61-year-old ironworker injured back and shoulder lifting; no surgery; after trial commission awarded permanent total disability to receive workers compensation benefits for the rest of his life. 49-year-old hospital aid injured shoulder carrying surgical equipment; surgery denied by employer; after trial commission ordered respondent to authorize and pay for necessary surgery for the shoulder and pay all workers compensation benefits while petitioner off work. 50-year-old police officer injured knee tripping over parking lot abutment; employer denied claim refused to pay for surgery or workers comp benefits; after trial commission ordered employer to pay for necessary surgery and pay all workers compensation benefits. If you or a loved one have been injured through the negligence of another, call Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC. today to get the money and results you deserve. Call (773) 731-3313.

Aretha R. Bright





Attorney Aretha R. Bright joined The Vrdolyak Law Group in 2018 and primarily practices in personal injury. She received her Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent-Illinois Institute of Technology in 1998 and her B.A. from the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign in 1995, making Dean’s List at both.

Before she joined The Vrdolyak Law Group, Bright spent her career primarily as a personal injury defense attorney. She worked as a traffic prosecutor for the City of Chicago. Bright then went on to work 13 years in the Torts Division of the Law Department of the Chicago Transit Authority, where she tried numerous trials involving motor vehicle accidents, rail accidents, slips and falls, premises liability, and wrongful death. Bright went on to work at an insurance defense firm, representing clients insured by one of the largest insurance companies. She brings almost 20 years’ experience in personal injury law and her knowledge and expertise of insurance and defense of personal injury to give the best representation to Plaintiffs.

Attorney Bright resides in the southwestern suburbs. She enjoys community service, spending time with her loved ones, and performing makeup services. Bright is located at the Tinley Park office.




Attorney Bright can be reached at
(844) 4-VLG-LAW.