Rockford Personal Injury Lawyers
Building Your Best Case
Our #1 goal is to build your best case – a case that wins. Too many personal injury attorneys don’t go the full distance and give you your best chance at a full recovery.
That’s why our lawyers prepare every case for trial. It’s the hardest way to build a case. Preparing for trial is the most in-depth preparation an attorney can do so you get the best possible outcome. Without this preparation, you risk losing your best chance at a winning case.
Compassion
Understanding
Communication
What Our Clients Say
“These guy are the best in the business in this area of law. If you have a personal injury, car accident, motorcycle collision or other type of case, call Paul right away. They will aggressively fight for your rights.”
FARAZ NAYYAR
When should you contact a personal injury attorney?
Immediately! It’s the best first step you can take…
Our consultation is free and we can give you proper guidance to ease the stress of your situation. Some of the most important issues that take place in personal injury cases happen in the first 30-days. You will have a much easier time throughout the entire lawsuit if you hire us from the start.
It’s advisable to give our law firm a call to see we can help you — there is NO FEE.
Attorneys Who Care
Meet Your Rockford Injury Lawyers
Personal injury attorneys are only as strong and effective as their ability to truly understand your situation. Injury attorneys need to have compassion, provide outstanding communication, and ask you any and every question they need to best understand what you’re going through.
These are characteristics of what it takes to create a winning case. Giving solid advice regardless if that person is a client or not. Even when they cannot fit your case into their workday — they will help to find someone as qualified to help you out.
Rockford Born. Chicago Trained. Here When You Need Us.
Attorney Paul Marriett grew up in Rockford in an IBEW union household. He went through RPS and Rock Valley College. His family’s roots downtown go back generations: his great-uncle owned the department store in what’s now Stewart Square, and his great-grandfather ran Simpson’s, a men’s clothing shop just up the block on Mulberry. Before law school, Paul laid brick and poured concrete on job sites around town. Today he’s raising his kids here and coaching boys and girls basketball.
Paul trained in Chicago and keeps offices in Chicago and Madison, but when you call about a Rockford crash, you’re working with a Rockford attorney, and you’ll know who’s handling your case from day one. Between Paul and of counsel attorney Steve Tschiggfrie, our team has handled more than a thousand cases. Our office is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
We Start Working Your Case Right Away
Evidence disappears fast. Skid marks fade, vehicles get repaired, and video gets recorded over. We’ve worked cases valued in the seven and eight figures from the day of the injury forward, and when a case calls for it, we bring in drone and accident reconstruction teams before that evidence is gone.
Every strong injury case comes down to three things: liability (who caused the crash), damages (how badly you were hurt), and insurance coverage (every policy and every responsible person or company we can recover from). That last piece gets overlooked. A case can be worth a million dollars, but if the at-fault driver carries Illinois’ $25,000 minimum and has no other assets, that may be all their policy pays. That’s why we look for every responsible party, including employers, trucking companies, and your own uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. If you can afford it, carry uninsured and underinsured coverage well above $100,000. It’s your safety net when the other driver’s coverage runs out.
Results From the Courtroom to the Negotiating Table
Paul has tried injury cases to verdict. He’s also settled cases before filing suit, shortly after filing, and all the way up to jury selection, when insurance companies start to realize what a jury might do once it hears a client’s story. Our attorneys have secured dozens of recoveries over $100,000, including these cases where Paul served as counsel of record:
$18,000,000 for a client who suffered a brain injury.
$5,000,000 for a patient who was dropped while being transported by ambulance.
$3,000,000 in policy limits for the family of a young man killed by a commercial trucking carrier.
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future case. Every case is different.
ROCKFORD’S TOP-RATED ATTORNEY
Guidance
We’ll let you know what to expect so nothing’s a surprise. Giving your clear options and a path forward will reduce loads of stress. We can direct you to appropriate treatment providers and inform you of what’s next. If we can’t help, we’ll point you to someone as qualified as we are.
You Might Not Realize How Helpful a Good Attorney Can Be
Our personal injury attorneys here in Rockford do more than listen to your case, file some paperwork, and fight for you in court. We’re a source of guidance when you need it most. We listen to your case and give you actionable recommendations. We’re part of a bigger professional network here in Rockford where we can find solutions to problems outside of personal injury law.
No Health Insurance? Call Anyway.
Not having health insurance is not a reason to skip medical care or avoid talking to a lawyer. If you qualify, Medicaid can cover your crash treatment, but don’t wait to apply. Starting January 1, 2027, Medicaid will only reach back one month before the month you apply for most working-age adults, and two months for most other people, down from three. If you’re hurt and uninsured, apply right away. We help clients with this all the time. We represent people from every walk of life, and everyone who comes to our office is treated with respect.
The Biggest Mistake After a Crash: Waiting
Get checked out right away and keep up with your follow-up care. When treatment starts weeks after a crash, the insurance company will argue your neck, back, or spine injury wasn’t that serious. Some injuries, like brain injuries and ringing in the ears (tinnitus), take time to show up. That’s one more reason to get seen early and tell your doctor everything.
Serving All of Rockford and Northern Illinois
We handle cases from downtown to the southwest side and from the west side to the east side. Paul has played ball at the Ken-Rock Center, coached youth leagues, and sponsored teams across the city. He sits on the board of directors of the Superhero Center for Autism as legal counsel, serves as counsel to several other area charities and special needs groups, and represents several local motorcycle clubs. Our clients are treated at Mercyhealth Javon Bea, OSF, and UW Health SwedishAmerican. We’ve handled truck, car, and motorcycle crash cases on I-39/90, US-20, and rural roads in nearly every county north of I-88, including Lee, Whiteside, Jo Daviess, Carroll, and Stephenson, where Paul’s family has farmed for generations. We’ll meet you wherever is easiest: at home, in the hospital, at our office, or by video.
Recommendations
We’ll let you know what to expect so nothing’s a surprise. Giving your clear options and a path forward will reduce loads of stress. We can direct you to appropriate treatment providers and inform you of what’s next. If we can’t help, we’ll point you to someone as qualified as we are.
Financial Management
We’ll let you know what to expect so nothing’s a surprise. Giving your clear options and a path forward will reduce loads of stress. We can direct you to appropriate treatment providers and inform you of what’s next. If we can’t help, we’ll point you to someone as qualified as we are.