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- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Workers' Compensation
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Contingent Fees
Our fee on Personal Injury cases is 1/3 of the recovery and costs. Our fee on Workers' Compensation cases is set by statute at 20% of Settlement or Award and costs
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
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- Indiana
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- Federal Circuit
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Owner
- Candiano Law Office
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- Trial Attorney
- The Margolis Firm, PC
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- Trial Attorney
- Margolis & Velasco
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- Trial Attorney
- Rusin, Patton, Maciorowski & Friedman
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- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
- Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Lake County Indiana
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Education
- The John Marshall Law School
- J.D. (1995)
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Professional Associations
- Chicago Bar Association
- Chair Professional Fees Committee
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- Indiana State Bar
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- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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528 Questions Answered
- Q. Seeking legal help for involuntary hold and medication issues at Northwestern.
- A: What do your providers say? During the pendency of an involuntary commitment, you are not legally capable of granting permission or withholding permission to do anything. That is the rationale for an involuntary commitment and an explanation why your request for a court date fell on deaf ears. As to the propriety of medications that were administered or medications that were withdrawn during your commitment, only a doctor's opinion matters. In these situations, there is always a rebuttable presumption that the institution/care provider acted in your best interest. If the treatment that you received or the treatment you were denied harmed you, it was imperative for all of your treating ... Read More
- Q. Can a nonprofit/religious organization in Marion County, Indiana file a lawsuit for verbal defamation?
- A: Here are some thoughts you should bear in mind:
You cannot prosecute a defamation case without an attorney.
You will need to pay the attorney a retainer against which you will be billed by the hour. This gets very expensive.
As a church/religious organization, you may be classified as a "public figure," which would require that you prove "actual malice." (The declarent knew the statement was false at the time it was made, or Recklessly disregarded whether the statement was true or false.)
Remember, truth is an absolute defense. If there is any factual basis for the Defendant's statements, you lose.
It will probably be impossible for you to prove any pecuniary ... Read More
- Q. Options for false accusations and lifetime trespass by store manager.
- A: You can't expect a meaningful answer without providing any facts. What does "involving the police" mean? Were you arrested? Were you charged with a criminal offense? Given that the police didn't witness anything, you could not have been charged unless the event was captured on video. Was it? There are at least three big chains with 'dollar' in their names: Dollar General, Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree. The store owner has the right to exclude you based on their belief that you are dishonest. They CANNOT exclude you based on your race, color, creed, or other protected basis, but they CAN exclude you if they believe that you try to steal or cheat ... Read More
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