Stephen Smalling
sjs@capronlaw.com

Steve is a partner with Capron Avgerinos with emphasis on such areas of personal injury law as automobile and construction accidents, premises liability, and insurance litigation, together with workers’ compensation

Steve approaches each client as an individual with unique concerns, and he is committed to helping him or her understand the complexities of the legal system. He engages in a step-by-step dialogue, first laying out options and taking into consideration the client’s input on how to proceed with the case. His goal: To provide the best possible outcome under the law.

Case in Point

One of Steve’s most successful cases took place in the Quad Cities. The defendant in this automobile accident case was the son of the local police chief, who happened to appear in the court room right before jury deliberations. One juror alerted the judge as to his knowledge of the defendant’s father but stated he could still render an unbiased verdict. That seemed doubtful. The jury returned a hung verdict 10-2 in favor of the defendant. Undeterred, Steve subsequently rejected the lowball offer from the defendant’s insurance carrier and took the case to trial a second time. The jury returned a verdict in favor of his client six times greater than the original offer, and $75,000 in excess of the defendant’s policy limits.