About Us

About Sexner Injury Lawyers LLC

Since 1990, Sexner Injury Lawyers LLC has represented injured people and families in Chicago and across the country. Our attorneys handle serious personal injury, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, wrongful death, nursing home abuse, sexual abuse and assault, and other civil injury claims. We understand that clients often contact us during one of the most difficult periods of their lives, and we consider it a privilege to help them understand their legal options and move forward.

More than 25,000 clients have turned to our experienced legal team for assistance, resulting in more than $40,000,000 in settlements and verdicts recovered on their behalf. We approach every case individually because no two injuries and no two families are ever exactly alike. You can review our personal injury practice areas to learn more about the types of matters we handle.

Free case evaluation: Contact Sexner Injury Lawyers LLC online or call (312) 243-9922 for a free, compassionate, and no-obligation evaluation of your case. Our telephones are answered day and night.

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Compassion During Difficult Times

If you or a member of your family has been injured because of another person's carelessness, professional negligence, unsafe conduct, or abuse, life may suddenly feel unfamiliar. Medical treatment can interrupt work and family responsibilities. Income may be reduced or eliminated. A serious injury can require months or years of rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, medication, or personal assistance. When negligence causes a wrongful death, a family must cope with grief while also confronting financial and legal questions it never expected to face.

Our attorneys recognize that financial compensation cannot erase a catastrophic injury or return a lost loved one. A legal recovery can, however, help pay for treatment, replace lost income, provide future care, protect a family's financial stability, and hold responsible parties accountable. Throughout the representation, our goal is to treat each client with respect, patience, honesty, and compassion.

We encourage prospective clients to read our client reviews and learn why so many people have trusted their own legal matters, family members, and friends to our care.

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Experience in High-Stakes Injury Cases

Injury and medical malpractice cases should be handled by attorneys who understand how much is at stake. An injured person may be unable to work. A family may need every available dollar to replace income, pay medical expenses, obtain counseling, modify a home, secure long-term care, or protect a child's future. Insurance carriers and corporate defendants often begin investigating immediately, and they may employ experienced lawyers, adjusters, medical reviewers, investigators, and experts to reduce or deny a claim.

Our legal team has represented clients since 1990 and has handled complex matters involving medical records, expert testimony, disputed liability, permanent disability, institutional negligence, insurance coverage, and substantial future damages. We carefully evaluate the facts, identify the evidence that may be needed, and develop a legal strategy tailored to the client's particular circumstances.

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A Collaborative Legal Team

At Sexner Injury Lawyers LLC, our attorneys work as a team. They consult with one another, review important evidence, and determine which attorney or affiliated professional is best positioned to address a particular issue. Complex cases may require the assistance of physicians, nurses, economists, vocational experts, engineers, accident reconstruction professionals, life-care planners, or other specialists.

After representing more than 25,000 clients, we have learned that effective representation begins with listening. Each client arrives with a unique medical history, family situation, employment background, and set of concerns. Even when two cases involve the same kind of accident or medical error, the evidence and consequences can be very different. We therefore tailor our legal services to the individual rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach.

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Results and Accountability

Insurance companies are businesses. Their financial interests may conflict directly with the needs of injured people and grieving families. An insurer may dispute fault, question medical treatment, minimize disability, blame a preexisting condition, challenge lost wages, or argue that a settlement should be far lower than the harm justifies.

Sexner Injury Lawyers LLC is prepared to confront those tactics. Since 1990, our attorneys and affiliated legal teams have recovered many millions of dollars for deserving clients and their families. Our work has included substantial recoveries in medical malpractice, sexual abuse, workers' compensation, wrongful death, nursing home neglect, and other serious injury matters. Visit our verdicts and settlements page to review examples of our past case results.

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What Clients Can Expect From Our Firm

  • A careful case evaluation: We review how the injury occurred, who may be responsible, what evidence exists, what insurance may apply, and which deadlines may affect the claim.
  • Clear communication: We explain the legal process, discuss significant developments, and answer questions so clients can make informed decisions.
  • Thorough preparation: We collect records, preserve evidence, investigate responsible parties, consult qualified experts when necessary, and prepare each claim for negotiation or litigation.
  • Personal attention: We understand that a legal case is only one part of a client's life. We strive to provide practical guidance with compassion and respect.
  • Contingency-fee representation: In injury matters, attorney fees are not charged unless compensation is recovered for the client.

Learn more about our philosophy and service standards on the What Sets Us Apart page.

