Julio Costa is a personal injury attorney at Costa Ivone, LLC, in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Costa handles many types of personal injury and workers’ compensation cases, including those involving catastrophic injury, motor vehicle accidents, animal bites, brain injury, premises liability, slip and fall accidents, trucking accidents, wrongful death and other issues, representing injury victims and their families throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.
Born in Lima, Peru, Mr. Costa speaks Spanish, which enables him to communicate with and provide personalized representation to a diverse clientele. Highly experienced in litigation, he has appeared before various Illinois circuit and appellate courts, as well as the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Mr. Costa is passionate about advocating for the rights of his clients, and has secured millions of dollars in compensation for his clients. He develops close relationships with each client he serves, patiently guiding them through each step of the process. A seasoned negotiator, he is always ready and willing to litigate in the courtroom when necessary, fighting for full and fair compensation.
Establishing himself as a notable member of the Illinois legal community, Leading Lawyers named Mr. Costa an “Emerging Lawyer” in Illinois in 2016. He is an active member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association.
Mr. Costa received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned his law degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law. He holds a license to practice law before all Illinois state courts.