Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. founding partner Marty Lillig has been awarded the title of Distinguished Counsellor by the Illinois State Bar Association. The title is conferred upon those attorneys who have more than fifty years of honorable service a… Read More

With the Presidential Election just over a month away and the first debate this week, Hillary Clinton recently revealed her revised positions on the federal estate tax. The estate tax applies after death to the estates of wealthy people who have accu… Read More

Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. attorneys Adrian Mendoza and Edward R. Sherman obtained a temporary restraining order in DuPage County, Illinois on behalf of a corporate trustee in order to stop a former trustee from continuing to act on behalf of the t… Read More

Contract language, lien waivers and insurance policies are among the last things a business or property owner wants to deal with when undertaking a major remodel or build-out, but what you don’t consider now may cause problems later. Contracts, lie… Read More

WHO? – Every person age 18 years and older should have Powers of Attorney. WHAT? – A current legally effective Power of Attorney for Health Care and Power of Attorney for Property/Financial Matters. WHERE? – For the person’s state of residenc… Read More

The Social Security Act was amended in November 2015 by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) and as a result, certain benefit-claiming strategies will not be available after the BBA’s looming deadline of April 29, 2016 which may result in less r… Read More

Lillig & Thorsness recovered $150,000 in attorneys’ fee for its’ client Regency Landscaping, Inc. following a trial victory. L&T attorneys Adrian Mendoza and Angela Iaria represented Regency Landscaping, Inc. at trial and successfully… Read More

Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. partner Adrian Mendoza has been selected to serve as a Board Member for the Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce. He will also serve on the Chamber’s Economic Development Partnership Council. The Greater Oak Brook Cham… Read More