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.
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 DuPage civil defense attorneys explain the written discovery phase of litigation, including interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and requests for admission of facts. We explain common objections to requests for information, and how such objections are resolved through Illinois Rule 201(k) letters and motions to compel responses to discovery requests. Our DuPage defense lawyers also explain the purpose of written discovery and how it can be used as a tool to prepare for deposition and trial.
In this article, our DuPage County civil defense attorneys explain motions for summary judgment in civil litigation.
Motions for Summary Judgment request that a court rule on some or all of the issues in your case without a trial. Motions for summary judgment are typically granted if there is no genuine issue of material fact and judgment is appropriate as a matter of law. We also discuss the process for deciding motions for summary judgment, including a briefing by both sides and oral argument at a court hearing.
In this article, our DuPage County civil litigation defense attorneys go over some common defenses to breach of contract, including fraud, mutual mistake of material fact, material breach by the other party, anticipatory repudiation by the other party, unconscionability, undue influence, and impracticability. We also discuss other considerations such as contract loopholes, statutes which invalidate the contract, unenforceable one-sided clauses, and contract ambiguities.