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Injury and Malpractice Cases We Handle

Our attorneys represent clients in a broad range of civil matters. These include medical malpractice, hospital negligence, surgical errors, delayed diagnosis, birth injuries, motor vehicle accidents, unsafe property conditions, nursing home abuse and neglect, catastrophic injuries, and fatal accidents. We also represent injured employees in Illinois workers' compensation claims and survivors in sexual abuse and sexual assault lawsuits.

Some cases involve several overlapping claims. A workplace injury may support both workers' compensation benefits and a separate lawsuit against a negligent third party. A hospital case may involve medical malpractice, negligent hiring, inadequate supervision, or institutional failures. Our team examines the entire factual picture so that potentially responsible parties and available sources of compensation are not overlooked.

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Contact Sexner Injury Lawyers LLC Today

Choosing the right injury attorney is an important decision. Even when the facts appear clear, a personal injury case does not prepare, investigate, negotiate, or litigate itself. The legal team you select can affect how evidence is preserved, how damages are documented, how insurance defenses are addressed, and how effectively your claim is presented.

Our experienced attorneys will work hard to pursue the justice and compensation available under the law. Contact Sexner Injury Lawyers LLC for a free, no-obligation case evaluation, or call us day or night at (312) 243-9922.

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Awards, Ratings, and Professional Recognition

Mitchell S. Sexner and the firm have received professional recognition from legal rating organizations, attorney directories, and consumer review services. These honors reflect criteria established by the issuing organizations.

Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Chicago

Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Chicago recognition

Sexner Injury Lawyers LLC has been selected for inclusion in lists recognizing medical malpractice lawyers in Chicago, including recognition by Expertise in multiple years.


Three Best Rated for Medical Malpractice

Three Best Rated medical malpractice lawyer recognition

Three Best Rated has included Mitchell S. Sexner among its recommended medical malpractice lawyers in Chicago after applying its own review and inspection criteria.

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Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers recognition for Mitchell S. Sexner

Super Lawyers is a national rating service that recognizes attorneys who have attained a high degree of professional achievement and peer recognition. Mitchell S. Sexner has been selected for inclusion in the Illinois Super Lawyers list in multiple consecutive years.

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Best Attorneys of America

Best Attorneys of America recognition for Mitchell S. Sexner

Selection for membership in Best Attorneys of America reflects the organization’s consideration of professional reputation, legal experience, ethical standards, and legal ability. Mitchell S. Sexner has been recognized as a Lifetime Charter Member.

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The National Trial Lawyers Top 100

The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 recognition for Mitchell S. Sexner

Mitchell S. Sexner has been recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers, an invitation-based professional organization that recognizes qualifying trial attorneys.

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Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating for Mitchell S. Sexner

Martindale-Hubbell has awarded Mitchell S. Sexner an AV Preeminent peer-review rating, its highest peer-rating standard for legal ability and professional ethics.

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Avvo 10.0 Superb Rating

Avvo 10.0 Superb rating for Mitchell S. Sexner

Avvo lists Mitchell S. Sexner with a 10.0 Superb rating based on information considered under the attorney-rating service’s evaluation system.

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National Association of Distinguished Counsel — Nation’s Top One Percent

National Association of Distinguished Counsel Top One Percent recognition for Mitchell S. Sexner

Mitchell S. Sexner has been selected for the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. The organization uses a multistage review process to recognize attorneys it determines demonstrate high standards of legal ability and professional achievement.

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Better Business Bureau Accreditation and A+ Rating

Better Business Bureau accreditation and A+ rating

The Better Business Bureau lists Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC as an accredited business with an A+ rating.

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10 Best in Illinois for Client Satisfaction

10 Best in Illinois for Client Satisfaction recognition for Mitchell S. Sexner

The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys has recognized Mitchell S. Sexner among its 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys in Illinois for client satisfaction in multiple years.


Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney

Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney recognition for Mitchell S. Sexner

Attorney and Practice Magazine has selected Mitchell S. Sexner as a Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney.


Top 10 Best Law Firms

Top 10 Best Law Firms recognition for Sexner Injury Lawyers LLC

The American Institute of Legal Counsel has recognized the firm among its Top 10 Best Law Firms based on the organization’s standards for professional achievement and legal excellence.


Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Gold

Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Gold recognition for Mitchell S. Sexner

Martindale-Hubbell has recognized Mitchell S. Sexner with Client Champion Gold honors based on qualifying client reviews and ratings.


Avvo Clients' Choice Award

Avvo Clients' Choice Award recognition for Mitchell S. Sexner

Mitchell S. Sexner has received Avvo Clients' Choice recognition based on client feedback published through the attorney-rating service.

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