Guiding You to Justice After Injury: John R. Wienold

John Wienold has been practicing personal injury and wrongful death law at the highest level of competence and ethical standards for 50 years. The prestigious Martindale-Hubbell peer-review rating has rated him as AV Preeminent continuously for the last 40 years that he has been eligible for such a rating. This is the highest peer-rating standard indicating the highest level of professional excellence for legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards as recognized by lawyers and judges who have dealt with him in the legal arena. He has been named a Super lawyer. Throughout his career he has successfully tried or handled catastrophic injury and death cases for his clients in 21 states throughout the country. He has successfully tried over 175 cases to verdict in front of juries and judges throughout the country. In John’s career he has been a member of the American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, as well as local county bar associations. In addition to trial, John has handled his own appellate work having been involved in at least 30 opinions published in various jurisdictions throughout the country, including in the Illinois Supreme Court. He has served as an amicus curiae attorney (friend of the court) to Illinois Appellate courts and the Illinois Supreme Court. John knows the law. 

John has devoted his time and legal abilities to those groups representing victims of truck crashes throughout the country and has lobbied for truck and commercial vehicle safety in Washington D.C. and throughout the country. He has also been active in local bar associations, having served as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee for the Kane County Bar Association, Kane County, Illinois. 

In the handling of your lawsuit, it is vitally important to immediately investigate and preserve evidence and secure eye-witness testimony. John has historically, personally, started this process immediately upon receipt of the case from his clients. Since John has represented all types of clients in court, he has extensive background and knowledge of how defense attorneys and insurance companies work to limit your rights and recovery. He consistently fights against them for his injured or wronged clients. For a catastrophic or serious injury or death case, there is no place he will not personally go to ensure the maximum fair recovery for his clients. If he cannot handle your particular case, he will make recommendations of someone who can.