Serena L. Thomas dedicates her practice to workers’ compensation matters, counseling and defending employers, insurers, and third-party administrators throughout Illinois. She handles all aspects of workers’ compensation claims from inception to trial or settlement, gathering and analyzing medical records and investigative reports, providing opinion letters and recommendations to clients in preparation for trial, taking depositions of medical experts, physicians and other witnesses, drafting motions, contracts, briefs and appeals, and attending hearings and trials. In 2024, Illinois Super Lawyers recognized Serena as a Rising Star.

Serena draws on more than 10 years of experience in workers’ compensation defense, having worked throughout law school as a paralegal in the workers’ compensation practice groups of two Chicago law firms, where she conducted research, analyzed legal issues, prepared documents and exhibits for trial, and drafted memoranda and motions.