DIY Law: A Good Start, But Not a Substitute
Building materials are available at hardware stores and lumberyards. Most tax forms are available online, and there are an abundance
US Supreme Court Holdings Help Creditors
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) is designed to make debt collectors play by similar types of rules that
A Valentine for Creditors
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, unsecured creditors may now recover legal fees incurred in a bankruptcy. This is the
Dispute Resolution Issues in Cross Border Transactions
While working toward the closing of a transaction that will reward both parties for their mutual performance, there is often
Illinois Appellate Court Bolsters a Mortgagee’s Right to Install a Receiver
An Illinois appellate court case, decided on February 10, 2010, gives mortgagees a definite advantage when they attempt to install
A Non Trivial Pursuit: Sustaining a Career You Enjoy
Original article as published in The Chicago Bar Association’s blog, @theBar. I might be the first person to have participated as
COVID-19 a/k/a Coronavirus: Save Your Company From a Shutdown
It’s not a matter of if, but when… The United States is no stranger to the flu and how it
Small Businesses Get Relief
According to some statistics, about 630,000 new businesses start-up each year and approximately 595,000 businesses close each year. Only about
Opportunities with Small Business Reorganization Act
Before Congress passed all of the COVID-19 relief legislation, it passed the Small Business Reorganization Act (“SBRA”). No one could
From Remote to a New Normal
Our firm, like most others in the city, worked remotely to do our part to ‘flatten the curve’ of COVID-19.