WELCOME TO WALSH, KNIPPEN & CETINA
Compassionate counsel in your time of need.
For over 30 years, our firm has represented injured plaintiffs and their families in DuPage County and the greater Chicago area. At Walsh, Knippen & Cetina, we offer stability in uncertain times through strategic and experienced legal representation for injured people and their families. Injuries can happen to anyone at any time. When the unexpected happens, we can help.
We are committed to handling all aspects of representation, from addressing complex legal issues, to giving sound advice on practical questions based on decades of experience.
We are recognized leaders in personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death cases
Contact us to schedule a free legal consultation.
Areas of Practice
Nursing Home Neglect & Abuse
Nursing home residents are often injured by the people entrusted with the care of our frail or elderly loved ones. If your family member suffered from nursing home neglect or abuse, you know that residents often do not have the resiliency to spring back from an injury.
Medical Malpractice
We are proud to be recognized for our outstanding work representing victims of medical malpractice. A review published in the Jury Verdict Reporter named our firm as one of law firms to try five or more cases to verdict in venues outside of Cook County between 2002 and 2007.
Motor Vehicle Crashes
Our personal injury attorneys file motor vehicle injury claims on behalf of people who were seriously injured in all types of car and truck crashes. We also represent the family members of those who suffered a wrongful death in a fatal accident.
Wrongful Death
A fatal accident can occur anywhere. Our experienced lawyers have the experience and the resources to counsel and represent families who have lost loved ones due to medical malpractice, a car accident, a trucking accident, dangerous products, and toxic exposure.
Construction Injuries
If you or a coworker or family member has been seriously injured in a construction accident, you may have been told to file a workers compensation claim to be reimbursed for lost wages, unpaid medical bills, and any temporary or permanent disability.
Personal Injury
Every day people are seriously injured through no fault of their own. If you have been seriously injured because someone else was careless, reckless, or negligent, you have a right to seek financial compensation for all the damages caused by the accident.
Illinois Personal Injury Attorneys Who Get Results
The attorneys of Walsh, Knippen & Cetina, Chartered, are well-known and respected for the results we have achieved for clients throughout Illinois. We work with individuals involved in extremely challenging and complex cases including personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice claims. We have also obtained significant verdicts and settlements in cases involving business disputes and commercial litigation.
A Selective Approach to Best Serve You
We are not a high-volume law firm. Instead, we limit the number of cases we accept so that we can provide the highest quality and most sophisticated legal representation possible. This selective approach allows us to give each case and each client the full benefit of our legal experience and personal attention. Our attorneys have tried to verdict more than 350 jury and non-jury cases lasting three days to six weeks, each. This is more cases than most attorneys will try in a lifetime. Our reputation as effective trial lawyers often motivates opponents to agree to reasonable settlements outside of the courtroom.
Premier Illinois Personal Injury Lawyers
We serve clients in state and federal courts across the nation and in the following Illinois localities: Cook County, DeKalb County, DuPage County, Grundy County, Kane County, Kankakee County, Kendall County, Lake County, LaSalle County, Madison County, McHenry County, Peoria County, Sangamon County, Will County, and Winnebago County, among others. This includes Arlington Heights, Aurora, Bolingbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Crystal Lake, DeKalb, Des Plaines, Edwardsville, Elgin, Elmurst, Evanston, Geneva, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, Joliet, McHenry, Naperville, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Orland Park, Ottawa, Palatine, Peoria, Rock Island, Rockford, Schaumburg, Skokie, Springfield, Tinley Park, Waukegan, and Wheaton.
Contact Us for a Free Consultation
Since 1980, Walsh, Knippen & Cetina, Chartered has secured outstanding results for clients while providing the emotional support and practical advice that seriously injured people need during challenging times. If you or a member of your family is seeking experienced legal representation, please contact our medical malpractice and personal injury law firm to arrange a free initial consultation. Call 630-462-1980 to reach our office in Wheaton. We look forward to hearing from you.
Helping Those in Grave Need
When attorney Edward Walsh founded the law firm, his goal was to focus the practice on helping a select group of people that were truly in need. Since then, Walsh, Knippen & Cetina, Chartered has prided itself on being a boutique firm that looks out for victims of catastrophic negligence and cases on behalf of families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Our experienced attorneys take a team approach to help clients through these difficult cases and achieve the successful results they often deserve.
Experienced Complex Litigators
Attorney James H. Knippen, II has extensive experience in complex litigation matters including personal injury, professional negligence, business litigation, and local government representation. This particular focus of the law has allowed him to work with many organizations and entities throughout the local Illinois area. In particular, Mr. Knippen has represented corporate clients including the Village of Roselle, City of Wheaton, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, Village of Woodridge, City of West Chicago, Amoco Oil Corporation, Bluff City Materials Corporation, Waste Management Corporation, E/M Corporation, Concord Homes, Pasquinelli Development Corporation, and numerous fire and police chiefs regarding employment discipline matters. He has also assisted clients with injunctions, declaratory actions, and zoning litigation for both municipalities and private developers.
