You may be in a situation where you are asking yourself ‘man, I think I may need a lawyer for this,’ whether you are starting up a new business and need some contracts, need advice on how to organize your business, or you think you are about to get into a legal battle with a …
Introducing New Reimbursement Laws for Employees in Illinois Are you an employer who requires her employees to buy their own uniforms? Or are you an employee who uses his personal cell phone for work purposes? Well, as of January 1, 2019, that all changes. Illinois amended the Illinois Wage Payment and Employment Act to now …
The Latest Law in Illinois for Reimbursing Employees as of 1/1/19 Read More »
I talk a lot about contracts. So here is a seminar I delivered recently on contracts 101. You can easily listen to this on your next commute! (Video length: 15 mins)
A lot of clients come to me, often after being fired, telling me their boss discriminated against them. Their boss is ‘racist’ they say. However, discrimination and illegal firing of employers is very specific and often hard to prove. Let’s start with what the general rights of an employee and having a job are. Most …
Spring is right around the corner and it’s time to go out and about again with your children. If you are a parent, that means school it’s time for more field trips and attending birthday parties. And with field trips and birthdays at certain venues, you, parent, must sign a waiver. Indeed, you are tasked …
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“I don’t know what to do. We agreed about this in a conversation, but we didn’t sign any contracts.” This is a common concern that clients come to me with. Many people mistakenly believe that an oral agreement is meaningless. Fortunately, that is not the case and having an oral contract is still a contract. …
Contracts have many important components but over my years of practice, there is one main reason why people end up in court. The reason is… … non-performance… that was obvious, right? This is a classic ‘breach of contract’ claim. This means that one party in the contract did not fulfill their obligations. So what can …
(This article was originally appeared in the Patch.com.) Many prospective clients call my office claiming they have been defrauded and want to explore their legal remedies. This seems to be exceptionally common in a sales context (specifically car sales) though not always. A typical consultation goes like this: Client: I was defrauded. Me: Ok, tell me …
A couple of months ago, a new client approached our firm telling me that he had filed a new lawsuit but the case kept getting dismissed by the other side (the defendant). The client switched attorneys and hired me replacing his previous attorney. I filed a new amended complaint. Sure enough, the other side files …
Shakfeh Law Success: ‘You’ve Already Achieved What the Other Lawyers Could Not.’ Read More »
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