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Medical Negligence

Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Federal and Illinois law establishes minimum standards of care for doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals. When a health care provider fails to meet those standards, and you suffer an injury as a result, you need experienced legal counsel to ensure that you receive full and fair compensation for all your losses. Contact attorney Joseph G. Klest to schedule a free initial meeting to discuss your medical malpractice claim.

The law offices of Joseph G. Klest, in Schaumburg, Illinois, represent men and women throughout the Chicago metropolitan area and the nation who have suffered personal injury as a result of any type of medical negligence, including

  • physician error
    • failure to diagnose an illness in a timely manner
    • prescribing the wrong drug
    • improperly placing a catheter or a gastrointestinal tube
    • delay of treatment
    • misdiagnosis
  • birth injury or obstetrician malpractice
    • failure to recognize signs of distress during labor
    • failure to perform a C-section
  • cancer misdiagnosis
    • due to lack of physician attention
    • due to laboratory error or carelessness
  • nursing home negligence
    • due to understaffing
    • dispensing wrong drugs
    • failure to monitor patients' condition
    • failure to follow physicians' orders
  • surgical errors
    • leaving instruments in body
    • operating on wrong body parts
    • improper closing of surgical incisions
    • over-scheduling of surgeon
    • improper supervision of new surgeon
  • anesthesia errors
  • drug reactions
    • improperly monitored by health care providers

Chicago, Illinois Medical Negligence Attorney

Joseph G. Klest has extensive experience successfully representing victims of medical negligence. He has negotiated substantial settlements and won significant verdicts for victims of medical malpractice, including $3.2 million for a woman with kidney failure.

If you have suffered a personal injury because of medical malpractice in Chicago or anywhere in the U.S., contact attorney Joseph G. Klest to schedule a free initial consultation. All medical malpractice claims are handled on a contingent fee basis. If the firm fails to recover compensation for your loss, you will not be charged an attorneys' fee.

For more information on medical malpractice, please visit our helpful medical malpractice information center.

Office Locations

Joseph G. Klest
Attorney at Law
Schaumburg Office
1701 East Woodfield Road, Suite 909
Schaumburg, IL, 60173
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Phone: 847-380-3309
Fax: 847-969-9514
Toll Free: 888-694-0245
Western Suburbs:
708-550-4548 OR
847-380-3309

Chicago Office
203 North LaSalle, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL, 60601 USA
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JK Representing clients throughout Illinois: Chicago, Aurora, Addison, Chicago Heights, Joliet, Hillsdale, Plainfield, Rolling Meadows, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Hanover Park, Streamwood, Prospect Heights, Wheeling, Wheaton, Waukegan, Inverness, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Elgin, Bartlett, Itasca, Bloomingdale, Wooddale, Cook County, DuPage County, Lake County, McHenry County, and Will County.

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