Miguel is a trial lawyer with a proven track record of obtaining significant recoveries for his injured clients. A past President of the Society of Trial Lawyers, in which membership is by invitation only, Miguel has tried numerous cases to verdict, both in state and federal courts.
While Miguel primarily practices in the area of medical negligence, he regularly handles cases for clients who have lost a loved one due to negligence, or who have experienced significant injuries as a result of nursing home neglect, motor vehicle accidents and trucking accidents. In fact, it is his background and experience in medical negligence which provides Miguel with superior understanding and knowledge of injuries suffered by his clients and their loved ones. His fluency in Spanish uniquely allows him to communicate, on a one-on-one basis, with his non-English speaking clients.
Miguel is a proud graduate of the University of Illinois At Chicago, where he obtained a degree in English. He obtained his law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1992 and has since practiced in Chicago. He is admitted to practice in Illinois, Wisconsin (inactive status), the Northern District of Illinois, the Western District of Wisconsin and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. As part of his professional life, Miguel has been active in sharing his knowledge and experience as an adjunct professor of law and as a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education programs; speaking on subjects including discovery, motion practice, damages and jury selection.
Raised on the southeast side of Chicago, Miguel is committed to his community and has served on the City of Chicago Board of Ethics and the Casa Central Board of Directors. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, and the International Society of Barristers.
Miguel es un abogado litigante con un historial probado de recuperaciones significativas para sus clientes lesionados. Ex-Presidente de la Sociedad de Abogados de Juicios, en la que la membresía es sólo por invitación, Miguel ha juzgado numerosos casos para veredicto, tanto en los tribunales estatales como federales.
Mientras que Miguel practica principalmente en el área de negligencia médica, regularmente maneja casos para clientes que han perdido a un ser querido debido a negligencia, o que han sufrido lesiones significativas como resultado de negligencia en el hogar de ancianos, accidentes automovilísticos y accidentes de camiones. De hecho, es su experiencia y experiencia en negligencia médica lo que le proporciona a Miguel una comprensión y conocimiento superior de las lesiones sufridas por sus clientes. Su fluidez en Español le permite comunicarse, uno a uno, con sus clientes quien no hablan ingles.
Miguel es un orgulloso graduado de la Universidad de Illinois en Chicago, donde obtuvo un título en Inglés. Obtuvo su título en derechos de la Universidad de Wisconsin en 1992 y desde entonces ha ejercido en Chicago. Es admitido para ejercer en Illinois, Wisconsin (estado inactivo), el Distrito Norte de Illinois, el Distrito Oeste de Wisconsin y la Corte de Apelaciones de los Estados Unidos para el Séptimo Circuito. Como parte de su vida profesional, Miguel ha participado activamente en compartir sus conocimientos y experiencia como profesor adjunto de derecho y como profesor frecuente en programas de educación jurídica continua, sobre temas como el descubrimiento, la práctica del movimiento, los daños y la selección del jurado.
Criado en el lado sureste de Chicago, Miguel está comprometido con su comunidad y ha servido en la Junta de ética de la ciudad de Chicago y la Junta Directiva de Casa Central. Es miembro de la Asociación de Abogados del Estado de Illinois, la Asociación de Abogados de Wisconsin, el Colegio de Abogados de Chicago, la Asociación de Abogados Hispanos de Illinois y la Sociedad Internacional de Barristers.
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To schedule a free consultation with Miguel Ruiz or another one of the skilled Chicago accident and injury lawyers at Cogan & Power, P.C., contact our office at (312) 477-2500. If you cannot come to our offices in downtown Chicago, we will come to you. And because we take cases on a contingency basis, you will not pay any fee unless we get you compensation.
