After graduating in the top 25% of my law school class at Depaul University, I started my career as an assistant corporation counsel to the City of Chicago. I defended the City of Chicago, Police and Firefighters when they were sued for being in an accident, a shooting, or some other case where an injury was caused. I spent years defending against multi million dollar lawsuits. Some of my successful Jury verdicts garnered front page coverage in the Press. I met my Partner John Grazian while defending major insurance companies. We switched sides formed our firm and began representing the victims of all kinds of accidental injuries. We have been doing that successfully since 1998 winning millions of dollars for our injured clients.
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46 years | 1,000 cases
46 years | 1,000 cases
46 years | 1,000 cases
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Acquired: 1980
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5722 W. 63rd St., Chicago, IL, 60638-5508
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Posted by anonymous | April 28, 2015 | Workers Compensation
Awesome experience
I had a W/C case. My case was pretty simple at the start but then became very complicated. Rich worked around my doctors' appointments and finally around my work schedule to get me the best outcome possible. His expertise, experience and knowledge made this a relatively painless ordeal!
"I have known Rich Volpe for over 15 years. He is a wonderful and caring worker's compensation attorney. I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer."
Social Security & Disability lawyer
Workers compensation lawyer
2016
10 Best Client Satisfaction - Workers Compensation, American Institute of Legal Counsel
2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
1993 - 1998
Senior Trial Attorney, Aronson,Smith and Cross
1980 - 1988
Trial Attorney, City Of Chicago Law Department
1998 - Present
Illinois Workers Compensation Lawyers AssociationMember
1984 - Present
Illinois State Bar AssociationMember
1981 - Present
Federal Trial Bar of Northern IllnoisMember
$570,000.00 settlement
1980
JD - Juris Doctor
1977
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1984
Trial Strategy and Technique
1984
Spanish
English
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