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About Daniel Streckert
Daniel H. Streckert earned his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1976. He also holds admission to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (including the Trial Bar), and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Before joining GWC in 1979, Dan worked as a caseworker at the Cook County and Illinois Department of Public Aid and as an assistant public defender assigned to a felony courtroom.
Over more than four decades at the firm he has represented hundreds of clients in all types of serious personal injury matters. He has attended advanced litigation training at Northwestern University Law School and Duke University Law School, and has completed more than 100 continuing legal education courses. He was named a Super Lawyer in 2018 and 2019.
Proven verdicts and settlements at GWC Injury Lawyers
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James Daniels, a Local 1 ironworker, fell about 23 feet from a form wall on the $978 million Fermilab PIP-II particle accelerator project in May 2023, suffering catastrophic injuries including a traumatic brain injury, rib fractures, and nerve damage; GWC Injury Lawyers recovered a $40 million settlement in 2026.
David O'Donnell, 27, died after an improperly anchored scaffold at the University of Chicago Cancer Pavilion construction site swung away from the building during a 44 mph wind gust and dropped him 140 feet; GWC attorney Louis Cairo secured a $23.5 million settlement for his family in June 2025.
GWC Injury Lawyers secured a $13.424 million settlement for the families of two people killed and dozens injured when an improperly anchored 'Mega Tent' collapsed at Wood Dale's Prairie Fest on August 2, 2015.
Ironworker Michael Zigich, 50, fractured his right leg and ankle and tore a rotator cuff when a scaffold section collapsed under him at a Fort Sheridan construction site in June 2009. He sued the steel contractor, the general contractor and a joint venture in Cook County. The defendants disputed the scaffold's condition and who was responsible for its use, and the case settled on July 15, 2015, before trial.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
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