One of the most discouraging things to encounter in personal injury law is where you endure a lengthy litigation process and even obtain a successful verdict at trial, only for the defendant to turn around and declare bankruptcy in an attempt to discharge your judgment and force you to walk away with nothing. In situations where the defendant you have filed suit against has no insurance money backing them up, this Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation – Is Your Lawyer “Driven” to Pursue Excellence? Second Opinion?
Whether I take on a personal injury matter – accident, nursing home, dog bite, workers compensation or the like – or business matter (plaintiff or defense), there is one thing that NEVER goes missing: pursuit of excellence in representing my client(s). While attorneys cannot ethically guarantee any particular result or that they can win – one way or another – they can promise to work hard, with “drive”, with Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Fraud and Heightened Pleading Requirements-Chicago Fraud Defense Law
Fraud is one of the most contentious causes of action that arises in business litigation. What many aggrieved parties don’t understand when they first seek out an attorney is that it is so difficult to even plead a proper complaint for fraud that a good deal of cases never even make it off the ground and get past the initial pleadings stage. As a matter of background, filing a complaint with a court doesn’t mean Read More
Real Estate Disputes In Chicago & Throughout Illinois
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I resolve a wide range of real estate disputes in Chicago for both plaintiffs and defendants. For many years I have addressed cases involving residential real estate; commercial real estate; property tax sales; physical structures, such as a homes, warehouses and storefronts; and plots of land. The Nature Of Real Estate Disputes According to the law, when engaging in a real Read More
BREACH OF ORAL & WRITTEN CONTRACTS
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Breach of contracts–written or oral (and, often, both) is a common, every day commercial / business issue that nearly any type of business–and individuals–face. Simply put, several elements are necessary to establish / form a contract whether it is oral or written: An offer; An acceptance of the offer; and “Consideration” (that is, usually money or something in exchange to Read More
Chicago Personal Injury & Bankruptcy Law — A Brief Introduction to the Intersection between Personal Injury and Bankruptcy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One of the most discouraging things to encounter in personal injury law is where you endure a lengthy litigation process and even obtain a successful verdict at trial, only for the defendant to turn around and declare bankruptcy in an attempt to discharge your judgment and force you to walk away with nothing. In situations where the defendant you have filed suit against has no Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Business Litigation: Commercial Litigation Issues — Fraud and Heightened Pleading Requirements
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As we’ve previously discussed, fraud is one of the most contentious causes of action that arises in business litigation. What many aggrieved parties don’t understand when they first seek out an attorney is that it is so difficult to even plead a proper complaint for fraud that a good deal of cases never even make it off the ground and get past the initial pleadings stage. As a Read More
Chicago Bankruptcy Fraud – Adversary Proceedings
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Chicago Bankruptcy fraud is serious. To combat it, an “adversary complaint” is filed to civilly prosecute a debtor who is essentially trying to hide assets, or is not being forthright about a loss of assets. You may have won a judgment against a person who then files bankruptcy or the person owes you money. You “smell a rat” and investigate and discovery that, more likely than Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes — The First Step in a Breach of Contract Claim
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In addition to fraud claims that we have previously discussed, perhaps the most common type of commercial dispute that leads to litigation fall under the vast heading of breach of contract claim cases. As you can probably imagine, the areas covered under this area of the law are as vast and expansive as the subject matter that people contract for to begin with. And, as you can also Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation – Will Your Lawyer Actually File Suit? Second Opinion?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Will your lawyer actually take that step to file a lawsuit if necessary? Or will your attorney do what I call “short settle” and never step foot in court? There are times to settle outside of Court and before ever filing suit – and often. However, I see too many lawyers taking the first offer or what I call “short settling” a case – any type of case. Good lawyers “work up” cases to Read More
