Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates is a Chicago, Illinois law firm that focuses its practices in personal injury, workers' compensation, nursing home abuse and neglect, and wrongful death law. Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates has won numerous verdicts and settlements throughout Illinois, totaling over $1 billion. Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates won what was the largest non-death compensatory personal injury verdict in Illinois history as noted by the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter. History Jacob W. Horwitz founded the family law firm in 1924. Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates works in litigation for personal injury, in particular, work-related construction injuries. In 2012, Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates attorneys received a $64 million verdict, the largest in Illinois history and the second largest in U.S. history, for a Local ironworker who fell and was left paralyzed from a job-site accident. Ratings and reviews In 2013 the Better Business Bureau honored Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates with an A+ rating. Notable cases $64 million verdict on behalf of an injured ironworker who fell and was left paralyzed from a job-site accident. The verdict was noted as the highest jury verdict in Illinois history for an individual, beating the previous record verdict of $51 million. The National Law Journal recognized the verdict in their Top 100 verdicts of 2012. $10 million verdict on behalf of an injured woman who suffered from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) in both legs and feet after being struck in the right calf by a hand-truck carrying around 350 lbs. of milk cartons. The Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter confirmed the verdict as the largest CRPS injury verdict in Illinois. $8 million verdict on behalf of an injured journeyman ironworker who suffered from a serious shoulder injury after a barge collided with his safety skiff attached to a construction work-flat. The Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter confirmed the verdict as the largest adult male shoulder injury verdict in Illinois, beating the previous record of $3.8 million. LexisNexis featured the summary on their Case of the Week. $5.7 million verdict on behalf of an injured journeyman carpenter who suffered stage III CRPS-II (causalgia) after a drill bit punctured his hand, wrapping the ulnar nerve. The Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter confirmed the verdict as the largest non-amputation hand injury verdict in Illinois, beating the previous record of $4.2 million. Illinois Supreme Court Case on Temporary Total Disability Benefits - Justices' ruled in a unanimous 7-0 decision, agreeing with Horwitz,