Coats, Catherine I.

As far back as he can remember, Mr. Evans envisioned himself as an advocate for the sick and injured. From the very beginning of his legal career he established a strong foundation as an aggressive advocate for the rights of his clients. He has focused his career on helping injured people and their families. His number one priority is his clients' satisfaction.

An accomplished writer, Mr. Evans has written several appellate and supreme court briefs and has argued cases before the Illinois Appellate Court. In addition, Mr. Evans has written a variety of articles for the Illinois State Bar Journal regarding important legal issues affecting the civil litigation arena. However, his true desire lies in his actively protecting the rights of his clients.

Mr. Evans' highly competitive spirit and his treatment of his clients' cases as if they were his own have made his career highly successful. He is passionate about helping injured people assert and protect their rights.

Mr. Evans recent noteworthy cases:

• $595,000 settlement resulting from mediation in which client developed the onset of fibromyalgia following a car accident.  This was the largest reported verdict in Illinois for a fibromyalgia case outside of Cook County.

• $375,000 settlement on behalf of a truck driver who sustained severe laceration of his ring finger when loading dock door was inadvertently dropped onto his finger by loading dock worker.  The client underwent surgery to reattach his finger and suffered nerve damage. 

• $450,000 settlement on behalf of client who was involved in a head-on car accident while test-driving a police car he repaired for a municipality.  Settlement was made with workers’ compensation carrier, the at-fault driver’s insurance carrier, and the municipalities underinsured motorist carrier.  

• $300,000 policy limits settlement on behalf of client injured when she fell down the basement stairs of friend’s house.  Person renting the property had removed the handrail from the stairs prior to the fall.

• $250,000 policy limits settlement on behalf of client who suffered a lumbar disc herniation and underwent surgery following a car accident. 

• $215,000 workers’ compensation judgment on behalf of worker who sustained repetitive lifting injury to her shoulder.  While recovering from surgery on that shoulder, the worker developed the same condition in her opposite shoulder necessitating surgery.  Pre-trial offer was $32,568.69. 

• $200,000 settlement on behalf of client who was injured when he fell off of a defective ladder at ladder owner’s store. 

When he is not taking on multibillion dollar insurance companies Mr. Evans enjoys spending time with his family and two puppies, playing basketball and reading.