Mundelein, IL — Richard D. Hannigan is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Top Attorney in the field of Law for his commitment, professionalism, and leadership with Hannigan & Botha.
Having led an outstanding career of legal service for 47 years, Attorney Richard D. Hannigan of Hannigan & Botha, Ltd. practices law representing both employers and injured workers through 1991 and now limits his practice exclusively to the representation of injured workers. His primary coverage is in Lake, McHenry, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Will, as well as Winnebago counties. He has garnered a commendable reputation as a renowned workers’ compensation lawyer. In his current capacity, his practice is limited to serving the injured worker, and while serving his clients, he utilizes his passion helping people navigate the workers' compensation system.
In light of his academic achievements, Mr. Hannigan earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Dayton. Following this, he acquired a Doctor of Jurisprudence from John Marshall Law School and soon became certified to practice law in the states of Illinois and Arizona. Since then, he attends medical seminars covering worker-related injuries and occupational diseases yearly.
Active in his field, Mr. Hannigan remains abreast of the latest developments in the legal field. He maintains memberships with the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Workers Compensation Lawyers Association, Chicago Bar Association, Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group, and Lake County Bar Association. Notably, he has been honored by the Illinois Bar Association with an award for his editorial commitment to the Workers' Compensation Newsletter for 20 years. He has also been honored by the Illinois Workers Compensation Lawyers Association for his service to the association as an officer and past president. Furthermore, he has been honored as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America for his effectiveness and accomplishments in the trial and appellate courts, as well as his effectiveness in the art of advocacy and the highest ethical standards and integrity. He has also been selected by his peers to be a top lawyer in the Leading Lawyers Network.
In addition to his primary work, Mr. Hannigan has lectured and published articles on workers' compensation for the arbitrators and commissioners of the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission, Illinois State Bar Association, the National Business Institute, the Lake County Bar Association, the McHenry Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association. The subject matters of his lectures have included heart attack and stress-related injuries, average weekly wage, temporary total disability benefits, carpal tunnel, and repetitive trauma cases, the application of the Petrillo Doctrine (physician/patent privilege) to workers' compensation cases, gathering evidence for workers' compensation cases, deposition of medical witnesses and Initial Client Interview/Initial Case Analysis.
Mr. Hannigan attributes his success to his greatest inspiration, his father Thomas Hannigan, and good friend, Harold Jacobson.
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