Who We Serve
For Families Who Lost Someone They Love.
Marker Law handles wrongful-death cases with the patience, transparency and care your family deserves. There is no rush — only justice.
Why Marker Law
We Move at Your Pace
Pursuing a wrongful-death claim while you grieve is harder than anyone outside your family can understand. Marker Law listens first. We answer your questions honestly. We push the case forward only as fast as you can handle.
- Fatal motor vehicle and trucking crashes
- Fatal work-site accidents (with survivor workers' comp benefits)
- Pedestrian and cyclist fatalities
- Medical negligence and pharmaceutical errors
- Estate, probate and survival-act coordination
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Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Straightforward answers to the questions Marker Law clients ask most often about this topic.
Under Illinois' Wrongful Death Act, only the personal representative of the deceased's estate can file. Marker Law helps the family open the estate, get the representative appointed, and file the case — all coordinated together.
Yes — at minimum a small estate is required to appoint the personal representative. Marker Law handles the probate filings as part of the wrongful death case; the family does not have to find a separate probate attorney.
Loss of financial support, loss of services, loss of society and companionship, grief and sorrow, and out-of-pocket expenses (medical bills, funeral and burial). Illinois also allows recovery under the Survival Act for the pain and suffering the deceased endured before death.
Typically 12 to 30 months, depending on complexity and whether the case proceeds to trial. The probate distribution at the end usually adds another 30-60 days.
Most family members do — to describe the relationship and the loss. Marker Law attorneys prepare every family witness thoroughly and treat the family's emotional well-being as part of the representation.
Recoveries for the physical injuries or death of a loved one are generally not taxable under federal law. Punitive damages and interest can be. Marker Law works with a tax professional when needed.
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