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Howard Ankin

Partner at Ankin Law

Chicago, IL

Truck Accidents Wrongful Death

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About Howard Ankin

Howard H. Ankin is the founding partner of Ankin Law, a Chicago-based personal injury and workers' compensation firm he launched in March 1997 alongside his father, Paul B. Ankin. A third-generation lawyer, Howard has built the firm into one of the largest personal injury and workers' compensation firms in Illinois with more than 75 employees and offices in Chicago, Orland Park, Rosemont, and Rolling Meadows. He focuses his practice on personal injury, workers' compensation, trucking litigation, wrongful death, social security disability, and civil and criminal litigation.

Practice areas

Truck Accidents Wrongful Death

Education

John Marshall Law School (Atlanta)

Juris Doctor; Bachelor of Arts, 1993

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, College of Communications

Undergraduate, 1990

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois

State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

State Bar of U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois

Board of Directors, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services

Board of Governors, American Association for Justice

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Managers; Co-President of Workers' Compensation Section, 2017-2019)

Chicago Bar Association

Work Injury Lawyers Guild (Board of Directors)

Awards & recognition

American Association for Justice Richard D. Haley Distinguished Service Award (2023)

Illinois Super Lawyers (2015-2023)

Leading Lawyers (2016-2023)

Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group Top 100 Injured Workers' Attorneys (2015-2023)

2026 Elite Lawyer

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