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EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2016 Enforcement and Litigation Data

January 19th, 2017
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that it received 91,503 charges of workplace discrimination in fiscal year 2016. This is the second year in a row that the number of charges filed with EEOC has increased. Dur… Read More
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Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. Obtains Summary Judgment In Cook County

January 3rd, 2017
Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. attorneys Adrian Mendoza and Edward R. Sherman recently obtained a summary judgment ruling in the Circuit Court of Cook County in favor of a longstanding L&T client. The plaintiff filed suit claiming that its property… Read More
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Marty Lillig Recognized as Distinguished Counsellor By The Illinois State Bar Association

November 11th, 2016
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
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THE ESTATE TAX DEBATE: HILLARY VS. DONALD

September 27th, 2016
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
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Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. Obtains TRO To Stop Former Trustee From Acting On Behalf Of Trust

September 8th, 2016
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
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Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. Obtains Summary Judgment In Favor Of Property Preservation Company

August 24th, 2016
Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. attorney Angela Iaria successfully obtained a summary judgment ruling in favor of an L&T client in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The Plaintiff alleged that she fell into an open manhole cover and suffered signific… Read More
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Business Improvement Projects: Property Owners Should Make Sure To Dot The “i”s And Cross The “t”s.

July 22nd, 2016
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
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POWERS OF ATTORNEY: THE ‘WHO – WHAT – WHERE – WHEN – HOW – WHY?”

June 22nd, 2016
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
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Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. Social Security Alert – “File and Suspend” Deadline

April 12th, 2016
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
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Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. Recovers $150,000 In Attorneys’ Fees For Client

April 7th, 2016
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
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