Legal Team - Francisco J. Botto

Francisco J. Botto
Woodstock, Illinois

Managing Partner

"Injuries can be devastating . . . the pain, the financial burdens, and the uncertainties that come along in the aftermath. My priority is to help my injured clients regain control of their lives as quickly as possible."

Attorney Botto has successfully litigated complex Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation cases. If you are the victim of another person's negligence, or you are an injured worker, you face many financial challenges while trying to recover from your injuries. Attorney Botto recognizes your suffering extends beyond the physical wounds. He and his team of attorneys and paralegals will work diligently to maximize the greatest compensation allowable under the law for you and your family.

Year Joined Organization:

1992

Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury - Plaintiff

Workers' Compensation

Wrongful Death

Auto Accidents

Construction Accidents

Pedestrian/Bicycle/Motorcycle Accidents/Slip and Fall

Premises Liability

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 1993

Education:

Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1992
Juris Doctor
Law Journal: Northwestern University Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Executive Editor

Amherst College
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Senior Honors Thesis: "American Journalism and Race"
Honors: Recipient of the John Woodruff Simpson Fellowship

Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA
Honors: Highest Honors Graduate - Phi Theta Kappa, 1986
Honors: Regent's Student Senate Scholarship
Honors: Who's Who in American Junior Colleges
Honors: Teaching Faculty Association Award
Honors: Loring Brown Memorial Award for Academic Excellence in History

Honors and Awards:

Portuguese Special Forces - Commando, 1981 - 1982

Honorably Discharged, 1982

Selected by peers to "Leading Lawyer" recognition status

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association

Languages:

Portuguese

Spanish