Josh Rohrscheib

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Bloomington, Illinois

Onward Injury Law
Josh Rohrscheib
Onward Injury Law

Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more

Licensed in Illinois since: 2006

Education: University of Illinois College of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2026 Selected to Rising Stars: 2019 - 2020
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Onward Injury Law

308 E. Washington St.
Suite C
Bloomington, IL 61701 Visit website
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Josh isn’t just a skilled attorney, he’s someone who genuinely cares about helping people through some of the hardest moments of their lives. As the founder and managing attorney of Onward Injury Law, he leads with compassion, clarity, and an unwavering commitment to doing right by his clients.

With deep roots in Central Illinois, Josh has spent his career standing up to insurance companies on behalf of people hurt in car wrecks, truck crashes, falls, and other serious accidents. He’s not afraid to go toe-to-toe with the big guys, and he’s built a team that shares that same fight.

Josh earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Illinois, and began practicing in 2006. Over the years, he’s recovered millions for injured clients and earned a perfect 10.0 rating on Avvo, along with a spot on the National Trial Lawyers' “Top 40 Under 40” list. Josh is also a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an honor reserved for attorneys with proven, high-stakes results, showing his commitment to delivering life-changing outcomes for his clients. 

He’s a proud member of several legal organizations, including the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the McLean County Bar Association. When he’s not advocating for clients, you’ll find him cheering on his team, giving back to the community, or brainstorming new ways to improve the client experience.

Josh believes the legal process shouldn’t be cold or confusing. That’s why he built a firm that puts people first, because everyone deserves to be heard, supported, and treated with kindness.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 2006, Illinois

Professional Webpage: https://onwardinjurylaw.com/about-us/josh-rohrscheib/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Illinois, 2006
  • United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, 2009
  • Illinois State Bar Association Tort Law Section Counsel, CLE Co-Chair, 2025
  • Illinois State Bar Association, Elected Assembly, 2025
  • Illinois State Bar Association Tort Law Section Counsel, CLE Co-Chair, 2024
  • American Association for Justice, Member, 2024
  • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2024
  • Illinois State Bar Association Tort Council, 2020
  • Decatur Bar Association CLE Day - Civil Claims for Financial Exploitation of the Elderly, 2017
  • Decatur Bar Association, Member
  • McLean County Bar Association, Member

