Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

The team at Spiros Law is proud to celebrate our 13th anniversary today. The firm was founded by James Spiros and Karen Wall (currently Judge Wall for Vermilion County) on April 4th, 2005, and first opened the doors in Danville as Spiros Wall. What started as a firm with only two attorneys and two support staff has grown tremendously over…Read More

Partner Miranda Soucie was crowned Prom Queen at the annual Eastern Illinois Prom fundraiser after raising $11,325.00 in donations. The event was a huge success with a record breaking $75,000.00 raised from this year’s Prom Court and a total of over $140,000.00 raised for our community. The annual Eastern Illinois Foodbank Prom Benefit helps raise money for the estimated 77,000…Read More

[caption id="attachment_6489" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo Credit - News-Gazette[/caption] Spiros Law attorney Miranda Soucie was featured in The News-Gazette this weekend as part of a Question and Answer spotlight called "Getting Personal". Miranda sat down with staff writer Paul Wood and discussed her background, her fondness for dogs and cats, and her passion for mission work. Read the entire News-Gazette feature…Read More

Today, Spiros Law Senior Associate Andrew Purcell was interviewed on Kankakee radio stations WVLI and WIVR. Andrew discussed the steps that people should take if they've been involved in a car accident. He also discussed the importance of knowing your rights when dealing with insurance companies after a collision. You can listen to the entire interview below: [audio mp3="/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Kankakee-Radio-Interview.mp3"][/audio]Read More

This week, Spiros Law clients were interviewed by the Chicago Tribune about the dangerous natural gas leak in Mahomet that has caused serious concerns for residents there. Many families were left unnotified about the contamination of the water in their homes from a leak in an injection well owned by Peoples Gas. The family says that they were drinking and…Read More

According to a study released by the National Academy of Social Insurance (the Academy) and republished by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, there was a significant drop in workers compensation benefits paid in Illinois, especially when compared with the rest of the country. The study indicates that there was a 19.3% decrease between 2011 and 2015 in Illinois, while the…Read More

Your browser does not support the audio element. Spiros Law Senior Associate Patricia Gifford was interviewed on WIVR “River Country” and WVLI “The Valley" in Kankakee this week. Listen to the interview (above) in which Patricia discusses the prevalence of nursing home abuse and what to do if you suspect a loved one has suffered abuse while in an elder care…Read More

According to a report released by the Department of Health & Human Services, an audit recently faulted the Medicare system for failing to enforce federal laws requiring immediate notification of possible sexual and physical abuse. In the report, Illinois had the largest number of incidents (at 17 overall) during the two year-span of the audit, from 2015-2016. Michigan followed with…Read More

We are proud to announce that one of Spiros Law's attorneys, Miranda Soucie, will be participating in a national webinar hosted by the American Association for Justice. The title of the talk is Slip & Fall Webinar Series Part III: Discovery & Deposition Tactics. Join Soucie as she talks with Ken Levinson, Mike Neff, and Dan Chamberlain about building a…Read More

Miranda L. Soucie, a partner at [firm-name], was featured in Emerging Lawyers Magazine this year. The article touches on numerous points of Miranda's career, including the story of how she was hired at [firm-name], her strong connection with clients, and community outreach work. You can read the full article by clicking here. Miranda is a dedicated client advocate with the…Read More