What You Need to Know About Estate Planning
When you hear about estate planning, do you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or uninterested? You are not alone. Unfortunately, many adults do not have an estate plan that is comprehensive and an unexpected death can leave family members scrambling or feeling...
Spousal Maintenance Scenarios
If you are navigating a divorce, you already know that there is a lot to learn about the ins and outs of the legal implications here in Illinois. Add this confusion to the mix of emotions you are feeling, and you can feel even more overwhelmed. Choosing to work with...
Social Media and Divorce
Today, almost everyone has a social media account. While a Facebook page can help you keep up with acquaintances and a Twitter presence can help you keep up with breaking news, social media can also cause major problems during your divorce proceedings. If you are...
Realistic Ways to Get Through Your Divorce Without Losing Your Mind
When you walked down the aisle to marry your partner, you probably weren’t considering divorce as a part of your future. However, with about 41% of first marriages ending in divorce, you may find yourself looking at the ins and outs of divorce. Any divorce is...
Why You Need a Lawyer to Buy or Sell Your Home
When it comes to homeownership, there are many things you can do on your own. Thanks to tips from many DIY websites and resources, homeowners throughout Chicagoland can learn how to prepare their home to sell by upgrading countertops or planting flowers to improve...
Who Gets the Pet When Partners Separate?
When you married your partner, you joined your lives together. You may have purchased a home together, started a joint business venture, or even had children. You may have also shared a family pet. Now that you are separating, you have many stressors, including...
2018 Maintenance Updates for Divorce
One thing is for certain when it comes to law – the process, and guidelines, are always changing. For most of us, a change in a statute or law goes unnoticed. However, when you are in the middle of a litigation, knowing the updates can benefit your situation. Your...
What is Your Traffic Ticket Really Costing You?
You got a ticket for a motor vehicle violation. Perhaps you were driving too fast because you were late for your daughter’s piano recital, or perhaps you were following a bit too close and rear ended the vehicle in front of you. Tickets are no fun, no matter the...
New Year, New Adventures: What You Need to Know About Starting a Business
As you review your goals for 2018, are you ready to take the step of starting your own business? In today’s digital environment, resources are readily available for entrepreneurs like you. Unfortunately, all of the available resources can quickly become overwhelming...
Your Rights During and After Your Divorce
Relationships are tricky. Marriages can be downright messy. With more than 50% of marriages ending in divorce, chances are high that you know someone who has walked through a divorce. You have heard the stories of ugly divorce proceedings or have held your friend’s...
Enforcing a Child Support Order: What Can You Do?
Raising a child is no small feat, and expenses can add up quickly. Without a partner to help defer the costs for your child, your bills can become overwhelming. If you have gone through the process to secure child support, you may believe that you are past the hard...
Hiring Help: Employee vs. Independent Contractor
Being a business owner comes with many important decisions. If you are an experienced manager or a growing small business owner, you are likely going to need to hire some extra help at some point in your career. However, the person you hire doesn’t always have to be...
HR Help: 3 Things to Look For When Updating Your Handbooks and Contracts
If your business has a staff member designated to take care of Human Resources issues, or if you serve as the HR person and the business owner, there are important parts of your process that you should evaluate at least yearly. Setting aside time each year to do a...
Why You Need a Lawyer for Your Next Real Estate Deal
It only takes a quick drive in your Schaumburg or northwest suburban neighborhood to see that the real estate market is pretty hot this summer. With ‘for sale’ signs being quickly replaced with ‘sold’ signs, you may be wondering if now is the right time to finally...
Reasons Why You Should Hire a Defense Attorney
If you have been arrested or charged with a crime, you are likely feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and confused on the next steps of your case. While all defendants are offered the right to an attorney and sometimes are able to utilize a Public Defender, there are...
Business Entities: Which Would Serve You?
Whether you are an experienced business owner, a beginner entrepreneur, or somewhere in between, it is wise for you to know which type of business entity best suits your situation. Differences between setting up an LLC, sole proprietorship, or incorporated business...
The Case for Designating a Power of Attorney
It is never too early to secure your family’s interests with an estate plan. Estate planning, however, does become more urgent at certain points in your life. For example, many clients seek estate planning counsel when they get married, have children, start a...
Child Support Changes You Need to Know
Raising children is hard – and expensive – work for a parenting team. However, if that parenting team is no longer together, many issues arise for the adults and children. Beyond co-parenting decisions and parental responsibility (formerly known as custody), many...