I have nothing but good things to say about Mike Goldsmith. My personal injury case was just…read morewrapped up last week. Mr. Goldsmith made sure that I got everything out of the case as possible. He is always pleasant to talk to, and always seemed to actually care about me, unlike other lawyers I've dealt with in the past. Everything he asked how I was doing, I could tell it was sincere. When it came down to anything dealing with the case, he was always professional and was looking out for what was best for me. He stayed in constant contact with me throughout the entire process, he even followed up after to see how i was. I could go on, but here is what you need to know. He is professional, kind, caring, and will fight for you. You can definitely trust him to get you the best possible outcome for your situation.

Goldsmith is fantastic, very friendly and considerate. He provided information during the free…read moreconsultation on the entire situation and my best course of action to take in my specific case. My accident is a very bad lose-lose, not my fault situation, but Goldsmith told me the facts of best course of action to take to minimize the continuous frustration caused.

Dmitry was extremely professional, patient, helpful, and thorough after my car accident last year…read more He helped me receive the most compensation possible and was great to work with. He's also flexible with his hours and was willing to meet with me in the evenings and even on Saturday! I'd highly recommend this group of attorneys!

From the owner: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of…read morelaw. However, Polyakov Law Group concentrates exclusively in personal injury law. Our practice areas include car accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, premises liability (i.e. slip/trip and fall accidents), wrongful death, and a wide range of other types of cases and injuries.

Great and pleasant experience, that I had. Aleksander is a very professional and helpful attorney…read more His team is very good too. They all are very responsible and definitely worth of dealing with!

They did an awesome job getting me a good value! However they didn't really keep me up to date, but…read morethat's also a good thing that they didn't bother me much! To each their own.

Barry was amazing! He was always quick to respond to any emails or questions that I had, I never…read morefelt that I was pushed aside or a burden. He was very personable and treated me with respect and not like I was just another paycheck for him. I'm so happy this was such a positive experience after my accident.

I had the misfortune of being injured in a car accident that was not my fault in April of 2017…read more Barry drove to my home to meet me in person and discuss my case. I would highly recommend Barry for any personal injury case. He was always available to answer any question I had, no matter how trivial. He worked diligently to ensure I received compensation for my accident. He was so supportive, and genuine through the whole experience.

I have utilized Mr. Haffner on six separate occasions, all real estate transactions. He his…read morefantastic. I have used him to represent me as both a buyer and a seller. On the transaction in which I was the seller, the buyer's attempted to squeeze an extra $3,000 out of me for inspection issues. Because I just didn't want to be bothered, I was willing to give it. Mr. Haffner took control of negotiations and refused the request and he ended up saving me $3,000. On another deal, in which I was the buyer, sellers tried to cancel the contract outside attorney approval, due to the sller's receiving other offers for a higher sales price than the one agreed upon. Shame, shame. Someone needs to gain a better understanding of contract law. You can't just kick out a contractually bound party because a better offer came your way. In any event, seller's attorney tried his best, and it wasn't good enough. I had real estate law on my side and I wholly planned to litigate those seller's, their agent, their agent's brokerage, and seller's attorney. He had the audacity to call my agent and offer to refund my inspection fee and literally said to my agent, "just sell the deal to her." As if my agent would give me shitty advice on his behalf. Instead of a "pacified" party to a failed contract, all his phone call to my agent did was release the kracken! The fact is, the property in question, has already provided real equity and I haven't even closed on it. I know this by the seller's very real attempts to cancel this contract. And, as a cherry on top, while these bozos were messing about, mortgage rates dropped and I am getting an even sweeter deal! However, I would not be reaping the benefits I am without Mr. Haffner's expertise and rapid fire responsiveness. So, if you are looking for a good real estate attorney that will get you to the closing table (or not, depending upon your needs), this is your man.

Unfortunately over 6 years later and I have ongoing disputes with this lawyer. As for his response…read moreon yelp on 11/4/17 he is questioning my honesty and his explanation is totally false on everything. He is completely lying by stating that we actually were awarded anything in the court of appeals. The real truth is because of his negligence by not using an expert's testimony at the trial to determine my damages we were awarded nothing. The trial court disregarded the damages claimed in our case because it was me who prepared the damages and they deemed it unreliable because I am not an accountant. The court of appeals agreed that we are entitled to collect damages and sent it back to the trial court to recalculate the damages. The trial judge awarded us $45,000. This was again appealed. And the bottom line is we were awarded absolutely nothing because of Mr. Appel's massive blunder in the first place to not include an expert testimony to solidify our damages. Everything boiled down to we were damaged and entitled to fees for our damages but no one could verify how much our damages were. And if you re-read how much Mr. Appel charged us in the first place, he had absolutely no excuse to not use an expert witness. He is also being dishonest about his claim this he was awarded a summary judgement. He was awarded a partial summary judgement which is not final and therefore not appealable pending our counterclaim disputing his fee and malpractice. Finally in order to judge Mr. Appel's billing practice and moral compass, on April 24, 2018 Mr. Appel emailed my lawyer Mr. Bellas the following, "When we were last in court, you had asked for the amount for our attorney's fee claim remaining on out complaint. Our total fees and expense is, to date, $20,101.21." Just to make in abundantly clear to everyone. After Mr. Appel collected over $40,000 for a claim that started with an offer to settle for a little over $4,000, he is now asking $20,101.21 for the 3 page motion of a summary judgement for his fee to collect the $24,725.56 in the partial summary judgement. I would love to see Mr. Appel stand before a jury and explain that as a lawyer, he wants $20,101.21 in lawyer fees to collect on an unpaid fee of $19,373.12 (plus 5% monthly compound interest which totaled $24,725.56) with a straight face. These fees that are stated in Mr. Appel's engagement letter as, "in the event of litigation to enforce this agreement you agree to pay our reasonable attorney's fees and cost." It is my understanding that most of lawyer's engagement letters do not include such language and Illinois courts very seldom if ever award such damages. The irony of all of this is that I went to Mr. Appel in the first place to defend myself against being sued even though I was the one being damaged in the first place. Throughout the trial courts and appellate courts they all agreed that I was the victim and damaged but because of Mr. Appel and only Mr. Appel I have been awarded nothing and have spent several thousand dollars in lawyer fees. Lastly as for Mr. Appel's request for you to visit avvo.com to see "many positive reviews from our clients" please note that when I wrote my bad review on May 29, 2014 he only had one previous review from 2007. One day after my review he miraculously had two 5 star reviews, 4 within one week and enough within a month (all 5 starts eh?) to place my bad review to the bottom of the site. Goes to show how fully honest he is.

I recently was referred to Brendan by another lawyer to a civil case involving the status of my…read morelicense due to being "sued" by another party i was in an accident with back in 2015. Brendan was more than willing to meet with me to discuss my options and what I needed. Not only did he solve my issue quickly and effectively, he kept me in the loop at all times and let me know whenever I needed to step in and take action. Himself and his Of Counsel, Selwyn made sure to clear anything left over on my license that had to do with being "sued" in 2015 and I even got some of my retainer money returned! I am so grateful to them for helping me out and would recommend to others with similar issues/cases.