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On February 2, 2020, we filed a class action complaint against SafeSpeed and related persons and entities for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). In a Plea Agreement presented to the Honorable Andrea Wood, District Court … Continue reading →

Taxpayers pay the salaries of public officials. When public officials create or fill salaried positions in the public sector taxpayers pay the cost of compensating the persons hired to fill those posts. But far too often public officials see public-sector … Continue reading →

Whenever I tell someone that I am a lawyer I brace myself for the onslaught of lawyer jokes. Sometimes it seems that everyone loves to hate lawyers — until they need one. My response to lawyer-haters is simple: There are … Continue reading →

(Originally posted in 2009) Landis v. Marc Realty, L.L.C., 235 Ill. 2d 1 (Ill. 2009) In this case, we defended Marc Realty, a landlord accused of violating the Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (“CRLTO”).  Over four years after quitting an … Continue reading →

(Originally Posted on January 28, 2013) Everybody remembers liquidated damages from law school.  The parties to a contract agree, at the outset, that damages flowing from a breach will be hard to ascertain.  Accordingly, to avoid a costly fight in the … Continue reading →

 (Originally Posted in July 2012) In 2006, Mary Tujetsch, the purchaser of a dental practice, brought a civil action against our client, Dr. Todd Pusateri.  In a three-count  amended complaint, Tujetsch alleged that she had not received all the “active patients” … Continue reading →

The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, 820 ILCS § 115/1, et. seq. (the “Wage Act” or “Act”) “levels the playing field” in employer-employee disputes over nonpayment of compensation by providing for recovery of attorney’s fees by a prevailing employee, … Continue reading →

Brackett v. Peters, 11 F.3d 78 (7th Cir. Ill. 1993) I argued this habeas corpus appeal in the Seventh Circuit 20 years ago — and lost. I was a young lawyer then, and this was one of the many pro … Continue reading →