Tell us what you are dealing with
The first consultation costs nothing. Bring the contract, the notice, or the question, and you will get a straight answer about whether you need a lawyer at all.
Call the office
The fastest route to a straight answer, and the right one if a deadline is already running. Attorney review periods and court dates do not wait for email.
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Or write it down first
Useful when the situation has a sequence to it. Describe what happened in order, with the dates, and what you are hoping to end up with.
Sending this form does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not include confidential information until a written engagement is in place.
What happens on the first call
01
You describe the situation
In order, with the dates. What happened, what was signed, what arrived in the mail and when.
02
You get a straight read
Whether this needs an attorney, what the realistic outcomes are, and what it is likely to cost. Occasionally the answer is that you can handle it yourself.
03
You decide
If the firm is a fit, you get a written engagement agreement and a fee you agreed to in advance. If it is not, you get a direction to go in.
What to have to hand
None of this is required. It just makes the free half hour worth considerably more than it otherwise would be.
Buying or selling
The signed contract, the listing, and the inspection report if it exists. If you have not signed anything yet, the address and the asking price are enough to start.
An eviction, either side
The lease if there is one, the notice, anything filed with the court, and a note of what has been paid and when. Dates matter more than documents here.
A mortgage behind or a foreclosure
The most recent statement, any letters from the lender, and the summons if you have been served. Bring the summons even if you have not opened it.
A business or an estate
Whatever exists already. Filed articles, an operating agreement, a will, a deed. For estate planning the useful starting point is simply a list of what you own and how each piece is titled.
Finding the office
125 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606. South Wacker runs along the river on the west edge of the Loop, and 125 is between Adams and Monroe. Suite 300.
Union Station is a short walk across the river. On the Loop elevated, the Quincy and LaSalle stops are the closest, and the Blue Line at Monroe is a few minutes further. Driving into the Loop at rush hour is possible and rarely the faster choice.
If you are still deciding whether to call, the practice areas set out what each kind of matter involves, and what clients wrote afterward covers most of what a first conversation would.
Before you get in touch
Is the first consultation really free?
Yes. Call 312-900-0060 or send the form and describe what you are dealing with.
What areas of law do you not handle?
Anything outside real estate, business formation, and estate planning. Criminal, family, immigration and personal injury matters are all better served elsewhere, and you will be told so on the first call.
How quickly can you look at a contract?
Attorney review periods are short, so say so when you call and the review gets prioritized accordingly.
Where is the office?
125 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 300, in the Loop, a short walk from Union Station and the Quincy and LaSalle stops.
Do you take cases outside Chicago?
The firm practices in Illinois, with most court work in the Cook County Circuit Court. Ask when you call.