The Deratany Firm

The Chicago Personal Injury Attorneys of The Deratany Firm have won millions for clients across Illinois & Florida. Since 1992, we have been concentrating on Brain Injury, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Wrongful Death, Adoption Negligence and Motor Vehicle Accident cases helping victims receive the compensation they deserve for their injuries.

• Medical Malpractice: Birth Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Nursing Home Abuse, Surgical Errors, Failure to Diagnose;
• Motor Vehicle Accidents: Car Accident, Head-On Collision, Motorcycle Accident, Truck Accident, Boat Accident, Taxicab Accident;
• Serious / Fatal Injuries: Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Slip & Fall, Dog Bites, Wrongful Death;
• Public Transit Accident: Bus Accident, Train Accident, Plane Accident, Subway Accident, Taxicab Accident, Tour Bus Accident;
• Consumer Protection: Product Liability, Lead Paint, Lead Poisoning, Mesothelioma, Asbestos, Motor Vehicle Defects;
• Adoption Negligence, Construction Accidents, Environmental Law.

Established in 1992, The Deratany Firm is headed by highly experienced attorneys with more than 30 years of combined experience.

In the past several years, The Deratany Firm has obtained jury verdict and settlement awards combining over $50 million. View our Case Studies to view the most recent of these accomplishments.

Meet the Business Owner
Only four years after graduating from DePaul Law School, Jay Paul Deratany decided to start his own practice, thus forming The Deratany Firm in 1992.

His personal philosophy has always been to help people combat injustice and subjugation by big business and is one of the main reasons why he chose personal injury and medical malpractice as his concentration.

His work makes the news regularly and has been featured on CNN, ESPN, and NBC5 as well as others. Jay Paul Deratany was also featured in Chicago Magazine and listed as Chicago's "Top Lawyer 2006 through 2010."