Finding an attorney who is a “real person” can be difficult. Many attorneys surround themselves almost exclusively with other attorneys and are accustomed to speaking in ivory tower legalese. You should be able to connect with your attorney on a personal level, and he or she should speak to you in plain language that you can understand. You will be working very closely with this person on issues that are very important to you. It is important that he or she be down-to-earth and someone that you connect with.
The most common complaint that clients have of their attorneys is that the attorney is unreachable, does not communicate with them regularly, or does not promptly return your calls. Your attorney should reach out to you about your case regularly and respond within 24 hours to calls and e-mails. An open line of communication between you and your attorney is essential to building trust.
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Your attorney’s goal should not be to win at all costs. Rather, it should be to achieve a favorable outcome for you as efficiently as possible. It is important that your attorney set realistic expectations at the outset as to the costs you should expect, the concerns that the attorney has about the outcome of your case, and the length of time that you should expect your case to take.
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In this article, our McHenry County lawyers explain the timeline of a divorce in McHenry County. Uncontested divorces occur when both parties agree to the terms of the divorce such as child support, parenting time and responsibility, property division, and spousal maintenance. An uncontested divorce can take as little as two months. The length of a contested divorce depends on the number of complexity of the issues that the parties are unable to resolve through settlement and are required to litigate at trial.
In this article, our McHenry County attorneys explain asset distribution in an estate plan. One of the key goals that an estate plan can accomplish is to ensure that your property goes to the right people when you pass. This is especially important if you are divorced with minor children, if you are estranged from a member of your immediate family, if you want to give some of your assets to a church or charity, or if you want someone outside of your immediate family to inherit some of your assets.
In this article, our McHenry County attorneys asnwer frequently asked questions about Illinois probate. We explain when probate is necessary, whether you need an attorney to be the executor of a probate case, what happens when the decedent owned real estate in multiple states, and what to do if you are named as executor in a loved one's will.