Gill Ports Hoste LLC

Gill Ports Hoste LLC is described on its own site as "a small law firm in Chicago with over 100 years of collective experience." The attorneys listed on the Meet Our Team page are Michael T. Gill, Matthew D. Ports and Peter D. Hoste, each shown as founding partner, and Alexander J. Marsh and Michael Alkaraki, each shown as Attorney. The medical malpractice page adds that Michael T. Gill is "an experienced trial attorney in Chicago focused on representing individuals and families in complex personal injury and medical malpractice cases," that Peter D. Hoste "represents people and families in medical malpractice, wrongful death, and other personal injury cases in courts throughout the state of Illinois," and that Matthew Ports "has prosecuted cases in both state and federal court and represented plaintiffs throughout the Chicago area." On recognition, the site says the firm has "Recognition from the legal community and top legal rating services like Super Lawyers," and its Peoria page says "Distinctions from Super Lawyers, Avvo, Martindale-Hubbell, and other leading legal organizations." No individual bar admission, licence number, certification or award year is published, so none should be stated. One inconsistency is worth noting: the English pages say over 100 years of collective experience, while the Spanish page says both "mas de 100 anos" and, in a later sentence, "mas de 90 anos de experiencia combinada." The site's disclaimer reads: "The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for advice regarding your individual situation... Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship." The office address is 321 N. Clark Street, Suite 930, Chicago, IL 60654; phone (312) 372-8893.

Gill Ports Hoste LLC is a personal injury law firm located in Chicago, Illinois. The services it publishes cover personal injury, medical malpractice, birth injury, car accidents, truck and trucking accidents, product liability, catastrophic injuries, sexual assault and wrongful death. Its Practice Areas page breaks these down further and lists amputations, bicycling accidents, brain injuries, construction accidents, disfigurement injuries, fatal car accidents, fire and burn injuries, machinery accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, rideshare accidents, spinal cord injuries, vehicle defects and workplace accidents. The firm describes itself as "a small law firm of personal injury trial lawyers with more than 100 years of collective experience" that represents "those killed or injured by wrongful conduct." It is based in Chicago but says it works throughout Illinois "and in special cases, in other states." The site says the firm is selective about the cases it takes: "By not taking on too many cases at once, we dedicate the necessary time and resources to each one." To contact the firm about a possible case, the published phone number is (312) 372-8893, and every page carries a contact form and an invitation to schedule a free consultation. The site does not publish a public email address, only a form. Nothing here is legal advice. The firm's own disclaimer states that information on its site "is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice" and that people should consult an attorney about their individual situation.

The firm's office address is 321 N. Clark Street, Suite 930, Chicago, IL 60654. That is the only office location published on the site. The main phone number is (312) 372-8893 and appears in the header and footer of every page. On its Peoria page the firm also publishes the number 309-272-4100 for a free case review with a Peoria personal injury lawyer. The Contact page carries the address, the phone number, a "Get Directions" map link and a contact form asking for first name, last name, phone, email and a description of the case. No public email address is printed on the site. Office hours are not published anywhere on the site: there is no open or closing time, and no statement of which days the office is open, so anyone who needs that should ask when they phone. The areas served that the site names are Chicago, Cicero, Evanston, Peoria, Pekin, Schaumburg and Waukegan, each with its own page, and the firm says it is based in Chicago but works throughout Illinois and, in special cases, in other states. For clients who cannot travel, the Contact page says: "We know many of our clients are so seriously injured that travel is difficult. If that is the case with you, please don't worry about trying to come down to our office. We will come to you at your home or in the hospital." A Spanish-language section, En Espanol, is published at gphlaw.com/espanol.

Lists Chicago, Superior, and Peoria as a location. Names Illinois, Chicago, Chicago Lawn, Cicero, Evanston, Pekin, Schaumburg, and Peoria as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

The firm publishes its fee arrangement on its home page, under the heading "Our Fees Are Reasonable." It works on a contingency fee basis. In the firm's own words: "Our clients generally agree to pay our firm one-third of the amount collected from the defendants whether the case is resolved before trial, after trial or after an appeal is completed." The same passage contrasts that with other firms: "Some law firms charge 40% if the case is resolved after the lawsuit is filed and 50% if the case is resolved during or after an appeal. We do not do that." It also states: "We charge no attorneys' fee unless we are successful in recovering damages for you. It does not matter if we work on a case for five days or five years, if you do not recover damages, our law firm does not charge any attorneys' fee," and that the firm does "not charge more to go to trial." That published one-third figure is the only rate, percentage or price the site gives. There is no hourly rate, no consultation fee, no retainer amount and no price list or estimate of what any case costs to run, and the site does not describe how case expenses or costs are handled. The way to get an assessment of your own situation and its costs is the free consultation the firm offers: call (312) 372-8893 or submit the contact form to schedule one. No fee quote, estimate or figure beyond the published one-third should be assumed.

The site describes how Gill Ports Hoste LLC runs a case rather than a formal step-by-step intake process. It says the firm was "founded with the goal of providing excellent trial and trial preparation work in a timely manner" and that it assigns two lawyers to every case to prevent delays. It says it strives to set early trial dates and is "always ready to try our cases on time," and that all of its cases are treated as if they will be tried before a jury, a level of preparation that it says "often leads to favorable out-of-court settlements." On settling, the site says the firm is happy to settle when a client feels it is in their best interest "but we will never recommend a settlement unless it is the right thing for our client." On communication, the firm says: "We are available to our clients at their convenience: in person, virtually, by phone or email. We believe in keeping our clients fully up to date on all significant matters about their case." The first step for a new enquiry is the free consultation. To book or schedule one, call (312) 372-8893 or complete the contact form, which asks for your name, phone, email and a description of the case. The site does not publish appointment slots, response times, an online booking calendar or any timeline for how long a case takes. The firm's disclaimer notes that contacting it does not create an attorney-client relationship, and asks that confidential information not be sent until such a relationship has been established.

Medical malpractice is one of the firm's largest published practice areas. Gill Ports Hoste LLC states it has "an exclusive focus on medical malpractice and personal injury cases, with decades of combined experience." Its medical malpractice page lists case types including anesthesia errors, cardiac catheterization errors, delayed or missed diagnoses, emergency room errors, healthcare-associated infections, hospital negligence, improper treatments, IV infiltration, lack of informed consent, medical device errors, medication errors, misdiagnoses, nursing errors, OBGYN malpractice, pediatric surgical errors, radiology errors, sepsis, surgical errors, transplant surgery errors and wrong site surgery. A separate misdiagnosis list covers aortic aneurysm, blood clot, brain hemorrhage, appendicitis, deep vein thrombosis, heart attack, meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis, stroke, traumatic brain injury and lung cancer. The birth injury list covers anoxic and hypoxic brain injuries, brachial plexus injuries, cerebral palsy, delayed C-sections, Erb's palsy, fetal monitoring mistakes, forceps birth injuries, Group B Streptococcus, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, intracranial hemorrhage, jaundice and kernicterus, labor and delivery errors, neonatal stroke, Pitocin errors, shoulder dystocia and stillbirth. The firm says it has brought cases against large hospital systems and health care organizations. It publishes past verdicts and settlements on its Case Results page; those are described results of particular cases and the firm does not present them as what any other case will produce. Whether a specific situation amounts to malpractice is a question for the attorneys, not something this description can answer. Call (312) 372-8893 to schedule a free consultation.