Litigation

We hear this a lot. And we get it. Many people can’t afford to pay hundreds of dollars an hour for legal help. The good news is that in a lot of cases you don’t have to. For many kinds of Illinois legal cases, your lawyer’s fee will be a percentage of what you recover […]

While our law firm is known for being the place to get the right attorney recommendation for your case, we also provide free legal guidance to anyone that wants to ask us a question. We don’t promise that we will always know the answer, but after 13 plus years in business and having talked to […]

The class action lawsuits against General Motors after the faulty ignition switch issue are growing, as GM adds even more vehicles to the list. This is quickly becoming one of the largest cases ever. We are looking for plaintiffs who own any of the following GM models. These are the latest models to be added […]

The statute or limitations is extended for cases involving childhood sex abuse and molestation cases. Most personal injury cases (sex abuse falls into this category if you’re talking about a lawsuit – a criminal case is separate) have a deadline of about two years. This means that you have two years in most Illinois injury […]

Employees who work for tips should look closely at what they earn and be careful about their employer’s rules regarding their tips. There’s no guarantee that your employer is going to protect your rights under wage laws. It might be up to you. There are some specific rules, under both state and federal law, on […]

We hear from a lot of people who are naturally upset after suddenly getting fired. Many call because they’re wondering if it’s illegal for their employer to fire them without two weeks’ notice. Some ask whether they’re at least entitled to pay for those two weeks. The law on this, for most people, is pretty […]

Bad lawyers do get caught. Not all of them, but probably more than you think. The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) investigates complaints made by clients, fellow attorneys and others. The legitimate and serious ones can make their way all the way up to the Illinois Supreme Court, which hands out punishments and […]

A caller to our office was really mad because he had just bought a business and felt that he didn’t get what he had bargained for.  Seems that the company he is now running makes deliveries to grocery stores and their biggest client as of August was Dominick’s. Perhaps the person that sold him the […]

Dying without a will is called dying “intestate.” Illinois, like most states, has an intestate law that spells out what will happen to the estate of someone who dies without creating a will. Basically, after certain creditors get paid, the assets of the deceased are divided according to the plan set by this law. Here […]