If you’ve ever been hurt in a car accident, you know that one of the very first phone calls you will get is from the insurance company of the other driver. They will sound like nice, caring people who only want to make sure that you and your doctors are fairly paid for your injuries…. Read More

After a car accident, you are probably feeling many things: anger, physical pain and general annoyance likely at the top of the list. To make matters worse, the insurance companies “have a few questions” and might be pressuring you to sign a form or two. Accident Victims Beware! Even if you are not ready to… Read More

A gentleman called me this week asking for help to purchase his first home in Chicago. I asked if he was under contract yet and the whole odd story came out. The gentleman is not a sophisticated man, self-described as being “very humble”. He does not speak English and sells popsicles from a cart for… Read More

Nearly all American adults are on Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social media for keeping in touch and sharing who we are. If you are involved in a lawsuit or injury claim, just know that the insurance company and their lawyers may be looking you up. You should have nothing to hide, but sometimes… Read More

You may hear personal injury lawyers talk about your “claim” and wonder if this term is interchangeable with “lawsuit”. These terms are often used interchangeably but in fact, they have two different meanings. I think of “claim” as everything that happens before a lawsuit is actually filed. When you have a claim pending, you may… Read More

Criminals today are more sophisticated than ever. They will steal from you from the comfort of their own home, no longer having to resort to alley muggings. It happened to me last summer when my identity was stolen, likely as the result of the Equifax breach. Not wire fraud but it began with hacking into… Read More

Think that all lawyers who do real estate closings are the same? Let me ask you this- do you think that all surgeons are the same? All cooks are the same? All professional athletes are the same? All U.S. Presidents have been the same? Of course not! Sure, most real estate lawyers will probably (hopefully)… Read More

There’s a myth out there about what it takes to handle a real estate closing. Some people think that doing a real estate closing is an easy way of practicing law and that just any old lawyer can do it. I could go on all week about how completely wrong this is! The reality is… Read More

Picking a mortgage lender can be hit or miss. As a real estate lawyer in Illinios, I can tell you that I deal with banks and mortgage brokers day in and day out, and the most difficult ones to work with are the ones from out of state. They aren’t inherently bad, and probably do… Read More

Now that your house is on the market, you are probably feeling overwhelmed and wondering what happens from here. I believe that in order to really be successful at something, you need to be in the proper frame of mind. Moving is stressful and it is important to enjoy the journey and relax. I never… Read More