Law Offices of Douglas Rallo, P.C.

I handled a landmark wrongful death case where I introduced the concept of, and coined the term, "hedonic damages". Hedonic damages compensate for the loss of a person's enjoyment and pleasure of life itself. This is the first case in the country where an economist's testimony was admitted into evidence as proof of the value of a decedent's expected life. Sherrod v. Berry, 629 F.Supp.159.

Chicago Tribune described my work as a "pioneering legal theory", and Newsweek Magazine said that my concept was being used in court "to win large damage awards for accident victims".

* Douglas Rallo is a nationally recognized author and who has been interviewed on television and radio.
* We have been named to Who's Who in American Law eigh times, and Who's Who in America five times.
* We provide five star service and hard work on every case.
* We are a small firm, giving personal attention to each of our clients.

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We believe that alternative dispute resolution (mediation and arbitration) can be useful tools to resolve cases, rather than litigation. We pride ourselves on being "problem solvers" and mediation and/or arbitration can help to solve problems less expensively and more quickly than long, drawn out court battles. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to go to court and when we do, we do so aggressively.