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There is so much information out there on the internet, in movies, on social media and elsewhere. A lot of it is presented by people who talk like they are experts, but don’t really know what they are talking about. This tweet sums up how I feel about it.

Now a lot of people who will give you advice mean well or honestly think they know what they are talking about. Sometimes they actually do whether it’s because they are smart or just got lucky.

But I beg you not to take legal advice from your non-attorney friends. It’s…

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We talk to more than 250 people every week about various Illinois legal matters. While we can’t help everyone, most people have sincere, good reasons for calling. They need a work comp attorney or divorce lawyer or legal help with a traffic ticket.

Some people want to know if they have a lawsuit. They might present a situation that isn’t a case, but that doesn’t mean that they have frivolous or ridiculous intentions. They just don’t know what they don’t know and are seeing if they have any legal rights.

We do get some calls that even if the caller…

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When you hire an attorney in Illinois, you are responsible for their fee and their expenses. In an hourly fee case like a divorce, those expenses come out of the retainer fee and are billed monthly or whenever they charge you on a case. It works way differently on cases where you hire the attorney on a contingency basis.

Most Illinois contingency fee agreements are for injury cases like car accidents, workers compensation, medical malpractice, etc. Those contracts will say something to the effect of the attorney will receive a percentage of any recovery that is made (1/3 for malpractice…

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There’s no movie I’ve seen more in my life than “Animal House.” It’s incredibly quotable, legitimately hilarious and an easy watch with an incredible cast. In college there were numerous times it would just be playing at the place I lived when nothing was going on or in the background while we were playing cards

I’m not here to slander the movie. It was filmed in a different time and you can acknowledge that some things that happened in the movie aren’t really funny anymore.

For example, glorifying sex with a 13 year old would probably not happen today…

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For Illinois lawyers, no matter what area of law you focus on, it is your job to represent your clients based on what Illinois law is. While there are times when “new law” is created through the courts, the reality is that most law is settled even when it has a grey area.

In other words, lawyers aren’t law makers. We don’t make the law. We don’t usually change the law. We deal with the law as it is and advocate for clients based on what it is. If you come to us with good facts, we can help you.

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Yeah, I know it’s not really called Comiskey any more, but if you grew up in the 80’s like I did, you are going to still call it Comiskey. I’m a Cubs fan, but my most memorable White Sox moment is when a father and son were arrested for storming the field and assaulting a Kansas City Royals coach. It was disgusting and they fortunately were criminally charged. It does make for good fun when I tease my White Sox fan friends.

Since that happened, it seems not a major sporting event goes by where a fan doesn’t try to…

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