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Gary Annes

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Chicago, IL30 years experienceAdmitted 1995

About Gary Annes

Gary P. Annes is a Partner with Abels & Annes, P.C., a Chicago personal injury law firm where he concentrates his practice on auto accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, product liability, and medical malpractice. Since becoming a lawyer in 1995, he has focused exclusively on personal injury law, accumulating nearly three decades of experience representing injury victims.

Mr. Annes earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992 and his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1995. He was sworn in to the Illinois bar that same year and later admitted to the Arizona bar in 2010, allowing him to handle matters in both states.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Annes has handled numerous jury trials and resolved many additional cases through arbitration and mediation, collecting millions of dollars for his clients. He has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer every year from 2017 through 2024 in recognition of his work in personal injury law. The firm's office is located at 100 N. LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$3.2 millionSettlement

Abels & Annes co-counseled a $3.2 million settlement for a childhood sexual abuse survivor against the Archdiocese of Chicago and Cardinal Francis George after the archdiocese kept defrocked priest Daniel McCormack in ministry despite warnings from its own review board.

Chicago, IL · 2011Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
Nearly $3.2 millionSettlement

Abels & Annes, co-counseling with Hilfman & Martin, secured a settlement of nearly $3.2 million against the Archdiocese of Chicago and Cardinal Francis George on behalf of a man abused by Fr. Daniel McCormack throughout his middle and high school years.

Chicago, IL · 2014Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Law
J.D., 1995
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate, 1992

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois, admitted 1995
State Bar of Arizona, admitted 2010

Awards & recognition

Illinois Super Lawyer (2017-2024)

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