Most people are happy with their lawyer or at least not so unhappy that they want to sue them. But when you lose a case you should win or pay a bunch of money and get no result, it’s not uncommon to want to sue. The best reason to sue a lawyer and the one […]
I hear a lot of stories that make me sad and some that piss me off. There are a lot of people who contact me looking to get a lawyer referral who have gotten a raw deal by the justice system and want to sue over it. In the last year or so I’ve had […]
As lawyers in Illinois, we are required to complete 30 hours of continuing legal education every two years. It’s somewhat tedious and a bit needless as I’m constantly educating myself on new laws, cases and legal happenings. But we must formally attend conferences or in my case, watch videos online, so that’s what I do. […]
A couple months ago, a Cook County jury awarded a woman more than $148 million after she became paralyzed when a structure at O’Hare airport came loose during a storm and landed on her. Her verdict against the City of Chicago was the largest I’ve ever seen in an Illinois personal injury case. In reading […]
On average we talk to 8-10 people a day who have been hurt on the job and have Illinois workers’ compensation legal questions. We hear a lot of the same things over and over. Here is a list of ten things that we think everyone should know about Illinois work comp law. It’s a no […]
I love being a lawyer. It’s been 20 years and every day is different for me. I didn’t know that I would feel that way when I started off and I consider myself very lucky. I had a long time client call me the other day about a situation he had. He knew it wasn’t […]
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I got called by someone the other day who was beat up on the CTA red line and wanted to sue the Chicago Transit Authority because it happened on their property. A month ago a woman was was sexually assaulted outside her apartment wanted to sue the building owner and asked for our help. That […]
I got a call from a really nice woman who had a civil matter in Tennessee that she needed legal help with. She lived in Tennessee, but told me that she wanted an Illinois lawyer because, “All of the lawyers down here are connected and know each other.” I explained to her that it would […]
On July 1st, Illinois radically changed its child support laws to become more aligned with other states that consider the incomes and parenting times of both parents when determining child support. Under the new law, how much support you pay depends on how much time you and your ex have with the kids as well […]
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