Law Blog
Home Co-Ownership
Recent home sales show that 15% of homes were purchased by non-married, non-related adults, and the trend is increasing. For unmarried co-owners, even inter-generational relatives, a written agreement is highly recommended that address the following questions: Purpose...
Employee Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements
Illinois and many other states severely restrict the use and enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation contracts and provisions relating to employees and former employees. The Federal Trade Commission also proposed rules to ban all existing and future...
Employment Law Checkup
Every year new federal, state, and local employment laws are enacted and existing ones updated. While the list from 2025 is substantial, and often local or industry specific, some of the major employment issues to be aware of include: Compensation Transparency. Wage...
Tax Treatment for Your Limited Liability Company
Limited Liability Companies may be treated for tax purposes in a number of ways. To be taxed as an S Corporation under the IRS Code, a new LLC and all of its members must sign and file Form 2553 with the IRS within sixty (60) days of when it starts business, acquires...
Preserving a Family-Owned Business
A business you create with or for your family can be a legacy for generations to follow. But preserving this legacy in light of an expanding family and the addition of new generations takes planning and sometimes difficult decisions to avoid its breakup and family...
Disposition of Remains
The Illinois Disposition of Remains Act, 755 ILCS 65/5 et seq., provides a priority among heirs for control of the disposition of loved one’s remains. It applies when the decedent did not provide direction by the Appointment of Agent to Control Disposition of Remains...
Business Interruption Claims
Hurricanes, floods, and other extreme weather conditions can cause substantial damage to businesses and their property. If you had property damage and business interruption insurance for such situations, both usually sold in commercial insurance policies, you still...
Preserving Accounts, Usernames, and Passwords
We are seeing an increasing number of situations where family members, employers, executors, and guardians are unable to access or even discover a disabled, deceased persons, or former employee’s accounts, phones, computers, emails, social media accounts, electronic...
