Laird M. Ozmon

Laird M. Ozmon

5.0
Rating: 9.8

Licensed for 46 years

Personal injury Lawyer at Joliet, IL
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Wrongful Death

54 N Ottawa St Ste B5, Joliet, IL

About Laird

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Personal Injury 80%

Laird Ozmon will always try to negotiate a fair settlement on your behalf. He has a track record of high dollar value settlements in personal injury cases. However, if a negotiated settlement cannot be achieved, after the discovery process Laird will take your case to trial where he will fight to establish liability and recover the maximum award of damages from the jury.

39 years

80%
Medical Malpractice 10%

Laird holds his record of medical malpractice awards and settlements among his most significant victories. He has taken difficult cases against health care professionals when others wouldn’t and won significant recoveries. You are a victim of medical malpractice when a physician, hospital or other health care professional negligently treats you causing physical or emotional injury. Negligent treatment occurs when a healthcare provider deviates from the standard of care.

39 years

10%
Birth Injury 5%

Sadly, birth injuries occur every day in hospitals around the country. Such injuries can be the result of medical malpractice that has catastrophic consequences for your family. There are a number of ways in which a birth injury can occur, including failure to diagnose a condition or respond to an emergency situation in a timely manner or misuse of medical equipment. Laird Ozmon has recovered millions for clients.

39 years

5%
Wrongful Death 5%

Laird has successfully represented numerous family members for actions on behalf of themselves or their deceased loved one’s estate for wrongful death. Claims for wrongful death may fall under all categories of personal injury cases including, general negligence, medical malpractice, products liability, etc.

39 years

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 45 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1980

Administrative - Not Authorized to Practice

No misconduct found

Licensed in Illinois for 46 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1979

Retired

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Laird M. Ozmon

54 N Ottawa St Ste B5, Joliet, IL, 60432-4350

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Laird M. Ozmon's Reviews

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Posted by Dennis | June 16, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury

No False Promises Or Guarantees, Just Hard Work.

After my initial meeting with Laird I knew that I had chosen the right attorney for my Personal Injury case. He worked hard on my case to get me the maximum settlement possible.

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Experience

Rating:  9.8 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Top 100, The National Trial lawyers

2017

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

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2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

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N/A

Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network

Work Experience

1982 - Present

CEO, Ozmon Law, LTD.

Associations

2006 - 2011

American Association for Justice

Executive Committee

2006 - 2014

Illinois Supreme Court Committee

Civil Jury Instructions in Civil Cases

2004 - 2013

American Association for Justice

Board of Governors

2003 - 2004

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Executive Committee

1997 - 1998

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

President

Sample of Legal Cases

Recently awarded the highest settled Medical Malpractice suit in the history of Will County for 9.2 million.

Client awarded 9.2 million

Client awarded $12,000,000.00 in Black Decker Lawsuit

Client Awarded $12,000,000.00

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (A1AD) Case settled

$8,000,000.00

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Education

1980

Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University

JD - Juris Doctor

Publications

1992

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Trial Tactics in Medical Malpractice

Languages

English

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