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • $3.5 million trucking settlement. Believed to be the record settlement for Logan County, Illinois, in 2025, 2025
  • $2,750,000 commercial vehicle settlement, 2025
  • $500,000 policy limits car accident settlement, 2025
  • $300,000 car accident settlement, 2025
  • $250,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement, 2025
  • $130,000 McLean County Car Accident Settlement, 2025
  • $100,000 policy limits Sangamon County car accident settlement, 2025
  • $119,932 settlement McLean County Car Accident, 2025
  • Total of $22,331,000 in settlements for our clients in 2024
  • $2,000,000 Macon County Trucking / Farm Accident Settlement Case litigated with co-counsel, 2024
  • $1,713,766 Woodford County Car Accidents Settlement - Policy Limits divided among 7 claims - 5 clients represented, 2024
  • $ 1,300,000 Car Accident and Wrongful Death Settlement - Policy Limits divided between 3 claimants, 2 of 3 claims represented, 2024
  • $1,000,000 Wabash County Bicycle Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2024
  • $1,000,000 Macon County Commercial Negligence case vs. tree service, 2024
  • $900,000 McLean County Car Accident Settlement, 2024
  • $400,000 premises liability settlement, 2024
  • $200,000 car accident settlement, McLean County, 2024
  • $240,000 Macon County Bicycle Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2024
  • $300,000 Wrongful Death - Policy Limits Premises Liability & Negligence Claim, 2024
  • $150,000 McLean County Pedestrian Accident, 2024
  • $117,000 settlement for car accident in McLean County, 2024
  • $100,000 Settlement of Negligence Claim, Macon County, 2024
  • $295,000 McLean County Truck Accident Settlement, 2024
  • $240,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement, 2024
  • $100,000 Mclean County Pedestrian Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2024
  • $100,000 MVA policy limits settlement, 2024
  • $100,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits (disputed liability), 2024
  • $365,000 McLean County Trucking Settlement, 2023
  • $300,000 Coles County Dog Bite Settlement - Policy Limits, 2023
  • $300,000 Logan County Dog Bite Settlement - Policy Limits, 2023
  • $200,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits (2 clients recovering $100,000 each), 2023
  • $130,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement, 2023
  • $100,000 McLean County Dog Bite Settlement - Policy Limits, 2023
  • $100,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2023
  • $100,000 Macon County Motorcycle Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2023
  • $100,000 Premises Liability Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2023
  • $100,000 Macon County Pedestrian Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2023
  • $100,000 McLean County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2023
  • $100,000 McLean County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2023
  • $485,000 County Car Premises Liability Settlement, 2022
  • $410,000 Moultrie County Car Accident Settlement (2 claimants settling for $250,000 and $160,000), 2022
  • $300,000 Champaign County Policy Limits UIM Settlement (3 passengers receiving $100,000 each), 2022
  • $300,000 Logan County Babysitting Negligence, 2022
  • $325,000 Champaign County Car Accident Settlement, 2022
  • $250,000 Macon County Premises Liability Settlement, 2022
  • $200,000 Piatt County Trucking Settlement, 2022
  • $200,000 Macon County Bicycle Accident Settlement, 2022
  • $150,000 Moultrie County Premises Liability Settlement (disputed liability, fall on stairs), 2022
  • $147,500 Macon County Trip and Fall Settlement, 2022
  • $140,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement, 2022
  • $120,000 Macon County Negligence Settlement, 2022
  • $115,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement, 2022
  • $100,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2022
  • $100,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2022
  • $100,000 McLean County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2022
  • $100,000 Macon County Bicycle Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2022
  • $500,000 Piatt County, Illinois Farm Accident Settlement, 2021
  • $300,000 McLean County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2021
  • $270,000 Macon County Premises Liability Settlement following fall on sidewalk, 2021
  • $250,000 Dewitt County Pedestrian Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2021
  • $130,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement, 2021
  • $121,000 Livingston County Premises Liability Settlement, 2021
  • $100,000 Logan County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2021
  • $100,000 Shelby County ATV Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2021
  • $100,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2021
  • $100,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2021
  • $100,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2021
  • $100,000 Macon County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2021
  • $100,000 Dewitt County Car Accident Settlement - Policy Limits, 2021
  • $1,065,000 for LaSalle County Motorcycle Accident Settlement, 2020
  • $525,000 trucking accident settlement, 2020
  • $250,000 Logan County auto accident settlement, 2020
  • $150,000 for Decatur, Illinois dog bite settlement, 2020
  • $140,000 dog bite settlement in Bloomington, IL, 2020
  • $100,000 policy limits settlement in Decatur, IL, for auto accident, 2020
  • $160,000 settlement for Decatur, IL, Slip and fall, 2019
  • $125,000 for a young man injured in an ATV accident, 2019
  • $123,500 settlement in Macon County car accident, 2019
  • $115,000 in dog bite case for elderly woman with $8k of specials, 2019
  • $108,000 for a young man injured in a truck accident, 2019
  • $100,000 policy limits settlement for Bloomington car accident, 2019

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Representative Clients

  • $2.75 million settlement for couple injured in commercial vehicle crash, 2025
  • Recovered over $1.7 million for five of six family members in a head-on collision, where the driver and passenger in the other vehicle also brought claims against the total policy. Very successful recovery in a complex case with multiple lawyers of coverage, 2024
  • Recovered hundreds of thousands in lost wages for a class of 80+ employees who were not paid for their final two weeks at a nursing home before its closure. https://www.wandtv.com/news/employees-of-failed-lincoln-manor-get-paid/article_49a3f692-0812-5711-8462-e29e3511d043.html, 2017

Pro bono / Community Service

  • Board of Directors of the McLean County Museum of History
  • President of the Decatur Chess Club
  • Served on Young Philanthropists’ Giving Circle
  • Served on the Decatur Public Library Foundation
  • Served on the Decatur Area Arts Council
  • Legacy of Service Scholarship, Founder
  • Coats for Kids: In 2024, we donated over 1,000 coats to children in need. https://onwardinjurylaw.com/community-involvement/coats-for-kids/, 2024
  • Backpack Blitz - We gave over 100 backpacks loaded with school supplies to Bent Elementary School https://onwardinjurylaw.com/onward-injury-law-donates-backpacks-to-bent-elementary/, 2024
  • Awarded 3 Scholarships for $1,000 each to Students Studying to be Teachers  https://onwardinjurylaw.com/scholarship/, 2024

