Amelia A. Schwingle

Partner

Direct Phone:312-334-9519

Email:aschwingle@bcm-law.com

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Amelia Schwingle joined BCM Law, P.C. in 2016 in the Workers' Compensation Department. Prior to joining the firm, she practiced workers’ compensation defense in the Chicago-land area, representing employers throughout the state. She also spent her first year of practice representing injured workers. Amelia has argued at the Arbitration level, the Commission, the Circuit Court, and the Third District Appellate Court.

Practice Areas

• Workers' Compensation Defense

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2013

Education

• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 2013, J.D., cum laude
• University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2010, B.A., cum laude

Professional Associations & Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association, Member
• Workers’ Compensation Law Association, Board Member
• Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Business Advisory Board Member
• Notre Dame Club of Chicago, Member

Presentations

• “Case Law Update and Practical Applications”, May 2021
• “COVID-19 and Illinois Workers’ Compensation”, October 2020
• “Re-Opening Under the COVID-19 Presumption”, July 2020
• “Bending the Burden: Navigating Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims in the Wake of COVID-19 Rule Changes”, April 2020
• “Issues of Section 10 and Average Weekly Wage”, September 2020

Honors and Awards

• Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2023
• Recognized as a "Emerging Lawyer" by Leading Lawyers Magazine