Practice Areas
Insurance Defense
The attorneys at WhiteParhas have extensive experience defending the interests of businesses and homeowners who are covered under their liability insurance policies. We work closely with insurance adjusters, claim specialists, and their insureds to provide an aggressive defense to a wide range of claims, including personal injury, premises liability, auto accidents, construction accidents, construction defect, and breach of contract claims.
Insurance Coverage
We assist insurance carriers in the important decisions regarding coverage, tenders, and reservations of rights. We understand the need to resolve complex coverage questions thoroughly while on a time-driven basis. Our coverage opinions combine a comprehensive understanding of the overarching issues with an attention to detail that takes into account the interplay between the numerous policy provisions, exclusions, and endorsements contained in a given insurance policy or policies.
Subrogation
Subrogation is the assumption by a third party of another party's legal right to collect a debt or damages. We specialize in navigating the subrogation landscape to help insurance carriers protect their subrogation rights and to collect on those interests, whether they stem from auto, fire and casualty, breach of contract, or workers' compensation liens.
Premises Liability
Dog Bites and Animal Injury
Emergency Responders
Slip and falls. Dangerous conditions. Open and obvious. These are the buzzwords of the premises liability world, where hard-working business owners, landowners, and homeowners frequently have to face claims that someone has been injured because of an allegedly hazardous condition on their property. The attorneys at WhiteParhas understand these claims, and we know how to defend against them, from the initial investigation, to witness interviews, to pleadings, motions, depositions, and trial.
Dog bite cases can present a unique set of challenges, with respect to both the liability issues they raise and the injury claims that are frequently involved. At WhiteParhas, we have the experience and knowledge to aggressively defend these cases. Contrary to a widely-held misconception, Illinois law does not treat a dog bite as a “strict liability” claim that results in automatic liability for the dog-owner. Our attorneys know the law, and time and again we have obtained positive outcomes for dog owners.
Our attorneys have represented police officers, EMT/Paramedics, and private ambulance companies in cases involving claims of excessive force, civil rights violations, and wrongful death. We understand the sensitive nature of these claims and the potential for public exposure they can entail, and we take the defense of law enforcement officers and first responders very seriously.
Construction Injury
Construction Defect
Real Estate
Accidents on the job are a part of the construction industry, and frequently result in litigation. Construction injury cases almost always involve numerous parties with competing interests and versions of how the accident occurred, not to mention whose fault it was. Defending these cases demands an ability to coordinate strategy with other defendant contractors, or if necessary, taking on opponents from all directions. Our attorneys know this terrain well, and have the experience and capability to do what it takes to achieve the best resolution for our clients.
Our attorneys have successfully defended contractors and insurance companies against a wide range of construction defect claims, from those involving residential home construction and remodeling to those resulting from catastrophic loss in multi-use commercial and residential buildings in Chicago. We take a proactive approach from the outset to work closely with the client and expert consultants to position these cases for the best result.
Real Estate transactions are among the most significant financial undertakings that individuals and businesses can engage in. Our attorneys are well-versed in the world of real estate transactions, and have the experience and capability to guide our clients through the buying or selling process, whether it involves residential, commercial, or leasing transactions. Our real estate practice is founded on attention to detail, frequent communication, and a determined commitment to see that the goals of the client are realized.