Injury Lawyers Serving Southern and Central Illinois
About Ron D. Coffel & Associates
Over 30 Years of Practice | 98% Success Rate | Appointments Available Upon Request
Over 30 Years of Practice98% Success RateSame-Day and Walk-In Appointments Available
Providing Competent and Reliable Legal Representation for
Nearly 30 Years
A 98.6% Success Rate
Ron D. Coffel & Associates has earned a 98.6% success rate over nearly three decades of practice. We've awarded clients more than $60 million
in verdicts and settlements. NO fee is charged until your case is won!
Past Settlements Awarded to Our Clients
- $5,000,000 - Work injury - Defective product
- $2,600,000 - Auto accident - Multiple injuries / back surgery
- $2,250,000 - Auto accident - Neck / shoulder injuries
- $2,100,000 - Auto accident - Death (U.S. District Court)
- $1,700,000 - Work injury - Defective product (U.S. District Court)
- $1,459,000- Work Injury - Neck/Head/Stroke - Coal Miner
- $1,400,000 - Railroad crossing accident
- $1,210,000 - Explosion accident
- $1,200,000 - Work injury - Lifetime PTD award - Lifetime medical - Coal miner
- $1,170,000 - Work Injury - Lifetime PTD award - Lifetime medical - Prison guard
- $1,100,000 - Work Injury - Lifetime PTD award - Lifetime medical - Coal miner
- $1,094,000 - Work Injury - Back and Leg - Coal Miner
- $1,060,000 - Work injury - Lifetime PTD award - Lifetime medical - Retail floor manager
- $1,000,000 - Work Injury - Lifetime PTD award - Lifetime medical - Coal miner
- $990,000 - Vehicle crash - Rear end collision
- $910,000 - Work injury - Medical malpractice
- $800,000 - Work injury - Head & neck injury
- $705,000 - Back & neck injury - Work injury - Delivery person
- $649,000 - Work injury - Recycling center - Crush injury
- $550,000 - Work injury - Fall (U.S. District Court)
- $525,000 - Head & neck injury - Work injury - Meter reader
- $520,000 - Vehicle accident - Pedestrian
- $500,000 - Vehicle crash - Interstate collision
- $420,000 - Defective product - Tire explosion (U.S. District Court)
- $350,000 - Work injury - Advertising saleswoman
- $325,000 - Work injury - Construction worker
- $300,000 - Work injury - Construction worker
- $300,000 - Work injury - Maintenance worker
Disclaimer
Numerous verdicts and settlements under $300,000 are not listed. Past case results don't imply nor guarantee future results. Awards may be paid on an accrual or part annuity basis.
Learn More About Ron D. Coffel
Ron D. Coffel, Sr. was born on April 29, 1962 in Franklin County, Benton, IL. He resides in Marion and has two office locations: Benton
and Harrisburg.
Proven Results
He is peer review-rated as a top 5% lawyer by Law and Leading Lawyers. His practice's emphasis is in representing injury cases, with a special focus on industrial accidents, including workers' compensation
and various third-party litigation cases. These include machine accidents, defective products and explosion accidents, gas and chemical injuries, burn injuries, and other related cases.
Ron D. Coffel began his career at age 25 and considers himself a special advocate and friend of the working man. He graduated with honors from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1984. He then attended graduate studies at SIU-C from 1984-1986. He earned his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Northern Illinois University in 1989. His entire career has been dedicated to helping people with their industrial accidents and work injuries.
Serving Workers in Southern and Central Illinois
Following his graduation from law school, Mr. Coffel served as District 12 Workers' Compensation Counsel of United Mine workers of America. He represented thousands of injured workers in a variety of industrial type accidents, and in third-party cases. His relationship with local unions continues to this day. Ron D. Coffel & Associates serves clients in both Southern and Central Illinois.
He knows first-hand the impact that a devastating injury can have on the financial means of injured workers who rely on a weekly paycheck to provide for their family. He also knows the impact of insurance company practices, delayed compensation, delayed medical treatment, independent medical doctors hired by insurance companies, and terminated benefits. Ron D. Coffel brings swift and immediate action to establish your rights to these benefits, to compensation while you are unable to work, and to medical care. His ultimate goal is to enforce your rights and help establish peace of mind as you navigate this system.
With Ron D. Coffel on your side, you can set your mind at ease. He will handle your case and enforce your rights to all interim benefits, so you can concentrate on your medical care and recovery from your injury.
Call 618-439-2515 to schedule your FREE
initial consultation.
Arbitration and Appellate Experience
Ron D. Coffel has extensive experience with arbitration, having handled thousands of workers' compensation claims for petitioners before the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Downstate and Central Illinois. He regularly appears before arbitrators for trials at docket locations at Herrin, Mt. Vernon, Springfield, Collinsville, and Belleville. In the past, he also regularly attended dockets at Whittington, Lawrenceville, Mattoon, Carlyle, Carlinville, and Taylorville. Mr. Coffel also has extensive appellate experience in handling post-arbitration appeals at various levels, including before the Review Commission, in The Circuit Court, Appellate Courts, and the Illinois Supreme Court.
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