Eames Law Group founder, Brent Eames, has been appointed to multiple leadership positions within the Illinois State Bar Association. Founded in 1877, the Illinois State Bar Association is the premier legal association in Illinois with over 28,000 members. The Association aims to assist Illinois lawyers in the practice of law and to promote improvements in the administration of justice. Eames Law Group attorneys have frequently been appointed to leadership positions within the Association in areas including workers’ compensation and personal injury law.
This year, Brent Eames will serve as the Vice-Chair of the ISBA Tort Law Section. This is the Section Council for the practice of personal injury law across the State of Illinois. The mission of ISBA Tort Law Section is:
- To enhance the knowledge and professional capabilities of lawyers who devote their time to the practice of tort law in all its substantive branches both on behalf of Plaintiffs and Defendants;
- To disseminate current tort law information, such as proposed legislation and case law to members and explain any impact it may have on members’ tort practices;
- To educate tort practitioners in the substantive branches of tort law through continuing legal education programs Tort Trends publications, and use of its listservs;
- To promote diversity among its membership;
- To encourage mentoring programs in conjunction with the young lawyers division encouraging and offering advise to younger lawyers desiring to investigate the practice of tort law;
- To promote and encourage the professional, civil, and ethical practice of tort law at all times; and
- To promote improvements in the tort system, to protect the rights of tort litigants, and ensure the administration of justice.
Additionally, Chicago Workers’ Compensation Attorney, Brent Eames, has been reappointed to serve on the Section Council for the ISBA Workers’ Compensation Law Section. The mission of ISBA Workers’ Compensation Law Section is:
- to promote improvement in the workers’ compensation system and the administration of justice under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act and Illinois Occupational Disease Act;
- to enhance the professional capabilities of lawyers who practice before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission by disseminating information relevant to the practice;
- making recommendations on proposed legislation;
- conducting conferences and seminars on topics important to section members; and
- promoting communications between the bar and all personnel of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Eames Law Group, Ltd. focuses its practice exclusively on claims for workers’ compensation and personal injuries on behalf of injured victims . If an insurance company or claim handler has denied your work comp claim or refused to pay work comp benefits, you owe it to yourself to contact one of the best work comp attorneys in Chicago, to discuss your rights. Our firm has been elected to state leadership positions in the area of work comp law, and frequently lectures to other attorneys regarding law, and trial strategies in Illinois work comp cases. We are also experienced in claims for benefits pursuant to the Public Employee Disability Act. If you have been injured, you should immediately contact Brent Eames for a free consultation to discuss your options.
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