Michael Favia | Rolling Meadows Personal Injury Lawyer

• Illinois State Bar Association. Committees: Governing Assembly Member, Health Law Section Council (Past Chair), Tort Law Section Council, Inter-Professional Cooperation (Past Chair), Voluntary Fee Arbitration (Past Chair), Business Advice and Financial Planning;
• Chicago Bar Association Committees: Health Care Committee, Insurance Committee, and Medical-Legal Relations; Justinian Society of Lawyers (Past-President);
• The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association Board of Directors; Government Bar Association;
• Northwestern Business College Advisory Board (ret.); Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans (Executive Committee);
• International Association of Board Examiners in Optometry (Counsel). Illinois College of Optometry (Retired);
• Illinois Eye Institute Foundation (Chairman);
• Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (Founding Member – Illinois Chapter), Illinois Professional Licensure Consultants, Ltd. (CEO);
• Advocates Society;
• Illinois Police Association, Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, Executive Committee (ret.);
• National Italian American Bar Association; Hispanic Service Corporation of America, (Past-President);
• Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce;
• Italian American Political Coalition, Board of Directors;
• Outstanding Lawyers of America;
• Political and Community Affairs – Fiore Radio Program Director;
• Medical Malpractice Task Force – Illinois Eye Institute (Foundation Chairman);
• City of Northbrook Safety Commission, Commissioner;
• Anawis, Favia & Sohn, LLC MD/JD Health Care Consultants, Partner.

• Professional Defender Network’s “Defender of the Year”
  2009
• Congressional Order of Merit
  2003
• Illinois Optometric Society’s “Friend of Optometry Award”
  2001
• Leading Lawyers Network Annual Award
  2004-Present
• “Leading Attorney” in the field of Health Law | Peer Recognition Survey (Only top 8% of Attorneys selected)
• Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated Attorney
• Distinguished Service Award The John Marshall Law School
  2004
• Strathmore’s “Who’s Who Recognition Award”
  2004

1)We represented a pedestrian in a personal injury case who was struck by a motor vehicle. He originally went to another attorney who determined he had a ""soft tissue"" case with minimal injuries and tried to quickly settle the case. The plaintiff was not satisfied with the other attorney's handling of his case so he came to us. We took the case and recommended the client be examined by a medical specialist who determined and properly evaluated that there was a herniated disc involved which required surgery. The case settled for six figures. 2) We represented a health care practice and several of their licensed professionals including physicians and nurses and other staff in accusations of Federal/State fraud and ethics violations. We were able to successfully resolve all pending charges without any penalties and disruption to the pending health care practice.

Michael and several members of his legal team are former state prosecutors handling all types of fraud, licensure and regulatory matters. In addition, some of our lawyers worked for liability insurance and title insurance companies. Favia Law Firm has combined the experience and talents of these legal professionals to create a unique team of exceptional leading lawyers working together for their benefit of the client.

Experience, competence, ability to listen and communicate with the client and successfully negotiate with the adversary always keeping in mind what's best for the client.

It is very important to be familiar and knowledgeable about pertinent laws, ever-changing rules and nuances in the local practice of law to be an effective counselor and litigator.

We listen to the legal problem, determine if it's something our firm can handle, discuss various options and review the economics of the case to determine if the case is viable and to determine if a follow-up meeting is required.

The facts of the case or problem at hand so that the discussion can be useful for both the client and the attorney.

We are very experienced, diligent and accessible. There is no learning curve and in most cases the client saves on time and fees for unnecessary research needed to jump into a case. Our team is very experienced in a variety of areas of law and we have a very substantial number of experts, consultants and colleagues used as effective resources in pursuing a case for a client.

Whether it's a personal injury case, general litigation, real estate closings or preparing transactional and estate planning documents, we strive to meet and exceed all of our clients' expectations. This is most rewarding.

Michael enjoys serving on professional and charitable boards, traveling, reading, sports and mentoring young professionals.

Michael is very active in the various bar associations, non-for-profit.