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01/07/2026

Total Bankruptcy Filings Increase 11 Percent in Calendar Year 2025.

If you need financial or bankruptcy advice, please give us a call. The conversation is totally confidential.

08/11/2025

If you are a person or a business owner with financial troubles, we can possibly help.

It’s not just beef that has gotten more expensive. The prices of other restaurant staples like coffee, eggs and cocoa have also ratcheted higher at various points this year.

07/09/2025

Individual and corporate bankruptcies are up. If you need advice or assistance, please contact our office.

63 U.S. Corporate Bankruptcies in June Set Up 2025 for Highest Pace Since 2010
The fast pace of monthly U.S. corporate bankruptcies extended into June and put 2025 on track to be one of the busiest years for filings in more than a decade, S&P Global reported. S&P Global Market Intelligence recorded 63 new bankruptcy filings from certain public and private companies in June, down from a revised count of 64 in May. The data includes companies with public debt and assets or liabilities of at least $2 million or private companies with assets or liabilities of at least $10 million at the time of filing. Still, 371 bankruptcy filings have been recorded throughout 2025, the highest total for the first half of the year since 2010. WSJ

06/10/2025

An independent judiciary renders decisions that are respected and enforced by the other two branches of government, receives adequate funding from Congress and is not compromised by political attempts to undermine its impartiality. The ABA is committed to upholding the Constitution, the judicial process and equal justice under the law. Learn more at: https://ambar.org/zmk8xqy2

05/06/2025

An independent judiciary renders decisions that are respected and enforced by the other two branches of government, receives adequate funding from Congress and is not compromised by political attempts to undermine its impartiality. The ABA is committed to upholding the Constitution, the judicial process and equal justice under the law. Learn more at: https://ambar.org/npyo4f5b

02/11/2025

The ABA condemns recent remarks questioning the legitimacy of courts and judicial review. Read the full statement: https://ambar.org/22dmfldf

02/10/2025

If you have any insurance questions, contact our office. It’s so sad that our health and insurance system failed people like this gentleman.

United Health Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering Cole Schmidtknecht’s ‘life-changing’ inhaler, suit alleges.

02/04/2025

Thank you to ISBA Past President John E. Thies for many years of service as the ISBA Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates.


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11/13/2024

https://www.sj-r.com/story/business/2024/11/12/illinois-doordash-agree-to-11-25m-settlement-over-misused-tips/76204834007/

DoorDash has agreed to more than an $11 million settlement providing relief for nearly 80,000 DoorDash drivers in Illinois. Here's what we know.

06/25/2024

My special assistant Charlotte who I brought in today to assist in prepping for a trial tomorrow is laying down on the job. It’s hard to find good help anymore, although she does only work for treats. She is guarding my office door I suppose.

04/18/2024

Excellent article on non-competition agreements.

It is well settled that “Illinois courts abhor restraints on trade” and therefore “postemployment restrictive covenants are carefully

03/08/2024

LUKE, BO, BLAZE, LEVI, CAROLINE, #268 & #272 are ADOPTED!
Thank you Smith, Pappas & Jones, Ltd. For your AMAZING sponsorship. Boss is not pictured. He was adopted. But they sponsored him as well. Thank you all for your support!