DEMO
Serving injured clients across Illinois for over 30 years  ·  Se habla español
Personal injury · Chicago, Illinois

Injured through no fault
of your own? We fight
for what you are owed.

Car accidents, slip and falls, workplace injuries. You focus on healing, we handle the insurance companies, the paperwork, and the courtroom.

No fee unless we win your case. Available 24/7.

$120M
Recovered for clients
30+
Years of practice
4,000+
Cases resolved
98%
Favorable outcomes
Practice areas

Focused counsel, when it matters most

We take a limited number of cases each year so every client gets a senior attorney, not a case manager.

Motor vehicle accidents

Car, truck, motorcycle, and rideshare collisions. We reconstruct what happened and deal with every insurer involved.

Premises liability

Slip and falls, unsafe stairs, poor lighting. Property owners have duties, and we hold them to it.

Workplace injuries

Workers compensation claims plus third-party claims when someone besides your employer shares the blame.

Medical malpractice

Surgical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injuries. Reviewed with independent medical experts before we file.

The attorneys

Counsel you can trust

Every case is led by a partner with at least fifteen years at trial.

EH

Eleanor Hale

Founding partner

Thirty-two years trying injury cases across Illinois. Known for meticulous preparation and plain-spoken counsel.

JM

James Mercer

Managing partner

Former insurance defense attorney. He knows how the other side values cases, and uses it for his clients.

SO

Sofia Okafor

Partner

Leads the firm's medical malpractice group. Works with physicians nationwide to review every claim.

Client words

After my accident the insurance company offered barely enough to cover the ambulance. Hale & Mercer took the case to trial and the jury awarded eleven times that amount.

R. Delgado, Chicago · Auto case, 2024
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