Keefe, Campbell & Associates, LLC

Editor’s comment: We do lots of things for this industry that you may not know about. Let us know if you have interest in any of these services.

First and most important, send your claims inquiries and toughest questions to ekeefe@keefe-law.com for 24/7/365 answers to your toughest Illinois claims questions. Give us 24 hours and we will get back to you with reasoned thoughts and suggestions, recommendations on pro se settlements and best practices in handling difficult and complex claims concerns.

1. Shawn R. Biery does a continuously updated and very handy Illinois Workers’ Compensation Rate Sheet. It is available to anyone upon request. If you want it, send a reply or email Shawn directly at sbiery@keefe-law.com.

2.       We have a one-page document free to the industry called Keefe, Campbell & Associates Rules of Thumb that provides a quick reference for adjusters and risk managers with Illinois claims. Again, if you have interest, send a reply.

3.       We have a free book on the 2005 Amendments to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. It is also available in a condensed form. If you would like a copy, send a reply.

4.       We also have a free book on all aspects of Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law and Practice. If you are unfamiliar with the Act and Rules and want a resource book, please send a reply.

5.       We provide answers to questions adjusters have about appropriate reserves on your claims, usually within 24 hours. We employ WestLaw© research in rendering our evaluation for your complete file. If you have interest in a legal opinion to support your reserve calculations, email ekeefe@keefe-law.com.

6.       We obtain rapid approval of pro se settlements in Chicago for the low price of $250.00 and outside the Chicagoland area at $350.00. If you have interest in such services, again, email ekeefe@keefe-law.com. We can turn such approvals around in days with cooperation from claimant.

7.       We are happy to provide a free legal audit of up to ten of your worst litigated claims. Our goal is to advise how to best bring such claims to rapid closure within authority. We have had solid outcomes from such reviews. All of our handling is attorney-client privileged. If you have interest in a legal audit, send a reply to ekeefe@keefe-law.com.

8.       We have a strong list of medical, diagnostic, pharmacological, vocational, utilization review, nurse case managers, surveillance, accident reconstruction, ergonomics, safety and other top-notch experts for your consideration to use in Illinois workers’ compensation, general liability and employment law defense litigation. Such recommendations are free. We update such lists continuously. We can also provide research backing up the credentials of such experts. If you have a need for an expert, send a reply.

9.       We are the only defense firm that has not one but two workers’ compensation law professors on staff—for any of our readers, if you have a complex (or even a simple) question about any aspect of Illinois workers’ compensation law and practice, please send a reply and we will advise within 24 hours. If you have interest in attending or auditing the best workers’ compensation course in Illinois at one of our top law schools, let us know and we will provide details.

10.   Need a calculator for your desk? Send a reply and we are happy to send a free one.