Gina Couri-Cyphers

Gina Couri-Cyphers is an attorney with Onward Injury Law who represents people seriously injured in accidents and other negligence matters. Her practice includes car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian accidents, slip-and-fall claims, dog bites, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, construction accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, premises liability, and workers’ compensation. She has more than a decade of litigation experience and has tried cases to both bench and jury verdicts.

Gina earned her law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law, where she served on the board of editors for the Journal of Legal Medicine. She received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her legal education, journal work, and litigation background support a practice that requires careful research, written advocacy, case preparation, and communication with clients facing complex medical, insurance, and liability issues after serious injuries.

Gina guides clients through personal injury litigation from the uncertainty following an accident through negotiation and, when necessary, trial. Her courtroom background includes bench and jury cases, and she is licensed in Illinois as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Her work covers a broad range of injury claims, allowing her to address disputes involving motor vehicles, unsafe property, medical negligence, workplace incidents, and wrongful death.

Gina Couri-Cyphers has been recognized as an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers from 2020 through 2025. She is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and McLean County Bar Association. Her practice combines litigation experience with a client-centered approach to serious injury claims, helping people understand the legal process while pursuing compensation and accountability for the effects of accidents, negligence, and wrongful conduct.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Onward Injury Law
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, McLean County Bar Association

Licensed State

• Illinois

Education

• Southern Illinois University School of Law
  Law degree
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Bachelor’s degree in Political Science

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