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In 2010, after the arbitrator, Workers鈥� Compensation Commission and Circuit Court of Cook County found Agnes Szkubel was not an employee under the Workers鈥� Compensation Act, John successfully argued before the Illinois Appellate Court that no reasonable trier of fact could have found she was not an employee despite the fact she was undocumented and the employer paid her husband.聽Skzubel v. Illinois Workers鈥� Compensation Commission聽401 Ill.App.3d 263

In 2011 John negotiated a $1.1 million settlement on behalf of his client in聽Vandenberg v. Amb Tran Group, Ltd聽09 WC 43559.聽 Also, John was recommended by his peers to be included in the Leading Lawyers Network, which is a distinction that fewer than 5% of lawyers in Illinois receive.聽 He has continued to receive this distinction every year since 2011.

In 2012, John was recommended by his peers to be named in聽Best Lawyers in America.

In 2013, John negotiated a $745,000.00 settlement for movie actress who suffered traumatic head injuries while filming a moving in the Chicago area.聽聽Cedillo v. Entertainment Media Specialists聽10 WC 39074.聽 Also in 2013, John successfully argued before the Illinois Appellate Court that the Illinois Workers鈥� Compensation Commission鈥檚 decision denying benefits to an injured work should be reversed.聽 The Appellate Court found no reasonable trier of fact could have denied (1) the injured workers鈥� psychological conditions of ill-being were related to his accident; 聽(2) he required further medical treatment; and (3) he was entitled to receive temporary total disability benefits beyond the date found by the Commission.聽 The Appellate Court further found the basis of the Workers鈥� Compensation Commission鈥檚 denial of vocational rehabilitation was invalid.聽Kawa v. Illinois Workers鈥� Compensation Commission聽991 N.E.2d 433 (2013)

In 2014, Workplace Injury Law Group recognized John as being one of the nation鈥檚 top 100 injured workers鈥� attorneys.

From 2016 to 2017, John chaired the Illinois State Bar Association鈥檚 Workers鈥� Compensation Law Section

In 2017, John became a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association鈥檚 Board of Managers.

In 2018, after spending almost 10 years successfully appealing on behalf of his client, made a full recover.聽 After the Illinois Workers鈥� Compensation Commission reversed the arbitrator鈥檚 award of benefits, John appealed to the Illinois Appellate Court and successfully argued the Commission鈥檚 denial should be set aside and the case should be sent back to the Commission to make further findings.聽 After the Commission, again, voted 3-0 to deny compensation, John successfully argued to the Circuit Court that the Commission was required to hear oral arguments.聽 After hearing oral arguments, the same Commissioners, who had voted unanimously to deny compensation, voted unanimously to award compensation.聽聽Bartolomeo v. Cook County sheriff鈥檚 Dept.聽07WC54543