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Koester Law, PLLC

Koester Law, PLLC - Champaign, IL

Wrongful Death and Serious Lawyers in Champaign, IL

801 W Springfield Ave Champaign, IL 61820

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Champaign Wrongful Death and Serious Law Firm

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Wrongful Death and Serious
  • Brain Injuries
  • Car Accidents
  • Class Actions
  • Dangerous and Defective Products
  • Deceptive Sales Practices
  • Defective or Dangerous Products
  • Environmental Pollution and Toxic Torts
  • Force Placed Insurance Litigation
  • Health Insurance Co-Pay Litigation
  • Improper Billing Practices
  • Life Insurance Sales Practices
  • Mass Torts
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Motor Vehicle Insurance
  • Personal Injuries
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
  • Product Liability
  • Telephone Service Provider Practices

Litigation: 80%

Firm Information

Overview

Koester Law, PLLC Wrongful Death Attorneys in Champaign-Urbana

A wrongful death is a death that shouldn't have happened or could have been prevented. The lawyers at Koester Law, PLLC know this and have become champions for the survivors of people who have died because of negligence or wrongful conduct.

Koester Law, PLLC, based in Urbana, is one of Illinois' oldest law firms, dating back to 1895. We have been practicing wrongful death and serious injury law in central Illinois since the 1950s. Although we do not practice in a big city, we handle big-city cases. Our attorneys have recovered millions of dollars for our clients for deaths involving:

  • Motor vehicle wrecks, including ATVs
  • Semi trucks and tractor-trailers
  • Railroad crossings
  • Defective roadway design, manufacture or maintenance
  • Defect products and pharmaceuticals
  • Medical negligence

Our lawyers have received recognition from many organizations:

  • National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40
  • Leading Lawyers Network, Illinois' Top 100 Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers, 2007, 2008

Our office is at 136 West Main Street in downtown Urbana, just a block away from the Champaign County Circuit Court's clerk's office. All of our cases are contingency-based: you don't pay anything unless we win. Your first consultation with us is free. When someone you know has suffered a wrongful death or a serious injury, contact us.

Koester Law, PLLC. Justice for all people.


Previous Law Firm Names

  • Phebus, Tummelson, Bryan & Knox, October 7, 1993
  • Phebus, Winkelmann, Wong & Bramfeld, May 1, 1997
  • Phebus & Koester, January 1, 1998

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Winkelmann Law Offices, November 1, 1993

Published Works

Articles

  • Dangerous Products and Medical Devices in Illinois, Koester Law, PLLC
    The Drug and Device attorneys at Koester Law, PLLC actively investigate defective devices and consumer goods. Learn about which drugs and devices are defective, and what surprising household goods hide danger.
  • Premises Liability Revocery in Central Illinois, Koester Law, PLLC
    There is no such thing as a “simple” slip and fall case or premises liability case. Koester Law, PLLC guides readers through the complicated Illinois laws and shows you how to recover for injuries.
  • Medical Malpractice Cases and Dangers in Illinois, Koester Law, PLLC
    Illinois Medical Malpractice lawyers at Koester Law, PLLC breakdown what is really necessary to identify and win a medical malpractice case.
  • Illinois Trucking Accidents--Why you need a LOCAL Attorney, Koester Law, PLLC
    Trucking accidents almost always end in tragedy, and Champaign-Urbana Illinois is a hotbed for trucking accidents with the intersection of major interstate highways I57, I74, and I72 near by. Learn why you need a local lawyer after your accident.

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Champaign, IL

801 W Springfield Ave
Champaign, IL 61820

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