by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Sep 7, 2021 | Firm News
Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble is proud to announce that Elizabeth Bacon received the 2021 Award for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Service from the Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Elizabeth earned this highly...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Aug 23, 2021 | Business Briefs, Family Law, Insurance
The Health Care Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other privacy laws can prevent parents from access to health, financial, and academic information regarding their child in college, even if they are paying the bill. This could hamper your...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Aug 10, 2021 | Business, Business Briefs, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Contracts, The Courts
Many businesses and contracts provide for mandatory arbitration of disputes in lieu of or prior to filing a lawsuit. While arbitration sometimes provides a quicker and less expensive way to resolve a dispute, parties need to be aware of the differences and some of the...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Jul 30, 2021 | Business, Business Briefs, Insurance, Internet
The increased reports of cyber-attacks, either for ransom or other mischief, induced many insurance companies to offer cyber liability insurance policies to protect businesses from liability as result of unauthorized hacks or information disclosures, and some even...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Jul 13, 2021 | Business Briefs, Trusts, Trusts & Estates
A Special Needs Trust can be established for a person with disabilities from birth, afflicted during their lives or resulting from an injury, in order to provide for their supplemental needs without forfeiting benefits provided by Social Security, Medicaid or other...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Jun 29, 2021 | Business, Business Briefs, Business Law, Employees, Employment Issues
As business returns from a closed or remote environment the big question employers have is can you ask your employees if they are vaccinated for COVID-19? While the short answer is yes, as always there is more to it, including: Did your business opt to require...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Jun 15, 2021 | Business, Business Briefs, Business Law
Even after a resolution of the Covid-19 pandemic, your business will probably not return to its pre-Covid-19 normal, especially since your business may have accommodated or adjusted to a remote work force. This decentralization means you may have to devote more time...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | May 25, 2021 | Business Briefs, Estates, Family Law, Trusts, Trusts & Estates
The death, disability and isolation caused by COVID-19 highlighted the need for parents and children to assess whether they have appropriate authority to care for the other’s financial and other needs if one is suffering from a medical disability or following their...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | May 13, 2021 | Bankruptcy, Business, Business Briefs
Once a business owner decides to liquidate his or her business for financial or other reasons, there are choices to be made as to the method of liquidation, including supervised liquidations: bankruptcy (Chapter 7), an assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) or...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Apr 27, 2021 | Business Briefs, Estates, Family Law, Trusts & Estates, Wills
As parents grow older and perhaps lose a spouse, children, other family members or even friends are often called on to help with financial and other decisions. In more drastic instances a legal guardian may have to be appointed by a Court, often causing unneeded...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Apr 14, 2021 | Bankruptcy, Business, Business Briefs, Business Law, Litigation
In these financially troubled times many owners are confronted with the dire choice of saving their businesses or their personal assets. Saving a business can include a reorganization. Your business can reorganize with a bankruptcy (Chapter 11) or a creditor workout....
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Apr 14, 2021 | Firm News
Brooks, Tarulis and Tibble is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Bacon has again been appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association Privacy and Information Security Law Committee for 2023-2024. The committee not only advises lawyers and legislators on the current...
