We are a midwestern law firm serving clients throughout Illinois and Indiana. We work remotely with most clients, delivering legal services conveniently and efficiently. 

 

We are dedicated to helping regular folks with their everyday legal needs. True to our midwestern roots and values, we seek to provide straightforward legal advice and representation at an affordable rate.

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Our main practice areas are as follows. Contact us for a consultation if one or more of these situations apply to you. We may also provide general legal advice and representation beyond these practice areas.

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​Labor and Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination: You experienced discrimination at work based on your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, age, disability, military service, or some other protected characteristic.

• Sexual Harassment: You received unwanted sexual advances, comments, or harassment at work.

• Unpaid Wages: Your employer has not paid you for work you performed or time off you earned.

• Unemployment Benefits: You need help getting unemployment benefits from your state.

• Retaliation and Wrongful Termination: Your employer punished or fired you for whistleblowing, exercising your rights, or refusing to do something illegal.

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Business Law and Contracts

• Business Formation: You aspire to be your own boss and start your own small business.

• Business Negotiations: You wish to be represented by a lawyer when negotiating a business transaction or settlement with another party.

• Contracts Drafting: You would like to create employment contracts, employee handbooks, nondisclosure agreements, noncompete agreements, or other contracts to protect your rights as a business owner.

• Contracts Disputes: You seek to enforce your rights against someone who has breached a business agreement with you.

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Estate Planning

• Wills: You would like to specify how to distribute your property after you pass away.

• Living Will (Advance Directive): You wish to tell doctors whether they should give you death-delaying procedures if you become terminally ill and incapacitated.

• Power of Attorney for Property: You are considering appointing someone you trust to make financial decisions for you now or in the future.

• Power of Attorney for Healthcare: You are considering appointing someone you trust to make healthcare decisions for you now or in the future.

• HIPAA Release: You would like to share your protected health information with someone you trust so they can help make decisions for you if you become incapacitated.