Practice Areas
Pension Boards
We represent Pension Boards in the following matters:
- Duty and non-duty claims
- Occupational disease disability claims
- Medical options
- Pensionable salary
- Surviving spouse benefits
- Jurisdiction
- Reinstatement of benefit issues
Individual Cases
We represent individuals in the following matters:
- Federal civil rights matters
- Duty and non-duty disability claims
- Psychological duty claims
- PSEBA claims
- Credible service time
Specialties
Pension / Administrative Law
We handle litigation at the administrative level which includes the following types of legal service:
- Represent Pension Boards regarding all aspects of pension law.
- Represent individual police and firefighters before pension boards for disability claims, and any other claims for benefits.
- Represent individuals before Merit Boards, Police & Fire Commissions, Civil Service Commissions, Personnel Departments, Municipal
- Governments, including Village, City and Firefighter Protection Districts.
- Defend individual police and firefighters in Arbitration Hearings and internal investigations pertaining to discipline.
- Represent individuals before the Workers Compensation Commission, the State Court of Claims, the Illinois Public Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, among other State and local administrative boards and commissions.
- Act as legal consultant and general counsel to private sector employers regarding employment related issues.
WORKERS COMPENSATION
Our firm handles workers compensation matters in Illinois representing individuals who have been injured at work to obtain all the rights and benefits they are entitled to from their employer pursuant to the Illinois Workers Compensation Act.
After a work related injury you want to make sure that you receive the medical treatment you need, that your wages are paid while you receive treatment and recover from your injuries, and you get paid for any permanent disability you sustain as a result of your work injury. The Radja Collins Law can help to ensure your workers compensation rights and benefits are protected.
Federal Litigation
As members of the federal trial bar the Law Office can handle representation in federal court for the following types of cases:
- Civil Rights cases, including First Amendment Retaliation, and Due Process Violations.
- American with Disability Act, Family Medical Leave Act, and Age Discrimination claims.
- Sexual Discrimination and Harassment claims.
- Race Discrimination and Harassment claims.
- Represent police and firefighters in defense of excessive force, and other civil rights allegation for both on duty and off duty conduct.
- Represent individual officers and firefighters in conflict cases involving internal discipline by municipality where a corresponding civil complaint names both the individual and municipality as co-defendants.
State Litigation
We represent individuals and Boards in State Circuit, Appellate, and Supreme Court with regard to the following types of cases:
- Administrative Review appeal hearings. Generally the Administrative Review actions are appeals of Pension Board decisions and Police, Fire and Merit Commissions decisions regarding discipline.
- Civil Complaints pertaining to labor and employment law actions such as: Wage, Payment, and Collection Act; Public Employee Disability Act; Illinois Pension Code; Public Safety Employee Benefits Act.
- Declaratory judgment complaints, injunctions, defamation, and breach of contract actions.