The cases we take are the ones we believe in.
We believe injured people should not have to pay for somebody else's bad decision. All too often people are tragically hurt through no fault of their own.
If we accept your case, that means that we believe your case has merit. We don't earn anything unless you do.
Most important, we believe no amount of compensation can ever make things right again. We have yet to represent the person or family that wouldn't give back ten times their settlement or verdict if it could "make it so this never happened."
That's why we pursue every possible avenue to get our clients the maximum compensation allowed by law.
Our Team
A native of Chicago, Frank C. Marino received his BA in Spanish Literature and Language in 1970 from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. He earned an MA in Spanish Literature from Northwestern University in 1973. His fluency in Spanish provides enhanced client representation capabilities.
While teaching bilingual programs in the Chicago Public School System, Mr. Marino attended Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law. He graduated in 1983 with high honors, as a member of the Law Review and Moot Court Society, and was admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois.
In 2005, he was selected by his peer attorneys as an Illinois Super Lawyer®. He has been selected as Super Lawyer continuously from 2005 to 2012. The Martindale-Hubbell peer group lawyer review has rated Mr. Marino AV – the highest possible rating.
Mr. Marino is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He is active in local civic and political matters in the northwest suburbs and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Assisi Animal Foundation of Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Mr. Marino lives in Prospect Heights, Illinois, with his wife. He has two children and four grandchildren, and he recently completed the Camino de Santiago, a four hundred twenty-five mile trek across northern Spain.
John J. Simonetti has twenty-seven years of personal injury and litigation experience. He received his BA from Boston College in 1990 and graduated from Loyola University Chicago Law School in 1994.
Mr. Simonetti has litigation experience in all areas of personal injury law, including medical malpractice, construction, auto and truck collisions, and product liability actions. He is AV (highest) rated in the Martindale-Hubbell peer group lawyer review. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, He has co-authored: "Wrongful Death Actions and the Illinois Wrongful Death Act"; "Damages in Wrongful Death Actions"; "Family Member Liabilities, Remedies and Immunities", "IICLE Wrongful Death and Survival Actions in Illinois" 2000 and 2007 and was co-chair of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Appellate Law Committee, 1997 - 1999.
John was selected by peers as one of the top fourteen medical malpractice lawyers in Chicago according to Best Lawyers in America 2012. He is rated as an AV Preeminent attorney, which is the highest possible rating by Martindale Hubbell.
Mr. Simonetti lives in Evanston, Illinois, with his wife and daughter.