end accidents, DUI accidents, and incidents of distracted driving.
• Bicycle Accidents: Cyclists involved in accidents with a car or another bicycle.
• Motorcycle Accidents: Motorcyclists can be especially vulnerable as they lack the protection of a car. We can help motorcycle accident victims.
• Accidents involving Uber or Lyft: Hurt while ride-sharing? It happens more often than you might think.
• Wrongful Death: When a loved one has passed away as the result of another’s carelessness- such as in a car wreck, you may be able to bring a wrongful death claim.
• Pedestrian Accidents: If you or your child were hit by a car, we must hold the at-fault driver accountable.
• Trucking/ Tractor-Trailer Accidents: Accidents with trucks often happen in a split second and can be very serious. Let us help.
• Dog Bites (& other animal injuries): Illinois is tough on the owners of animals who bite people, but you need to understand the law. We can help.
• Slip, Trip, and Fall Injuries: This includes claims against restaurants, stores, and other public places. If you get hurt at someone’s place of business, they are not automatically liable. Sometimes, things just happen, but if the business was careless and you got hurt, we can help.
• Food Poisoning and Burns: Restaurants owe their customers an obligation to serve only safe food and drink. We will hold them responsible if they cut corners and you get sick or hurt.

In these matters, we work on a contingency fee basis. We do not get paid until and unless we recover money for you. The fee is a percentage of your recovery.

Remote Work is Here, removing geographical barriers

Our law firm is located in Elgin IL. Regardless of where in Illinois you live, we can help since an in person consultation is no longer necessary.  This makes matters more convenient for our clients who prefer to schedule telephone appointments or meet us over Zoom. Many courts are still operating in a similar fashion in order to help prevent the spread of illness.  Of course, if you wish to meet us in person at our Elgin office, we will happily accommodate you. We are at 217 N. McLean Avenue, Unit 2C, in Elgin.  Please schedule an appointment, as we do not accept walk-ins. 

Serving Chicagoland, Cook County and Kane County since 1996

Our office is located in Elgin Illinois and in Schaumburg, IL allowing us to provide convenient service throughout Elgin, the Chicago area, and the suburbs. We often handle cases in all of Chicago’s collar counties (Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County,  McHenry County, and Lake County). Our firm is female-owned / minority-owned.

From this website, you will find a ton of information to answer general questions about personal injury cases throughout Elgin and Illinois. If you’d rather speak to a live person (no phone trees), call my office at 630 250-8813. Feel free also to fill out our contact form and someone will get back to you very shortly. Thank you for visiting my site, I hope it has been helpful!