Areas of Practice

Workers’ Compensation Law

Power & Cronin, Ltd. has a long history as one of the leading workers’ compensation defense firms in the State of Illinois. Our attorneys have earned a reputation as zealous and effective advocates for employers, third party administrators, and insurance companies for decades.

Our experienced and skillful Power & Cronin team offers advice and direction on all matters workers’ compensation from the initial claim to final resolution in the most effective and efficient way. When an employee suffers a workplace injury or a work-related illness, we provide an appropriately aggressive initial posture led by trained and seasoned trial attorneys.

As we approach every claim, we are thorough in our preparations and collaborative in our approach. We vigorously defend the rights of employers, working side by side with third party administrators and insurance claims professionals. We bring passion, wisdom and, when necessary, creativity to our practice.

We pride ourselves on productive communication with all interested parties and key stakeholders, moving forward skillfully to resolve a claim through settlement, litigation, or appeal. Ultimately, we bring well-honed skills, decades of experience and perspective and, most of all, integrity to our practice. We enjoy what we do and we are accomplished at it.

Our capabilities in Workers’ Compensation Practice and the communities we serve include the following:

• Local governments
• Municipalities
• Schools
• Community colleges
• Higher education institutions
• Fire districts
• Health care institutions
• Hospitals
• Manufacturers in the food and auto industries

Business Law

Power & Cronin, Ltd. has been privileged to represent a variety of businesses throughout the State of Illinois. This includes the negotiation of terms on a variety of contractual agreements, the formation of business entities and the drafting of governing documents for our clients’ businesses.

Since our expansion, Power & Cronin has advised businesses based throughout the State of Illinois on transactions and projects including handling the preparation and negotiation of construction contracts on projects in excess of $100 million. This experience provides Power & Cronin a unique opportunity to serve as primary counsel to several of our clients, and handle their business needs.

Power & Cronin, Ltd. attorneys have experience serving as both in-house and outside General Counsel to businesses in a variety of industries. These resources and experience allow our attorneys to advise clients on current and contemplated business transactions. By applying our same relationship-built approach to our business law department, Power & Cronin is quickly growing into a premier DuPage County business law firm.

Our capabilities in Business Law, among other projects includes:

• Filing required business formation and renewal documents with the Secretary of State;
• Negotiating and drafting the terms of various business contracts on behalf of our clients;
• Drafting governing documents for a business entity;
• Providing legal counsel with respect to personal and business asset protection plans;
• Providing legal counsel on terms of business agreements, and the preparation of business succession plans; and
• Review and revising contracts on behalf of our clients to ensure compliance with required terms and conditions of various public sector entities.

Employment Law

Power & Cronin, Ltd. offers legal services with respect to a variety of Employment Law matters. Due to the significant issues that can arise both during a workers’ compensation claim or other decisions facing employers throughout Illinois, Power & Cronin, Ltd. began offering counsel in Employment Law matters.

Our expansion has allowed the firm to continue to address the needs of our clients and build strong professional and strategic relationships throughout the state. We provide counsel on Employment Law matters and the interplay of those issues with aspects of our clients business. Our employment law team is also equipped to advise clients on the various nuiances involved in the negotiation of various employment related agreements. Power & Cronin’s staff is equipped to advocate for our client’s best interest and provide legal services to address various aspects of our client’s business.

As part of the services offered, Power & Cronin, Ltd has the capability to handle, among other projects, any or all of the following Employment or Labor matters:

• Negotiation and Drafting of Employment Agreements including Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Provisions;
• Negotiation and Drafting of Separation Agreements;
• Preparing Employment Policies and providing legal counsel on revising policies to comply with changes in applicable laws;
• Retention Plans for Key Personnel; and
• Strategic Planning to protect the proprietary information of the business from illegal disclosure by present or former employees.

Strategic Advising and Legal Consulting

Dan Cronin, Partner, provides strategic advising and legal consulting services to clients from the private and public sectors, large and small employers alike. The substantive areas of strategic advising and legal consulting include planning, marketing, relationship building and advocacy.

Whether it is strategic planning for a health care institution seeking to expand services into a new market, or businesses that seek to contain costs associated with issues of morale in the workplace, Mr. Cronin brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and judgement to those tasks.

Mr. Cronin is very skillful at defining an issue and an objective, collaborating on a strategic plan, and assembling the tools and assets necessary for execution of the objective. Mr. Cronin brings a wealth of experience and knowledge, as well as an energy and commitment to his work.

Sports Law

Power & Cronin, Ltd., represents Athletes, Agents, Coaches, Organizations and other stakeholders across the country in a variety of sports matters. Our sports law team’s strives to provide our clients with representation in all matters relating to their career and participation in sports. We represent clients in their disputes governed under various mandatory arbitration procedures, or in the negotiation of employment and separation agreements.

Power & Cronin’s sports law team relies on our experience in the field, and our complementary practice areas to ensure that we are able to provide efficient and effective representation to our clients.

The scope of our representation includes:

• Representing Agents in disputes with other Agents, Agencies or Players.
• Representing Agents in the negotiation of their Employment and Separation agreements.
• Representing Agents and Agencies in providing legal counsel on various agreements.
• Agency Transactions
• Preparation for Salary Arbitration.
• Preparing for Contract Negotiation and market analysis.
• Representing Athletes in cases involving alleged drug or steroid suspensions.
• Representing Athletes in their pursuit of a Therapeutic Use Exemption.
• Defending individuals against allegations brought via the U.S. Center for SafeSport.
• Contractual Disputes
• Intellectual Property acquisition and licensing
• Marketing and sponsorship agreements
• Lease Agreements
• Entity Formation
• Athlete eligibility defense
• Name Image and Likeness Agreements