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Katrina Taraska Simon

Katrina Taraska Simon

Law Offices of Goldberg & Goldberg
  • Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability ...
  • Illinois
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Biography

Unique to Ms. Taraska’s chosen career in personal injury law, she was the victim of a propane gas explosion, in which a commercial building collapsed on her, her mother, brother and a close family friend. The explosion left Taraska with extensive second and third degree burns early in her life. She was hospitalized for 3 months, during which she underwent skin grafting of her arms, legs, hands, and chest. Incredibly, a year prior to the explosion, Ms. Taraska’s father and a reconstructive surgeon opened the only downstate burn unit in Peoria where she was successfully treated despite the severity of her burns. It is this life changing event that has played a significant role in Ms. Taraska’s career of representing the injured.

In 1995, Katrina Taraska began practicing law in downstate Illinois where she grew up. In 2000 she became a partner with a Peoria law firm where she enjoyed the privilege of advocating for her clients in their respective claims for personal injuries, medical negligence, workers compensation, and employment discrimination.

In 2009, Ms. Taraska joined the Chicago law firm of Goldberg & Goldberg, where she continued her professional experience as a Plaintiff’s lawyer in tort litigation. As a focus of her practice, she concentrates on representing individuals and their families in catastrophic medical malpractice and wrongful death claims. Her cases have involved spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, complications from surgical procedures, cardiovascular injuries, birth injuries, interventional radiology, infections, negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of injuries involving alleged abuse and neglect, gynecological and obstetric injuries, and products liability cases. Ms. Taraska also represents individuals involved in transportation accidents (railroad grade crossings, motor vehicle accidents, and semi-truck collisions), as well as premises liability claims, and injuries from assault, battery and false imprisonment.

Education
Bradley University
B.S.
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Widener University Delaware School of Law
J.D.
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Professional Experience
Attorney
Law Offices of Goldberg & Goldberg
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Professional Associations
Illinois State Bar
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National Employment Lawyers Association
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Peoria County Bar Association
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Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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American Inns of Court (Abraham Lincoln Chapter)
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Chicago Bar Association
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Illinois
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Languages
  • English
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Law Offices of Goldberg & Goldberg Website
Blog
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyers Blog
Contact & Map
Law Offices of Goldberg & Goldberg
Chicago Office
33 N Dearborn St
#1930
Chicago, IL 60602
Toll-Free: (877) 368-0233
Telephone: (312) 368-0255
Fax: (312) 368-0368