Cook County Personal Injury Firm Partners Named Super Lawyers

Kaiser Hafezi Law is proud to announce that the firm’s partners, attorneys Dan Kaiser and Mariam Hafezi, have been recognized as 2022 Super Lawyers in the field of personal injury. Super Lawyers selections are based on an attorney’s professional accomplishments as well as peer nominations. Mr. Kaiser and Ms. Hafezi are honored to be recognized by this diverse and well-regarded legal resource.

Daniel J. Kaiser, again recognized as a Super Lawyer, has over three decades of experience representing injury victims in the Chicago area. As a litigator and trial attorney, Mr. Kaiser compassionately and skillfully advocates for individuals and their families who have suffered serious harm due to dangerous accidents caused by the negligence of third parties. He is a creative problem solver with unparalleled negotiating abilities. Attorney Kaiser holds membership in many professional associations, including the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, Illinois State Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association, and Chicago Bar Association.

Mariam L. Hafezi has been admitted to the Illinois State Bar since 2010 and was named a partner of Kaiser Hafezi Law in 2019. Each year since 2019, Mariam Hafezi has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star. She has earned this award in the fields of personal injury and medical malpractice. An accomplished attorney, Ms. Hafezi is dedicated to fighting for justice on behalf of clients who have sustained severe injuries or who have lost a family member to wrongful death. Attorney Hafezi is also a member of the Trial Bar for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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Attorneys at Kaiser Hafezi Law Selected to 2021 Super Lawyers Lists

BENSENVILLE, IL (PRWEB) JANUARY 25, 2021 

Several attorneys at Kaiser Hafezi Law were recently recognized on the 2021 Super Lawyers lists in the area of Personal Injury law. Attorney Daniel J. Kaiser was named a Super Lawyer for the second year in a row. For the third consecutive year, Attorney Mariam L. Hafezi was named a Rising Star.

Super Lawyers is a comprehensive directory featuring detailed profiles of attorneys across the United States who have attained a high level of peer recognition and professional achievement in more than 70 practice areas. The patented selection process includes independent research, in addition to peer nominations and evaluations. Only 5 percent of attorneys in the state are named as Super Lawyers, and only 2.5 percent of attorneys under the age of 40 can be designated as Rising Stars. 

With more than 34 years of experience handling complex personal injury cases, Daniel is the founding partner at Kaiser Hafezi Law. A seasoned litigator and trial attorney, he has proven success in securing compensation for injuries related to construction accidents; medical malpractice; car, truck, and bicycle collisions; and product defects. Dan proudly represents injured persons and the families of deceased all over the country and has obtained over $100 million in jury verdicts and settlements for his clients. 

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Kaiser Hafezi Law Celebrates the Third Anniversary of Their Largest Work Injury Verdict

BENSENVILLE, ILL. (PRWEB) MARCH 08, 2021

Kaiser Hafezi Law is celebrating the third anniversary of its record-setting verdict on March 3, 2018. According to court documents, a $15.2 million construction negligence jury verdict involving a low back injury was awarded to the plaintiff.

In Kenneth M. Smith v. Retail Project Managers, Inc., Cook Co. Case # 15 L 1323, Cook County jurors awarded a man $15.2 million more than 10 years after he sustained a lower back injury while removing a desk from a truck on a construction worksite.

In official court documents, Plaintiff Kenneth M. Smith, 47, filed a negligence lawsuit in June 2008 against XSport Fitness Inc. and its subsidiaries; third-party contractors; and project manager Retail Project Managers Inc., alleging that RPM and its contractors did not provide “adequate equipment” or “proper staffing” to help in unloading a 300-pound desk.

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