Berwyn Personal Injury Lawyer

If you were hurt in Berwyn, a Berwyn personal injury lawyer at Mixan Mahony, LLC can review what happened for free. Berwyn’s dense neighborhoods, busy commercial streets, and commuter traffic create a steady risk of crashes and pedestrian injuries. We serve Berwyn from our downtown Chicago office, a short trip away, with phone and video meetings available.

Working With a Berwyn personal injury lawyer From Our Chicago Office

Mixan Mahony, LLC is a Chicago plaintiff personal injury firm founded by Mackenzie J. Mahony and Colleen Mixan Mikaitis. Our only office is at 444 W. Lake St., Suite 1707, in Chicago. We represent people across Illinois, including Berwyn, and we do not have a local office in this area. You can learn more about our Illinois personal injury representation or our Chicago personal injury practice.

Berwyn Streets and Injury Patterns

Berwyn is compact and walkable, which shapes the injury claims we see:

• Intersection and pedestrian crashes on Cermak Road, Ogden Avenue (US-34), and Roosevelt Road.
• Crashes on Harlem Avenue and East Avenue.
• Pedestrian and cyclist injuries near the Berwyn and LaVergne Metra stops and Pace bus routes.
• Dooring and parking-lane crashes in commercial districts.
• Trip and fall injuries on sidewalks and in apartment buildings.

The Fourth Municipal District at Maywood

Berwyn is listed among the communities served by the Fourth Municipal District of the Circuit Court of Cook County, at the Maywood Courthouse, 1500 Maybrook Drive.

Suburban district courthouses hear civil suits for damages up to $100,000, while injury cases seeking more are generally filed in the Law Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Claims involving a Pace bus or other public transit may carry shorter notice and filing deadlines.

Injury Cases We Handle for Berwyn Clients

We handle a range of personal injury matters for people in Berwyn, including:

Vehicle and Transportation Injuries

• Berwyn car accidents
• Berwyn truck accidents
• Berwyn Uber and Lyft rideshare accidents
• Berwyn motorcycle accidents
• Berwyn pedestrian accidents
• Berwyn wrongful death claims

Abuse, Neglect, and Long-Term Care

• Berwyn sexual abuse and assault claims
• Berwyn nursing home negligence
• Berwyn assisted living abuse and neglect
• Berwyn independent living community injuries
• Berwyn memory care abuse and neglect
• Berwyn CILA and group home abuse and neglect
• Berwyn home health care negligence
• Berwyn hospice neglect
• Berwyn behavioral health facility abuse
• Berwyn SMHRF abuse and neglect

Medical and Birth Injuries

• Berwyn medical negligence
• Berwyn birth injuries

Premises, Work, and Boating Injuries

• Berwyn slip and fall injuries
• Berwyn work injuries
• Berwyn boating accidents

Specific Injury Claims for Berwyn Clients

• FedEx truck accidents
• UPS truck accidents
• Amazon truck and delivery van accidents
• Walmart truck accidents
• freight broker liability in truck crashes
• Uber accidents
• Lyft accidents
• Amazon Flex accidents
• cerebral palsy birth injuries
• pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) birth injuries
• choking injuries in care settings
• falls and fractures in care settings
• elopement and wandering injuries
• suicide and self-harm negligence

Long-Term Care and CILA Injuries in Berwyn

Families in Berwyn sometimes contact us when a parent, grandparent, or adult child with a disability is hurt in a care setting. In Illinois, nursing homes and assisted living establishments are licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, and Community Integrated Living Arrangements (CILAs) for adults with developmental disabilities are overseen by the Illinois Department of Human Services. The IDHS Division of Developmental Disabilities publishes OIG abuse, neglect, and exploitation information by CILA provider, showing allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation reported to and accepted for investigation by the IDHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and the results of those investigations. Claims in these settings often turn on staffing, supervision, medication records, and incident reports.

Sexual Abuse and Assault Claims in Berwyn

Berwyn families sometimes contact us about abuse in schools, churches, or youth programs. We talk confidentially and move at the survivor’s pace.

If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. Civil claims are separate from criminal cases, and speaking with us is confidential.

Illinois Deadlines and Fault Rules for Berwyn Injury Claims

• Two-year deadline for most injury claims. Under 735 ILCS 5/13-202, most personal injury lawsuits must be filed within 2 years after the cause of action accrues.
• Shared fault. Under 735 ILCS 5/2-1116, an injured person is barred only if their fault is more than 50 percent of the cause of the injury. Otherwise, damages are reduced by their percentage of fault.
• Local public entities. Under 745 ILCS 10/8-101(a), most civil actions against a local public entity or its employees must be filed within 1 year after the injury. Claims arising from patient care follow a separate rule.
• Childhood sexual abuse. Under 735 ILCS 5/13-202.2(f), a civil action based on childhood sexual abuse may be filed at any time, unless the claim was already time-barred before the 2014 amendment to that section took effect.
• Wrongful death. Under 740 ILCS 180/2, a wrongful death action is generally filed within 2 years after the death, with exceptions written into the statute.
• Medical negligence. Under 735 ILCS 5/13-212(a), a claim generally must be filed within 2 years after the injury was or should have been discovered, and no more than 4 years after the act or omission, subject to exceptions.

Claims against the City of Berwyn or another local public entity, including for a sidewalk defect, generally have a one-year limit under 745 ILCS 10/8-101(a).

These are general rules. Exceptions can shorten or extend a deadline, so ask a lawyer to confirm the deadline for your situation.

How We Work With Clients Outside Chicago

Berwyn clients can meet with us at our West Loop office, by phone, or by video. We collect records and handle signatures electronically.

Choosing a Berwyn personal injury lawyer does not have to mean choosing someone down the street. What matters is a team that knows the local courts and deadlines, gathers the records quickly, and keeps you informed. As your Berwyn personal injury lawyer, we do that from Chicago while you stay home and focus on recovery.

• A free first conversation by phone or video.
• Records requests sent directly to police agencies, hospitals, and insurers.
• Electronic signatures for the fee agreement and authorizations.
• Updates by phone, email, or text.
• In-person meetings at our Chicago office or another arrangement when a case needs one.

Meet the Partners

Mixan Mahony, LLC was founded by Colleen Mixan Mikaitis and Mackenzie J. Mahony. Both partners are personally involved in the cases the firm handles for clients in Berwyn, and you can reach them through our Chicago office by phone or video.

No attorney fee unless we recover for you. Your first consultation is free. How case costs and expenses are handled is explained in writing in the fee agreement before any work begins.

Contact Mixan Mahony, LLC

Mixan Mahony, LLC
444 W. Lake St., Suite 1707
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 262-3971
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We serve clients in Berwyn from our Chicago office. We do not have an office in Berwyn. Phone and video meetings are available. You can also reach us through our contact page.

This page provides general information about Illinois law and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Every case is different, and past outcomes do not guarantee future results.