On Wednesday, October 18, 2017, on behalf of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, I had the pleasure to meet with Congressman Brad Schneider, Representative of the 10th Congressional District of Illinois in order to discuss House Resolution 2366. H.R. 2366 is the first bi-partisan piece of legislation to address the growing student loan […]

In the very near future, perhaps even on your commute home from work this evening, when you find yourself nonchalantly rolling through a stop sign, or going 40 MPH in that 25 MPH zone by your house, or even reviewing or sending a text message, if the potentiality for getting into a violent accident is […]

If you are being hounded by creditors with incessant telephone calls, you are seeing collection letters piling up, and you are having trouble seeing light at the end of the tunnel, fear not. The Bankruptcy Code offers you protection from debt collection efforts – a shield, if you will, from wage garnishments, checking account attachments, […]

Recently, the Illinois Legislature passed a new eavesdropping law that again brings into focus the issue of recording public officials, including police officers, engaged in their official duties in the public way. Many articles have been circulating pointing out that the law has again made it “illegal” to record police officers in public, specifically citing […]

The Blue Card In the coming weeks, as Lake County property owners are attempting to gather the funds to cover the second installment of their 2012 property tax bills, they will also be receiving their 2013 property tax assessment notices (the “blue card”). These notices establish the assessed value of real estate for tax purposes. […]