Nora Calder
Founding Partner · Trial AttorneyTwenty years trying injury cases in Cook County courtrooms. Nora founded the firm on one rule: prepare every case as if it's going to trial, and the settlements take care of themselves.
Chicago injury lawyers · since 2009
Calder & Reyes answers the moment you reach out, 24/7, in English or Spanish, and you pay nothing unless we win your case.
Recent recoveries · a sample of our work
Every result here belonged to a real person we stood beside, from treatment through the insurance company to the check.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Figures shown are illustrative of this demonstration firm.
What we handle
Intersection crashes, rear-ends, uninsured and hit-and-run drivers.
Get a review → 02Federal-rule violations, black-box data, trucking-company liability.
Get a review → 03Left-turn crashes and lane-change wrecks — we know the bias riders face.
Get a review → 04Layered coverage and app-status disputes untangled fast.
Get a review → 05Crosswalk and dooring injuries in a city built around cars.
Get a review → 06Unsafe stairs, spills, and negligent security on someone's property.
Get a review → 07Illinois is a strict-liability state — owners answer for their animals.
Get a review → 08When a family loses someone, we carry the legal weight so they can grieve.
Get a review →Why Calder & Reyes
Big firms sign you and hand you off. We're small on purpose, so the attorney you meet is the attorney who tries your case.
No retainer, no hourly bill. Our fee comes out of the recovery, and nothing if there isn't one.
Nights, weekends, right after the crash: someone real (or our AI intake) responds immediately.
Hablamos español. Your case is handled in the language you're most comfortable in.
We capture photos and the facts while they're still fresh — the strongest case is built on day one.
Your attorneys
Twenty years trying injury cases in Cook County courtrooms. Nora founded the firm on one rule: prepare every case as if it's going to trial, and the settlements take care of themselves.
Marcus grew up in Pilsen and built his practice around clients the big firms overlook. He handles every case in English or Spanish and treats the first call like it matters — because it does.
In their words
"I messaged them at two in the morning from the ER, not expecting anything. Someone answered before I'd even been discharged. That's when I stopped feeling alone in it."— Client, rideshare-collision case · illustrative
Free case review
No cost, no obligation, and no pressure. We'll tell you honestly whether you have a case, usually within the hour.