Cynthia Coughlin Hennessey

Cynthia Hennessey successfully represented me “long distance” with a workmen’s compensation claim several years ago after I suffered a traumatic brain injury from a fall while at work. I give her my highest recommendation. She is a caring, knowledgeable, accomplished and very successful attorney. ...Although we never met in person, she always made time for calls when needed despite her very busy schedule.

My husband worked for a very large company, (I can’t say who) that delivers packages worldwide. He fell off a loading dock 2 years ago, onto his back and head. He suffered an injury to his head and brain and has never returned to work and will never return to work. He has never been the same since.... He is depressed, has terrible memory problems, can’t concentrate, his mood has changed terribly. He is nothing like the man I married. Anyway, Cynthia Hennessey was our lawyer for the workmens comp case. Thank goodness we found her. As a nurse, she knew everything there was to know about head injuries. The workmens comp doctors all said there was nothing wrong with him, that he was faking. Cynthia believed him, and knew exactly what we were going through. She sent us to experts who finally did the correct testing, and took our case to trial. The judge was visibly upset with workmens Comp. He gave us everything we asked for, lifetime benefits, medical treatment and attendant care and all of our bills paid for. Again, thank goodness for Cynthia. I strongly recommend her for any type of brain injury or head injury.

My husband had a fall at work injuring his neck and back. We knew it was a serious injury, and that we better get a lawyer to represent us. We had no idea where to turn. I opened up the paper and saw an advertisement for Cynthia Hennessey’s Workers Comp 101 the workshop. We cleared our calendar and... went. I can only say we left absolutely amazed and sure that Cynthia Hennessey was going to be our lawyer. She is a nurse and a workers comp specialist. In 2 hours she taught us more than I ever believed I could learn about Work Comp insurance companies, the Second Injury Fund, Social Security, future medical treatment etc. She was funny, smart and informative. Our case is still pending as my husband has just had his 3rd surgery. But I couldn’t be happier with our choice of lawyer. I highly recommend her.

I had a great experience with Cynthia Hennessey and her office. I fell at work and broke my ankle in three places requiring surgery with plates and screws. My recovery was long and drawn out. Cynthia was always great with keeping me posted as to what was happening with my case. I liked that she han...dles her cases from start to finish rather than shuffling the case to a young associate. She always knew exactly what was going on with my treatment. She was quick to obtain all my records, and settled my case with the insurance company shortly after I was released by the doctors. I feel I got a very fair settlement; in fact it was more than I expected. Overall, it was a very smooth experience, and I would choose Cynthia Hennessey again if I ever need an injury lawyer.

I went to Cynthia’s Workers’ Comp. 101 workshop in Collinsville because the lawyer I had wasn’t doing anything on my case. I learned more that evening than I ever thought possible. I fired my lawyer the next day and hired Cynthia. Cynthia had my case filed and ready for trial in 6 months. My ...other lawyer sat on it for a year. Cynthia was far better in court than the insurance company’s lawyer. He was unprepared, fumbled and stuttered and I could tell the judge just didn’t like him. Cynthia was extremely prepared, she had everything indexed and ready to go. Everything the Judge asked, Cynthia knew the answer to. It was obvious that the Judge liked her and respected her, that was clear. We got a great result from the trial judge. I was just very happy that I went to that workshop and met Cynthia. I highly recommend her.