Honors

  • Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2025
  • Professionalism Spotlight (Featured), Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, 2025
  • AV Preeminent Attorney (Judicial Edition), Martindale-Hubbell, 2025
  • 1st Place, Best Lawyer Category, Decatur Herald & Review Readers’ Choice Award, 2025
  • 1st Place, Best Law Firm Category, Decatur Herald & Review Readers’ Choice Award, 2025
  • Finalist, Best Law Firm Category, Pantagraph Readers' Choice Award, 2025
  • Finalist, Best Lawyer Category, Pantagraph Readers' Choice Award, 2025
  • 1st Place, Best Law Firm Category, Decatur Herald & Review Readers’ Choice Awards, 2024
  • Favorite, Best Lawyer Category, Pantagraph Readers' Choice, 2024
  • Favorite, Best Law Firm Category, Pantagraph Readers' Choice, 2024
  • Emerging Business of the Year (Finalist), McLean County Chamber of Commerce, 2024
  • 1st Place, Best Lawyer Category, Decatur Herald & Review Readers’ Choice Awards, 2023
  • 1st Place, Best Law Firm Category, Decatur Herald & Review Readers’ Choice Awards, 2023
  • Emerging Business of the Year (Finalist), McLean County Chamber of Commerce, 2023
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois, National Trial Lawyers, 2022
  • Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2020
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star, Selected as a Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019 - 2020, 2019
  • Nominee, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce, 2014
  • 20 Under 40 Making A Difference, Central Illinois Business Journal, 2013

Educational Background

  • The University of Illinois College of Law, Associate Editor of the University of Illinois Law Review, 2006
  • University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, B.A., 2002

White Papers

  • The article from Onward Injury Law analyzes 2022 Illinois Department of Transportation crash data to identify the most dangerous counties for car accidents, adjusting for population by using crash rates per 1,000 residents. While Cook County had the most crashes overall, smaller rural counties with major highways—like Douglas, Cumberland, and Macon—had the highest crash rates. Key contributing factors to crashes include impaired driving, weather conditions, animal collisions, and fixed-object impacts. The analysis reveals that car accidents are the second-leading cause of accidental death in Illinois, with an average of 1,268 fatalities annually from 2020 to 2022, and a financial toll of over $8 billion in 2022 alone. The article emphasizes the importance of context in interpreting crash data and aims to raise awareness to help reduce risk on Illinois roads., The Most Dangerous Counties in Illinois for Car Accidents, Consumers, Insurance Sales, Trucking, 2025

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Learn how to ensure victory for your next client with this in-depth discussion on the key components of a personal injury case, as well as discovery best practices and the tips you need for your next deposition. Tort law attorneys, general practitioners who handle the occasional probate case, new lawyers, and attorneys who are dealing with these issues for the first time (or for the first time in a long time) who attend this online seminar will better understand: The common probate issues in personal injury cases, including minor settlement, wrongful death/survival actions, and deceased defendants; The pitfalls to avoid in injury cases and car accident claims; The common mistakes that can arise with some regularity in injury claims, such as failing to identify all sources of recovery, naming property parties, and agency issues; and Much more., Presenter and Moderator, Obtaining Victory: Pretrial Tips for Injury Cases, Illinois State Bar Association CLE, Legal, 2024
  • Learn how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing personal injury law – from adding efficiency to your law firm practice and delivering excellent results for clients, to streamlining legal research and creating trial exhibits and infographic documents. Attorneys with all levels of practice experience who attend this online program will better understand: The evolution of artificial intelligence in the practice of law; How to leverage artificial intelligence to deliver excellent results for your clients; How the application of AI tools can assist with legal document review and generation; How to use it in drafting demand letters to start settlement discussions; How it can build out medical chronologies almost instantaneously to summarize thousands of pages of records; How AI can help insurance adjusters with claims evaluations; How to build custom GPT bots for personal injury applications; How to use artificial intelligence to identify what biases to consider when preparing for voir dire; How to develop cross-examination strategies for specific witnesses, as well as identify gaps in their reports and medical literature; How to use artificial intelligence to market your practice; and Much more! A discussion on the ethical and professional issues to consider when using artificial intelligence in your practice is also included., Moderator and Program Coordinator, Artificial Intelligence in Personal Injury Law, Illinois State Bar Association, Legal, 2025
  • Moderated CLE on emerging trends in personal injury law for the Illinois State Bar Association, Moderator, Practical Tips for Trial and Beyond, Illinois State Bar Association, Legal, 2023
  • Attorneys Matt Spain and Josh Rohrscheib recently presented a Continuing Legal Education seminar for the Decatur Bar Association on Succession and Transition Planning for Lawyers. The goal of the presentation is to help other lawyers develop succession plans to protect their practice, their clients, and their families., Co-Presenter, Succession and Transition Planning CLE, Decatur Bar Association, Legal, 2021

Other Outstanding Achievements

  • Elected Assembly representing the 11th Judicial Circuit for the Illinois State Bar Association, 2025
  • Elected to the Assembly representing the 11th Judicial Circuit for the Illinois State Bar Association, 2024
  • Elected to the Assembly representing the 11th Judicial Circuit for the Illinois State Bar Association, 2023

Office location for Josh Rohrscheib

308 E. Washington St.
Suite C
Bloomington, IL 61701

Phone: 217-960-8232

Selections

1 Year Super Lawyers
2 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2026
  • Rising Stars: 2019 - 2020

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