I felt hesitant to call this attorney after reviewing his website. It contains a blog that is, basically, nonsensical. I don't know if he is using some sort of talk to text software, but, it's failing.
I did call this attorney (and others) because he appeared to specialize in the kind of case law I needed. My disabled adult son lives in a group home. In this group home, my child is being injured by another resident. The staff is failing to keep my child safe, and allowing these injuries to occur. This attorney called me back two days after my initial phone message to him. During the "conversation" he was distracted, perhaps he was also eating or at least chewing gum because I could hear it.
My initial hesitation was confirmed. It was further confirmed by the next statements that came out of this attorney's mouth. "Well, I don't think this is a big deal, a few scratches isn't a big deal." Who said it was a few scratches? I said, repeatedly, that these are OPEN human bite wounds. "Well, why don't you just move him." If this attorney paid attention to the conditions in the State of Illinois, in particular, in regard to treatment of the developmentally delayed, he would know that the state is ranked 51st in the nation (Illinois ranks last, or 51st among the states and the District of Columbia, in the number of people with intellectually and developmental disabilities (I/DD) living in community-based housing of six persons or fewer. This ranking comes from a 2008 University of Colorado report, The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities.)
Lastly, I assume because my child isn't living at home with me, nor have I moved him (due to lack of housing), he assumed that I couldn't afford to hire him and attempted to dissuade me from filing suit or hiring him by stating "This is going to cost you thousands, if not tens of thousands." Guess what? I have thousands, I have "tens of thousands" in fact. What I want is an attorney who cares about the rights of the most fragile residents in the State of Illinois. Who is as outraged at this situation as I am. Luckily, after I spoke to this guy, I was able to find just that person. read more