Practical legal analysis for claims, risk, employers, and municipalities.

Maimonis’s professional work extends beyond individual files. Her writing and presentations translate litigation developments into practical decisions for employers, carriers, third-party administrators, municipalities, public entities, and claims professionals.

Selected writing

2015 State of Illinois Workers’ Compensation Compendium of Law

While practicing at SmithAmundsen, Maimonis was a contributing author to USLAW NETWORK’s Workers’ Compensation Compendium of Law, writing the 2015 State of Illinois section. The compendium organized Illinois workers’ compensation law for claims professionals, defense counsel, and members of a national legal network.

WorkCompCentral analysis

WorkCompCentral has repeatedly contacted and quoted Maimonis regarding Illinois workers’ compensation developments. Identified commentary includes:

  • February 27, 2018 — alleged birth defects involving a father’s workplace exposure
  • September 23, 2016 — future medical benefits and employer obligations concerning attorney fees
  • October 7, 2015 — Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission mailing of decisions
  • March 23, 2015 — medical providers’ civil collection claims based on assigned rights

Selected presentations

USLAW Exchange

“Subrogation: Maximizing Recovery, Protecting Credits and Facilitating Global Settlements” — USLAW Exchange, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 9, 2018.

Ethics and fraud for municipal leaders

“Decode Decide Deliver: Ethics and Fraud” — municipal-leader program, Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 2019.

The Horton Group

“Marijuana and Corporate Policies and Procedures: What Employers Need to Know” — Oak Brook, Illinois, July 23, 2019, and Orland Park, Illinois, July 30, 2019.

Chicago RIMS

“COVID-19’s Impact on Workers’ Compensation” — Chicago RIMS Chapter, virtual program, February 3, 2021.

Claims Association of Greater Chicago

“COVID, the Impact It’s Having on Workers’ Compensation and Liability Claims” — virtual Spring Seminar, April 22, 2021. Maimonis addressed the workers’ compensation component of the program and later served as a CAGC board member.

Chicagoland Risk Forum

Maimonis served as a speaker and four-year board member for “The Next Generation of Risk.” Her Chicago RIMS involvement also included associate membership and DEI Committee service.

Speaking and professional engagement

These were not isolated appearances. They reflect sustained participation in the professional communities where employers, carriers, claims leaders, brokers, risk professionals, municipalities, and defense counsel exchange practical information. Her engagement has included the Claims Association of Greater Chicago, Chicago RIMS, the Chicagoland Risk Forum, USLAW, Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation, and national workers’ compensation programming.

Presentations

Programs for claims teams, employers, municipalities, and industry groups are built around a concrete operational or litigation problem, not a generic legal update. Inquiries: contact@maimonislaw.com.

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