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David L. Salgado
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Biography
David L. Salgado received a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Chicago's St. Xavier College and a Juris Doctorate degree from John Marshall Law School. While in law school, Mr. Salgado held summer intern positions at the Illinois Public Defender's, and the Travelers and Immigrants Aid Offices. Mr. Salgado was admitted to the Illinois State Bar and the Federal Bar in 1985 and immediately opened and managed a general practice firm specializing in worker's compensation, personal injury, traffic, criminal misdemeanors, divorce, and discrimination matters.
In 1991, Mr. Salgado joined the prestigious defense firm of Koutsky, Boudreau, Lassen & Mason, where he handled hundreds of worker's compensation files for an established list of insurance clients. In 1998, he opened his own firm concentrating on worker's compensation, personal injury, and bankruptcy matters. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Salgado was appointed Bankruptcy Trustee for the Northern District of Illinois by the U.S. Trustees Office, Department of Justice. As Bankruptcy Trustee, Mr. Salgado presided over Section 341 creditors' hearings and investigated the assets and financial background of debtors.
Mr. Salgado has contributed legal articles to a variety of newspapers and has appeared on radio and television. He has volunteered his services to the Legal Assistance Foundation as well as other diverse charitable organizations and churches. Mr. Salgado has also offered free legal clinics and has educated unions and their membership regarding worker's compensation rights and related legal topics.
Practice Areas
7
Practice Areas
Workers Compensation
80%
41 years
Car Accident
5%
41 years
Personal Injury
5%
41 years
Slip and Fall Accident
3%
41 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
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Licensed in Illinois for 40 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1985
No misconduct found
Location
David L Salgado P.C
1811 West Diehl Road, Suite 800, Naperville, IL, 60563-6425
David L. Salgado, P.C.
29 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 550, Chicago, IL, 60606
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Posted by anonymous | March 09, 2017 | Hired Attorney
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I have known Mr. Salgado for 23 years as attorney at law. He has offered me his services as attorney, which have been effective and successful. He is knowledgeable of the law and of his area of expertise as demonstrated in the resolution of the legal matters I entrusted on hi. I have found Attorne...
Posted by Rosa | May 31, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Workers Compensation
A man willing to go above and beyond his call of duty
Words cannot begin to describe what David did not only for me but my family as well. He helped make the process of getting worker's compensation as easy and painless as possible for me and also for my husband. This is why we will continue to ask David for his services when needed. Although he's based...
Posted by Alfred | February 12, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Workers Compensation
Excellent
The best lawyer.. We are grateful to God that he lead us to Atty. David Salgado to handle my workers compensation case. Very professional, knowledgeable and dependable. Highly recommended.
Posted by ric s | September 06, 2011 | Workers Compensation
Need a Disability Attorney?? Hire David Salgado!!
David Salgado is exceptional. In my case, David worked on my behalf, and guided me through the process with his experience and thoughtfulness. David took the time to not only get to know my case thoroughly, but took the time and care to get to know me personally. He made the extra effort to underst...
Posted by anonymous | October 20, 2010
Professional Review of Mr. Salgado
Very thorough and has exceptional people and lawyering skills. I've referred many files to David in all areas that he practices and have heard nothing but praise in the manner of how he handled these cases.
David L. Salgado's Lawyer Endorsements
"David provides the benefit of a big-firm background with the attention to detail you would expect only at a small firm. David makes the time to explain the intricacies of the ever-changing worker's comp implications. I have worked with David on behalf of a wide variety of my clients, and he provides significant value and saved my clients at all levels of the worker's comp process. Cannot recommend him highly enough!"
"I have referred to many different Work Comp lawyers and none have compared to David. He is extremely knowledgable, honest, empathetic, and responsive. I sent a close relative to him recently and he produced a great result and my relative was very happy with his work. This is why he is my go to Work Comp lawyer. He is the type that I refer a case to and forget about it because I know David will be on top of the case and produce a great result. I wouldn't trust any of my clients to anyone else for Work Comp. You won't find a better person or a better lawyer to represent you in your Work Comp case."
