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What We Offer For You

Whether you are an insurer desiring the highest quality legal representation for your insureds, a corporation desiring guidance and defense from claims, an individual investigating a business acquisition or start-up, an attorney seeking FMGR’s heightened expertise, or a party seeking representation in any of FMGR’s many other areas of legal expertise — FMGR attorneys stand ready to support you as skilled, responsive, and effective legal counsel.
  • Over 100 Years of Experience
  • Friendly Staff
  • Multi-disciplinary
  • Large Team of Attorneys
  • Convenient & Welcoming Office
  • Personal Advocate
  • Corporate Law
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Our Legal Practice Areas

Appellate Practice

The FMGR appellate practice group has decades of experience in handling appeals in a variety of cases.

Arbitration and Mediation

FMGR arbitrators and mediators are dedicated to the success of these proceedings, to the benefit of all involved.

Business and Banking Law

Business Formation and Compliance / Business and Banking Law

Coal Mine Defense

FMGR devotes significant resources to the defense of employers involved in workers’ compensation disputes, including major catastrophic claims and occupational disease claims.

Education Law

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Employment Law

FMGR counsels employers about the many complex issues facing businesses today.

Estate Planning

Government

Governmental and Municipal Entity Defense

Guardianship

Insurance

Insurance Defense and Coverage

Medical

Hospital Defense / Nursing Home Defense

Real Estate Law

Estate Planning, Taxation, Asset Protection, Bankruptcy, and Probate Law

Workers Comp

Workers Compensation and Occupational Disease Defense

Intellectual Property

Medical Defense

FMGR’s medical, hospital, and nursing home defense counsel understand the complexities involved in defending healthcare providers and institutions. Whether your defense is best accomplished by validating your actions, or by minimizing your exposure, FMGR’s healthcare litigators apply vast knowledge and experience to your defense strategy.

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Real Estate Law

Our practice in the area of real property bring both legal knowledge and experience, and also great attention to detail. It is our goal to provide our clients with peace of mind in real estate purchases and sales, both commercial and residential.

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Insurance Defense

FMGR’s insurance defense and coverage counsel are dedicated to the effective and cost-effective defense of claims, as well as the litigation of coverage issues in matters which require interpretations of rights and duties under policy provisions.
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Workers' Comp

FMGR devotes significant resources to the defense of employers involved in workers’ compensation disputes, including major catastrophic claims and occupational disease claims. Our attorneys appear regularly at workers’ compensation dockets throughout the southern half of the State of Illinois.

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  • The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and the certificate, award or recognition is not a requirement to practice law in Illinois.
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