When Your Baby Is Hurt at Birth, You Deserve Real Answers
Phillips Law Offices represents Chicago families in birth injury cases caused by medical negligence. Free consultation, no cost to talk to an attorney.
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Why Families Call Phillips Law Offices
A birth injury changes everything overnight. One day you’re expecting a healthy delivery. The next, you’re sitting next to a NICU bassinet trying to understand what went wrong and whether anyone is going to tell you the truth.
Phillips Law Offices builds birth injury cases around the medical record. That means pulling fetal heart rate strips, delivery notes, and nursing charts, then bringing in medical experts who can explain, in plain terms, where the standard of care broke down.
No pressure to settle early. No confusing fee structures explained after the fact.
When a Delivery Goes Wrong, Hospitals Protect Their Own. We Protect Your Family.
Stephen D. Phillips has spent his career reading birth records the way a jury never will. Fetal heart strips. Delivery notes. Nursing charts. He knows what a missed signal looks like on paper, and he knows how hospitals explain it away.
$500 million recovered for injured clients firmwide. Every case here starts with the medical record, not a guess.
What Our Clients Are Saying
“They helped us so much with our birth injury case. The team was kind, understanding, and really fought for us. We’re grateful for their hard work and support.”
“We couldn’t have asked for better attorneys for our birth injury case in Chicago. Phillips Law Offices treated us with respect and care. They made a tough situation easier to handle.”
“The team at Phillips Law Offices was incredible during our birth injury case. They explained everything clearly, kept us informed, and worked hard to get us the best outcome.”
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if my baby’s birth injury was preventable?
Most parents can’t tell from the delivery room alone. We pull the fetal heart rate strips, delivery notes, and nursing charts, then have medical experts review them for signs the standard of care wasn’t followed.
How much does a birth injury lawyer cost?
Nothing upfront. We work on contingency, so there’s no fee unless we recover compensation for your family.
How long do I have to file a birth injury claim in Illinois?
It depends on the child’s age and the specific facts of the case, and the deadline can differ from a standard personal injury claim. Talk to us as soon as possible so we can confirm your timeline and start preserving the medical record.
Birth Injuries We Handle
Each guide below explains what should have happened medically, what the record has to show, and how Illinois law treats it. Written for parents, not lawyers.
Oxygen deprivation, HIE, and the cooling window that can change a child’s outcome.
How delivery-room events lead to cerebral palsy, and what has to be proved.
Shoulder dystocia, brachial plexus damage, and the traction that causes it.
Delayed C-sections, forceps and vacuum, induction drugs, and who was in the room.
Fetal heart-rate strips, Apgar scores, and cord blood gases as evidence.
Newborn intensive care, jaundice, blood sugar, sepsis, and skull injuries.
Preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, infections, and missed high-risk indicators.
Injuries to the mother, including hemorrhage and maternal death claims.
Stillbirth and infant death, and the claims Illinois law allows.
Understanding a Claim in Illinois
Deadlines, proof, cost, and what happens to the money at the end of a case.
What counts as a birth injury, how common they are, and how they differ from birth defects.
The doctor, the nurses, the hospital, a county facility, or a federally funded clinic.
Illinois deadlines, medical records, expert reports, and what a lawsuit involves.
What a claim can cover, the fee cap, liens, and protecting a child’s settlement.
Talk to an Attorney Today
Call (312) 346-4262 or reach out below. There’s no fee to ask questions about your case.