The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation adopted a new Part titled the Consumer Legal Funding Act. The Act creates new requirements for licensed consumer legal funding companies.
The appellate court reversed and remanded the dismissal of a petition for relief from judgment where it found that court-appointed counsel failed to provide adequate assistance of counsel by not amending its petition to overcome the procedural bar of untimeliness.
Research indicates that much of our lawyerly unhappiness is wired into us. But that doesn't mean we should give up on greater professional and personal satisfaction.
As attorneys age and the practice of law becomes more challenging, retirement beckons for many. Planning for that day, however, should be an early-career project.
Scammers claiming to be Illinois lawyers called people around the country this summer demanding immediate payment of bogus debts and threatening them with arrest.
You usually have an hour to sell yourself to prospective clients during the initial consultation. The key is to communicate your genuine understanding and concern.
Returning phone calls, carefully defining your scope of representation - such client-friendly behavior isn't just good business practice, it can keep the ARDC from your door.
When can - and must - you allow your diminished-capacity client to make a decision you advise against? This article explores this and other ethics issues that arise in serving elderly clients.
