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Seidman, Margulis & Fairman, LLP
LFL Verified 2026Personal InjuryChicago, IL● Accepting new clients
Contingency
That is why we take our cases on a contingency fee basis .
FreeInitial consultation
8Practice areas
About Seidman, Margulis & Fairman
Seidman, Margulis & Fairman works from five offices across Illinois and Missouri, and names five attorneys.
85 reviews at 4.71 across five listings. Contingency fees, a free consultation and pages in Spanish, published.
What this firm has earned Every one from a measured value, with the evidence behind it
LFL Verified 2026
Every eligibility gate this firm's state allows us to check has been checked and held: licensure, discipline, entity, website and footprint. Certification additionally requires a score of 70.
Fee terms published
That is why we take our cases on a contingency fee basis .
Service in Spanish
Published by the firm on its own pages, which is how this was measured rather than assumed from a name.
LFL Certification Score Scored under Methodology v2.0 · rows tagged Registry, Observed or Ahrefs are measured; rows tagged Illustrative are sample values pending full verification
44out of 100
LFL Certification Score · Methodology v2.0Scored across 68 of the 68 points this firm's state lets anyone measure, out of 100 in the methodology: 32 of them need a register that Illinois does not publish for us to read. Anything unscored counts neither for nor against the firm.
Verified
2 of 5 eligibility gates passed. 3 could not be answered from the available records (G1, G2, G3) and do not count against the firm. Strongest pillar: C; most headroom in pillar B (0/15).
LFL Verified 202621 points to Certified
65 needed · A+B+C floor not yet met (38% of the A, B and C points assessed)
Most headroom: A2 Experience: +10 available · A6 Roster verifiability: +9 available · B1 Results published: +6 available
G1 LicensureNot published by ILIllinois does not publish an attorney register we can query, so licensure is not verified here. The state's own attorney search is the place to check it.
G2 DisciplineNot published by ILIllinois does not publish a disciplinary register we can query.
G3 Entity & officeNot published by IL5 physical locations verified on Google Business Profile. Illinois publishes no business register we are able to query, so the registration itself is not verified here. The state's own business search is the place to check it.
G5 WebsiteSite has served over HTTPS, a working phone number published, 5 named attorneys published.
G6 Footprint85 public client reviews across 5 Google listings, above the 10 minimum, and the firm's domain has been registered since 2000-04-25, so it has been operating for more than a year
AProfessional Standing3/25
A2 Experienceno queryable sourceIllinois publishes no attorney register we can query, so years since admission cannot be established here for any firm and this is not scored.0 / 10
A6 Roster verifiabilityno queryable sourceIllinois publishes no attorney register we can query, so the roster is not verified here and this is not scored.0 / 9
A5 AccountabilityObservedmember of American Association for Justice · no professional liability cover disclosed, which is not scored here: plaintiff firms in this market do not publish it, and an absence shared by every firm separates none of them3 / 3
BPublished Outcomes0/15
B1 Results publishedFirm-submittedThe firm publishes no case results we could read0 / 6
B2 SpecificityFirm-submitted0 case types named; no court or county named, so no result can be looked up0 / 5
B3 Results disclosureFirm-submittedNo prior-results disclaimer on the results page. A past result is not a prediction of another one, and the disclaimer is the sentence that says so0 / 4
CClient Experience12/20
C1 Authentic volumeObserved85 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 5 listings, counts summed and rating weighted by count3 / 5
C2 Rating qualityObservedGoogle rating 4.71 over 85 reviews → Bayesian 4.77 (prior 4.83 weighted as 100 reviews, from 1410 scored firms) · single platform, Google only4 / 6
C3 Review recencyGoogle4 of 18 sampled reviews are from the last 12 months (newest 2026-01-29) · a sample of five per business listing, not every review2.5 / 5
C5 Complaint shareGoogle3 of 18 sampled reviews rate 1 or 2 stars · a sample, so this is the shape of the complaints rather than a count of them2 / 4
DDigital Presence & Authority9/25
