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Understanding Construction Disputes
In the realm of business, construction disputes are a common event. Considering the nature, size and complexity of any given project, it is understandable how disputes can arise. The modern ...
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Breaches in Real Estate Contracts
When dealing with the sale or purchase of a home, this may be the largest investment of your life, thus it is important that all parties adhere to the contract. When you enter into a real estate ...
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Resolving Construction Disputes
No matter what industry you are in, no two construction projects will be identical. That is because there are so many variables, such as site conditions, construction methods, suppliers, and even ...
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Understanding Construction Disputes
In the realm of business, construction disputes are a common event. Considering the nature, size and complexity of any given project, it is understandable how disputes can arise. The modern ...
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Resolving Construction Disputes
No matter what industry you are in, no two construction projects will be identical. That is because there are so many variables, such as site conditions, construction methods, suppliers, and even ...
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Chances of Settling Without a Trial
The majority of legal claims arising from business disputes do not reach a courtroom. That is because there are other options available that are less expensive than filing a lawsuit and going to ...
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Breaches in Real Estate Contracts
When dealing with the sale or purchase of a home, this may be the largest investment of your life, thus it is important that all parties adhere to the contract. When you enter into a real estate ...
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Can I Sue for Breach of Verbal Contract?
Let us say that two parties entered into a verbal or “oral” agreement over the exchange of services. One of the parties holds up their end of the deal, while the other party refuses to ...
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What Remedies Are Available for a Breach of Contract?
In business, to “ breach a contract ” means the failure to perform any term of a contract without a legitimate excuse, whether such a contract is oral or written. Examples of this, include ...
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Why Avoid Business Litigation?
When you are running a successful business, you are in the public eye. While you can control how you handle your vendors and customers, you cannot control the actions of outside influences. At some ...
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Tips for Avoiding Business Litigation
If you are a new business owner, you may have heard that it’s only a matter of time before you face litigation in some shape or form. While litigation can seem unavoidable to small and large ...
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Insurance Requirements for Chicago Employers
Once you decide to start a business, you have to think about the types of insurance you are legally required to have for your new company. Generally, a business with employees is required by law to ...
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Closing a Business in Chicago
Have you decided to close one of your businesses? If so, perhaps the business has not been profitable. Perhaps you want to move on to something else, or perhaps you want to move to another state. ...
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Why Avoid Business Litigation?
When you are running a successful business, you are in the public eye. While you can control how you handle your vendors and customers, you cannot control the actions of outside influences. At some ...
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Tax Advantages of Hiring Veterans
Each year in November, the nation celebrates all the brave men and women who served our great country – living and dead – on Veterans Day. We wanted to take a moment to not only thank our ...
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Why Avoid Business Litigation?
When you are running a successful business, you are in the public eye. While you can control how you handle your vendors and customers, you cannot control the actions of outside influences. At some ...
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Tips for Avoiding Business Litigation
If you are a new business owner, you may have heard that it’s only a matter of time before you face litigation in some shape or form. While litigation can seem unavoidable to small and large ...
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Causes of Construction Litigation
Considering the complexity of a construction project and the number of individuals involved, it is no wonder why construction litigation is common in our litigious society. Legal claims and litigation ...
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Understanding Construction Disputes
In the realm of business, construction disputes are a common event. Considering the nature, size and complexity of any given project, it is understandable how disputes can arise. The modern ...
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Breaches in Real Estate Contracts
When dealing with the sale or purchase of a home, this may be the largest investment of your life, thus it is important that all parties adhere to the contract. When you enter into a real estate ...
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Privacy: Major Concern for Businesses
In recent years, there have been massive, widely-publicized data breaches, as well as many less-publicized cybersecurity occurrences that have affected American businesses large and small. Today, ...
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Tax Advantages of Hiring Veterans
Each year in November, the nation celebrates all the brave men and women who served our great country – living and dead – on Veterans Day. We wanted to take a moment to not only thank our ...
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Workers' Compensation Laws in Illinois
Before we had workers’ compensation laws, injured workers would have to file lawsuits against their employers. Doing this meant proving the employer’s negligence, which was a long and ...
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Tax Advantages of Hiring Veterans
Each year in November, the nation celebrates all the brave men and women who served our great country – living and dead – on Veterans Day. We wanted to take a moment to not only thank our ...
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Know the Law Before Cutting Benefits or Employees
It is no secret that a large percentage of businesses will face uncertain financial circumstances at some time. Business owners may reach the point where they must make hard decisions, such as benefit ...
