Philip W. Peak

Phil’s practice areas include personal injury, workers’ compensation, and Social Security disability.  He has been helping the injured and disabled for over twenty years, all of those with Frederick & Hagle.  He has successfully brought civil cases to jury verdict, and has tried many cases in front of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.  In addition, he has helped many individuals successfully argue their Social Security disability claims before Administrative Law Judges.

Phil was admitted to the bar of the State of Illinois in November of 2002.  He is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University where he earned his B.A., and the University of Illinois, College of Law, where he earned his J.D.  Phil was first hired as a law clerk at Frederick & Hagle in September, 2001, and became a lawyer with the firm after his admission to the Illinois bar.

Phil is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Illinois Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Champaign County Bar Association.  Phil has been admitted to practice in the State of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.  Phil is also a member of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

In his free time, Phil has volunteered as a soccer and basketball coach with the Champaign Park District, was a den leader with the Cub Scouts, and is currently an assistant Scoutmaster with Scouts BSA, Troop 1.

Over the course of his career, Phil has successfully recovered over $20 million in judgments, settlements, and awards for his clients.  These results include:

• $1.15 million – construction accident
• $1.1 million – motor vehicle vs. pedestrian
• $996,559 – workers’ compensation
• $650,000 – motor vehicle collision
• $630,000 – premises liability
• $612,102.31 – workers’ compensation
• $458,460 – workers’ compensation
• $440,000 – business employee negligence
• $411,772.98 – workers’ compensation
• $309,003 – workers’ compensation
• $300,000 – products liability & negligent installation
• $300,000 – business employee negligence
• $300,000 – workers’ compensation
• $300,000 – workers’ compensation
• $290,000 – workers’ compensation
• $282,391 – workers’ compensation
• $250,000 – motor vehicle collision
• $250,000 – motor vehicle collision
• $249,900 – workers’ compensation
• $245,000 – workers’ compensation
• $244,050.85 – workers’ compensation
• $235,000 – motor vehicle collision
• $235,000 – premises liability
• $225,000 – bar altercation
• $215,254 – workers’ compensation
• $210,000 – motor vehicle collision
• $205,273.60 – premises liability & workers’ compensation
• $205,000 – workers’ compensation
• $200,000 – workers’ compensation