D1 Website trust & experienceObservedCWV pass · no fee statement · privacy policy · disclaimer · fresh content · scored out of 5 of the 7: nothing has measured accessibility or bar numbers on bios here yet, so it is not counted against this firm4 / 5
D2 Search authorityAhrefs · 2026-09-26DR 16 → 46th pct of 109-firm cohort (median 18) 1/3 · 883 referring domains, 34th pct 1/2 · 196 organic keywords / 1,656 visits·mo, 66th pct 1/2 · brand demand 0/1 (pending)3 / 8
D3 Local presenceGoogle5 operational Google Business Profile listings · 9 photos · 5 categories, hours published, which almost every listing here has and so separates nobody · the services list, Q&A and recent posts are owner-side fields the Places API does not expose, and NAP consistency across citations and local-pack rank have no source here, so the rest of this sub-factor leaves the scale rather than being scored as unearned0.9 / 1
D4 Content, E-E-A-T & schemaAhrefs · 2026-09-26JSON-LD detected 1/1 · not assessed on any firm yet, so content depth and earned media and AI citations leave the scale (4 pts)1 / 1
EAccess & Responsiveness6/15
E1 Free consult & fee transparencyObservedFree consultation · “That is why we take our cases on a contingency fee basis .” · the fee percentage itself is not published5 / 6
E3 Languages & accessibilityObservedEnglish, Spanish1.5 / 4
E4 AvailabilityObservedno availability published0 / 5
Next automated re-check: Nov 1, 2026 · Cohort: Chicago Personal Injury (110 firms measured)How the score works →
Digital presence snapshot
Pillar D signals, re-measured monthly. Paid advertising is not scored.
Domain authority
16· 46th percentile
883 ref. domains · cohort median 18 · Ahrefs rank 11.5M
Observed · Ahrefs, 2026-09-26Trust pages
4 / 4
attorney bios · disclaimer · privacy policy · blog
ObservedCore Web Vitals
Passmobile
Performance 97
Observed · PSI, 2026-09-26Practice areas 8 areas · primary focus highlighted
Attorneys 5 attorneys · listed by the firm, licensure not yet checked against the Illinois attorney register
SS
Steven J. SeidmanPartner
RM
Ryan A. MargulisPartner
MF
Melanie K. FairmanPartner
DS
Daniel R. SeidmanAttorney
NS
Nancy ShepardAttorney
Client reviews
4.7
★★★★★
Based on 85 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 5 listings, counts summed and rating weighted by count · Quotes below are testimonials published by the firm
Offices 5 locations · main office: Chicago
Chicago20 S Clark St #700, Chicago, IL 60603, USA
Northbrook1363 Shermer Rd Unit 209, Northbrook, IL 60062, USA
Sappington10825 Watson Rd Ste 100, Sappington, MO 63127, USA
Belleville110 W Main St #110, Belleville, IL 62220, USA
Chicago Heights12 W 15th St, Chicago Heights, IL 60411, USA
Frequently asked questions
How much does Seidman, Margulis & Fairman charge?
Seidman, Margulis & Fairman publishes a contingency fee, which means the fee is a share of what the case recovers and there is nothing to pay if it recovers nothing. The rate itself is not published, so ask for it in writing, along with how case expenses are handled and whether they come out of the recovery before or after the fee. The first consultation is free, which is the place to ask.
Does Seidman, Margulis & Fairman offer a free consultation?
Yes. Seidman, Margulis & Fairman publishes a free initial consultation. It publishes material in Spanish.
Where does Seidman, Margulis & Fairman have offices?
Seidman, Margulis & Fairman publishes five offices, in Chicago, Northbrook, Sappington, Belleville and Chicago Heights. Addresses and the Google listing behind each one are on this profile under Offices.
Who are the attorneys at Seidman, Margulis & Fairman?
Seidman, Margulis & Fairman names five attorneys on its own site, and each is listed on this profile with the page we read them from. They have not been checked against a state register: Illinois does not publish an attorney register we can query, so licensure is not verified here. The state's own attorney search is the place to check it.
What has Law Firm Listings verified about Seidman, Margulis & Fairman?
Seidman, Margulis & Fairman scores 43 and sits at Verified. Passed: website and footprint. Could not be answered from any public source and therefore counts neither for nor against the firm: licensure, discipline and entity registration. Every row of the scorecard above names where the value came from and when it was read. Nothing on this profile was supplied by the firm for payment, and no placement here can be bought.