Alejandro Caffarelli
Contracts and agreements lawyer | Sep 23
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"David Salgado is a strong advocate and all-around stand-up guy. He is very responsive to clients that I have referred to him, and has historically gotten positive results."
"I endorse this lawyer. I have known David for several years. He is an excellent attorney who works hard for his clients."
"I endorse this lawyer. David is an outstanding advocate for his clients."
"I endorse David. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."
"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Salgado is an excellent workers compensation lawyer with tremendous experience which produces positive result for his clients. I refer to him whenever the opportunity arises."
"David is an excellent lawyer with the highest ethical standards. Clients would be well served by hiring David."
"If you find yourself in need of an experienced workman's compensation attorney, Dave Salgado is an excellent choice. Dave puts his years of experience to work every day. He is conscientious and genuinely cares about his clients. Dave and I have been colleagues and personal friends for many years."
"I shared office time with David Salgado for nearly one year on a part time basis. During that time I was so impressed with his client interaction skills. I often observed how he would try to save clients money by properly advising them of the most beneficial path for them, not the most financially beneficial path for himself. He always behaved ethically from what I witnessed and as a bonus, he is fluent in Spanish."
"I endorse this lawyer's work without reservation. David is highly qualified in his area of concentration. I have referred cases to David, who always dealt with the clients with utmost integrity. As a lawyer, David has earned the esteem of other lawyers as well as his clients."
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Experience
Work Experience
1998 - Present
Principal, David L Salgado, P.C
2000 - 2002
U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee, David L. Salgado, P.C.
1991 - 1998
Associate, Koutsky, Boudreau, Lassen & Mason
1985 - 1991
Partner, David L. Salgado
Associations
1998 - Present
Illinois State Bar AssociationMember
1991 - Present
Workers’ Compensation Lawyers AssociationMember
1985 - 1989
Cook County Bar AssociationMember
1984 - 1984
Hispanic Law Student Association-John Marshall Law SchoolPresident
1983 - 1983
Hispanic Law Student Association-John Marshall Law SchoolVice President
Sample of Legal Cases
Walls vs. Bonded Asphalt
Benefits awarded to Petitioner client.
Shearer vs. Zimmerman Ford
Reduction in permanency award by Commission.
Sladek vs. Thomas Zaccone
$ 450,000.00 settlement in favor of Petitioner client.
Henderson vs. Area Equipment
Reduction in award in favor of Respondent client.
Olvera vs. Arby Construction
$ 200,000.00 negotiated settlement for Petitioner client.
Tirado vs. North Suburban
Adjudication in favor of Respondent client.
Formica vs. American Home Products
Permanent and total disability awarded in favor of Petitioner client.
Martin vs. Land & Lakes
Case settled for total guaranteed payout of $ 1,089,464.40 in favor of Petitioner client.
Irrizary vs. Dynaweld Incorp.
Circuit court affirmed denial of additional TTD, medical, and vocational rehab in favor of Respondent client.
Young vs. Pamarco
Commission affirmed no causal connection or accident in favor of Respondent client.
Miezio vs. Hy-Gate Erectors
Circuit court adjudicated decision.
Russell vs. Chicago State University
Commission awarded $ 35,221.25 in Sec. 19(k) penalties to Petitioner client, plus another $ 14,088.50 in attorney's fees.
Vargas vs. Tempus
$ 270,000.00 settlement in favor of Petitioner client
Olinger vs. State of Illinois
70% MAW awarded to Petitioner client by Commission.
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee Work- Northern District of Illinois
Varied depending on the size of the estate.
Vasquez vs. The Levy Company
$ 325,000.00 cash settlement in favor or Petitioner client.
Education
1984
John Marshall Law School, Chicago
JD - Juris Doctor
1981
Chicago's St. Xavier College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2007
WMBI AM 1110 Moody Radio
Illinois Worker's Compensation Laws
1997
WCIU T.V. Chan. 26 - Stock Market Reporter
Worker's Compenation Law & Related Topics
1995
WTAQ AM 1300 Radio
Occupational Injuries
1995
Cable Access Network T.V.
Illinois Worker's Compensation Laws
1991
Chicago Truck Driver's Union
Basic Worker's Compensation Rights
Languages
Spanish