Illinois Birth Injury Lawyer

A birth injury can reshape a family’s future in an instant. The attorney you choose will influence the investigation, the experts retained, the valuation of lifelong care, and the outcome of negotiations or trial. Strom Advisory Group is not a law firm. We work to match you with the right Birth Injury Lawyer for your situation, then stay with you from the first call to resolution so communication, strategy, and next steps remain clear.

 

Birth injury cases involve complex medicine, dense records, and a web of potential defendants. Hiring the wrong lawyer can lead to missed evidence, undervalued damages, or blown deadlines. Our role is to connect you with a Birth Injury Lawyer you can trust, one with the precise experience your facts require and a proven commitment to client care.

How Strom can help with your personal injury case

Types of Birth Injury Cases

We regularly place Illinois families with attorneys for a wide range of birth injury matters, including:

  • Brain-related injuries: hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, cerebral palsy related to intrapartum hypoxia, neonatal seizures, stroke, and kernicterus from untreated jaundice.

  • Nerve damage injuries: brachial plexus injuries such as Erb’s palsy, facial nerve injuries, and phrenic nerve damage affecting breathing.

  • Skeletal injuries: clavicle and humerus fractures, skull fractures related to improper instrument use.

  • Soft tissue injuries: scalp or facial trauma, lacerations, cephalohematoma, and caput succedaneum with complications.

  • Maternal harm tied to labor and delivery care: unmanaged preeclampsia or HELLP, postpartum hemorrhage, uterine rupture, infections, anesthesia errors.

  • Labor and delivery errors: failure to monitor fetal distress, delayed or improperly performed cesarean, misuse of vacuum or forceps, shoulder dystocia mismanagement, medication errors with Pitocin or magnesium sulfate.

  • NICU and newborn care: missed infections, feeding and aspiration issues, temperature or glucose management failures.

Your matched attorney will identify every responsible party, including physicians, nurses, hospitals, clinics, and, when appropriate, device or pharmaceutical companies.

Birth Injury FAQs

  • A strong case shows three things: a duty of care, a breach of accepted medical standards, and a causal link to injury and damages. Evidence can include fetal heart monitoring strips, cord blood gases, Apgar scores, labor and delivery notes, NICU records, placental pathology, imaging, and expert testimony from obstetrics, neonatology, neurology, and life care planning. Your attorney builds this proof and preserves it through litigation.

  • A birth injury is harm to a baby or mother that occurs during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or the immediate postpartum period, often tied to medical negligence. Examples include oxygen deprivation, nerve damage, fractures, preventable infections, and maternal complications that were not recognized or treated in time.

  • Medical negligence claims in Illinois are generally subject to a two-year statute of limitations that starts when you knew or reasonably should have known about the injury and that it may have been caused by negligence, with a four-year statute of repose that acts as an outer limit. Illinois provides additional time for injuries to children: a suit typically must be filed within eight years of the malpractice and in no event after the child’s 22nd birthday. Special rules may apply to claims involving government-run facilities. Do not wait to speak with counsel because deadlines are strictly enforced.

  • There is no meaningful average. Value depends on injury severity, liability proof, venue, available insurance and assets, lifetime medical and support needs, and whether future economic losses are well documented. Experienced counsel will build a life care plan, engage economists, and present both economic and non-economic damages to reach a full valuation.

    • Contact Strom Advisory Group for a free conversation about your situation.

    • We connect you with a Chicago Birth Injury Lawyer who evaluates records and consults experts.

    • Your legal team sends notice to providers and insurers, preserves evidence, and pursues settlement discussions.

    • If needed, a lawsuit is filed before the deadline. Discovery, depositions, mediations, and trial preparation follow.

    • If a settlement or verdict is reached, funds are distributed according to court rules and any approved trust or structured plan for your child’s future care.

  • Timelines vary. Record collection and expert review can take several months. Complex cases with multiple defendants and extensive expert discovery often require 18 to 36 months or more. The pace depends on medical stability, court schedules, and whether defendants contest liability and damages.

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Strom Advisory Group is based in Chicago and provides services only in Illinois. We are not a law firm. We help you find and work with the right lawyer for your case.

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