The most common question that gets asked when someone calls a law firm is “Do I have a case?” To answer that question, the attorney you speak with will ask you a series of questions about the facts of your case. They don’t want or need every detail, but want you to give them a […]
Under Illinois law, if you die and have a will (or die without a will or trust), the process of legally transferring your assets is called probate. Now there are a lot of exceptions such as what happens when you have hardly any assets at all or nobody wants to make a claim to inherit […]
We talk to an average of 10 people a day about Illinois workers’ compensation claims. We hear a lot of the same stories and see a lot of the same insurance companies. By far the one that workers seem to have the most trouble with is Sedgwick. They are a big company that acts as […]
It’s the time of year that people in bad marriages start to think about divorce. Sometimes it’s because around the holidays people take inventory of their life and don’t like where the are. Sometimes being in close quarters with the cold weather pushes people over the edge. Other times it’s a new year and they […]
We are experienced Illinois attorneys who since 2001 have helped thousands of people who are the victims of medical malpractice in Illinois. We thought it would be helpful to provide a basic explanation of what these cases are about and some answers to common questions we have received about Illinois medical negligence lawsuits. If you […]
If you get arrested and charged with a misdemeanor or felony in Cook County, it’s important that you take the charges seriously as jail time is a possibility. The goal is to get the best outcome possible. Sometimes that’s a dismissal of the charges. Sometimes it’s a not guilty finding at trial. Other times it’s […]
It’s not uncommon for me to get a call from someone asking something like, “Who’s the best Chicago personal injury lawyer near me?” The answer to that question really depends on the unique facts of your case and in most cases there are at least a handful of attorneys who could do a great job […]
When most people think of having to testify under oath, they think of a courtroom with a Judge, a jury, and drama. That’s from TV and movies, but certainly if you testify at trial those things will be there. The reality though is most people will never testify in a courtroom as most cases don’t […]
When it comes to hiring a lawyer in Cook County, where most Illinois lawsuits get filed, it shocks me how long some attorneys wait to file a lawsuit. For most personal injury cases, there is a two year time limit from the accident date to file a lawsuit or the case will be forever barred. […]
I was young, dumb and immature when I decided to go to law school. A college friend had told me that he was applying to law school because there is a lot you can do with a law degree and it was a delay of having to go in to the “real world.” I worked […]
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