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Business: Handling Legal Concerns
Whether you are starting or buying a business or franchise, you will need a crash course on the legal concerns involving your company, of which there will be many. As an entrepreneur, it makes ...
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Tax Advantages of an LLC
As tax season approaches, naturally our firm receives more calls from business owners with tax questions, however, tax questions come year-round. All yearlong entrepreneurs ask, “How should I ...
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Common Legal Mistakes Made by Startups
If you recently established your startup, congratulations on your new business. Whether you left Corporate America and this is your first company, or you’re a serial entrepreneur, you will be ...
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Business Owners: What is Your Exit Strategy?
If you built a successful business, or if you purchased an existing business and it continued to grow, you, the business owner, are probably thrilled with the fact that your business is viable and has ...
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Insurance Litigation in Chicago
Insurance law generally has to do with insurance coverage, compliance, and defense litigation. For the purposes of this post, we are going to delve deeper into “insurance litigation.” ...
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Workers' Compensation Laws in Illinois
Before we had workers’ compensation laws, injured workers would have to file lawsuits against their employers. Doing this meant proving the employer’s negligence, which was a long and ...
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Insurance Litigation in Chicago
Insurance law generally has to do with insurance coverage, compliance, and defense litigation. For the purposes of this post, we are going to delve deeper into “insurance litigation.” ...
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When Landlords Want to Evict
What can a landlord do if their tenant has fallen behind on rent, or has violated one or more terms of his or her lease? For starters, we recommend that landlords speak to the tenant and try to come ...
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Why Do I Need a Landlord/Tenant Lawyer for My Dispute?
While many of the issues faced by landlords and tenants are minor and can be easily resolved by reviewing the lease agreement or having a civil conversation, some issues can seriously affect either ...
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Tax Advantages of an LLC
As tax season approaches, naturally our firm receives more calls from business owners with tax questions, however, tax questions come year-round. All yearlong entrepreneurs ask, “How should I ...
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Advantages of an LLC
If you are going into business for yourself, you should consider the advantages of a limited liability company, otherwise known as an LLC. The U.S. Small Business Administration calls the LLC a ...
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Understanding Construction Disputes
In the realm of business, construction disputes are a common event. Considering the nature, size and complexity of any given project, it is understandable how disputes can arise. The modern ...
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Ways to Avoid a Partnership Dispute
Going into business with a longtime friend or a coworker at your former job can be a great idea. Your partner’s strengths may compliment your weaknesses, and two heads are often better than one. ...
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Chances of Settling Without a Trial
The majority of legal claims arising from business disputes do not reach a courtroom. That is because there are other options available that are less expensive than filing a lawsuit and going to ...
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3 Types of Partnership
There are many reasons to go into a partnership. Each business partner brings his or her unique strengths to the table, and this can be invaluable. If you are looking for someone other than a family ...
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Ways to Avoid a Partnership Dispute
Going into business with a longtime friend or a coworker at your former job can be a great idea. Your partner’s strengths may compliment your weaknesses, and two heads are often better than one. ...
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Privacy: Major Concern for Businesses
In recent years, there have been massive, widely-publicized data breaches, as well as many less-publicized cybersecurity occurrences that have affected American businesses large and small. Today, ...
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Most Important Part of a Commercial Real Estate Transaction
Do you know the most important part of a commercial real estate transaction ? It is the “contract of purchase and sale,” which many attest is the road map of the real estate transaction. ...
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Common HOA Lawsuits
Homeowner associations (HOAs) can be great, especially since homeowners have less to think about. When someone buys a condo or townhome with an HOA, they don’t have to worry about caring for ...
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Breaches in Real Estate Contracts
When dealing with the sale or purchase of a home, this may be the largest investment of your life, thus it is important that all parties adhere to the contract. When you enter into a real estate ...
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Business: Handling Legal Concerns
Whether you are starting or buying a business or franchise, you will need a crash course on the legal concerns involving your company, of which there will be many. As an entrepreneur, it makes ...
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Employment Tips for Startups
In honor of the SBA’s National Small Business Week (May 1-7), we wanted to feature some basic legal advice for startups, which by their nature, are “small businesses” for now. As a ...
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Common Legal Mistakes Made by Startups
If you recently established your startup, congratulations on your new business. Whether you left Corporate America and this is your first company, or you’re a serial entrepreneur, you will be ...