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SUCCESS STORIES

$425,000 for 86-year-old woman injured when the bus stopped suddenly.
$100,000 for a 17-year-old who was standing on the running boards of a truck and fell off sustaining severe head trauma. Driver of the vehicle admitted partial liability for failure to have the minor secured in his vehicle.
$950,000 for truck driver who had shifting load fall on him
$100,000 for an 83-year-old who was hit at an intersection and sustained a head injury but did not have symptoms surface for several weeks after the accident.
$250,000 for a nurse injured at work.
$70,000 for an 89-year old woman who was standing at a designated stop along a private driveway at a nursing home who was struck by a garbage dumpster door and fractured her hip.
$110,000 for 44-year-old machinist who was T-boned while going 55 mph and sustained a serious leg infection and shoulder tendonitis.
Not guilty on a multi-day felony driving under the influence jury trial.
$175,000 workers compensation settlement on behalf of a tool & die maker who suffered serious back injuries.
Resolved a 2 year court battle involving a contract dispute with a bank client where a developer paid $4.9 million on his personal guarantee, that he alleged to be limited to $2 million
Won an Illinois Workers' Compensation permanent total disability award, which grants clients a certain sum of money for the duration of their life, on behalf of a man who suffered serious back and leg injuries while performing his duties as a carpenter.
Won a judgment on a $300,000 construction loan dispute
A $4.5 million dollar claim against a client's estate
$56 million multi-property radio station transaction
$10 million farm sale transaction and 1031 exchange acquisitions
Settled uninsured motorist claim for $225,000
$1.5 million products liability claim on behalf of a man injured when a fire extinguisher exploded and he lost his eye
$1.6 million settlement achieved after lengthy mediation on behalf of a 24 year old man who fell to his death because of rotting scaffolding, leaving behind a 4 year old son
Won weekly Illinois Workers Compensation benefits for a child born after the death of her father in a job related accident. The child's mother and father were both undocumented aliens.
$67,000 judgment in collections on behalf of a building supplier
$10 million real estate closing
$1.6 million personal injury settlement achieved one day before trial on behalf of a man working on a wall of a building that collapsed, seriously injuring him
$210,000 workers compensation settlement on behalf of a forklift truck driver who injured his arm on the job and was unable to return to that same job
$450,000 personal injury settlement during pre-trial negotiations on behalf of a NW railroad passenger injured when the train collided with a vehicle
Won custody for 8 fathers in the past two years.
Several multi-million dollar hotel property transactions
Lowest 18 hole score ever: 72 at Marengo Ridge by FGM Partner Terrence McKenna
$2.1 million award in wrongful death case where a man died in an ambulance from a lack of proper equipment
Obtained both a $400,000 personal injury award and a $350,000 workers compensation award for a client injured in an on-the-job related accident
$76,000 workers compensation award for a schoolteacher
$50,000 personal injury award for a bulging disc injury that occurred when a snowplow reversed and slammed into the client's car.
$95,000 award when a client's pre-existing back injury was aggravated in a car accident resulting in a second surgery.
Successfully closed land acquisition transaction, construction and end loan financing for $13 million
Successfully closed $10.5 million multi-tier loan transaction for manufacturing facility
$225,000 settlement for three young girls injured in one car rollover accident.
A $1 million dollar settlement after a protracted mediation in a wrongful death action on behalf of a deceased man with no dependents.
$55 million multi-property commercial transaction
Over 200 residential real estate closings in 2006
Three $1 million dollar plus real estate closings
$10 million real estate closing

Experienced attorneys at the Marengo, IL, law firm of Franks, Gerkin & McKenna, P.C., provide counsel and representation in a wide range of matters to individuals, families, and business clients across Northern Illinois. We serve people in counties such as McHenry, Kane, Boone, Winnebago and DeKalb, including the cities of Rockford, Marengo, Crystal Lake, Woodstock, McHenry, Belvidere, Algonquin, Cary, Huntley, Lake In The Hills, St. Charles, Geneva, Dundee and Wonder Lake.