Wrongly reported incident by the cop and the lady who my dad hit (because of a flat tire) and wrongly given ticket/citation.

There is no language for which Cook County does not have an official translator. Support your Dad emotionally and let his lawyer make the legal...

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My employer/landlord takes my LINK card every month as 'part of my rent' because he provides my meals.

You are as likely to get into trouble as them but their behavior is more reprehensible than yours. Try to find a plaintiff's employment lawyer...

Do I need an attorney if an employee is suing me?

I'm assuming, when you say "sued" you mean direct lawsuit and not a DOL wage claim case. You can't afford NOT to have a lawyer for more reasons...

Follow the fine advice of the other excellent lawyers on this thread. I daresay the only way Illinois Authorities would seek International...

I helped friends with there foreclosure and an attorney lied for a year to me. Can I sue him?

You had no attorney-client relationship with the atty. You had no contract with the attorney. You had no privity with the atty. Thus, you have...

What Class does this Residential Burglary make? and is it Aggravated?

Burglary is the simplest of legal theories. Unauthorized entry I to a something withy he intent to commit a theft or any felony. It is a class 2,...

Will a written confession after being advised of Miranda hold up in court.

The problem isn't the admissibility of the confession. The problem will be a corpus delecti-- quite literally the body of a crime. There has to...

I missed a court date for a speeding ticket and then was arrested. Can my employer post my mug shot in the break room?

As Usual, Mr. Taylor has nailed it. In Illinois that Tort is called "Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress." Since the employer has let...

My husband has an afflac account and the company takes out the premium weekly.and the employer has not paid afflac.is this fraud

Assuming your facts are accurate, This is, at a minimum, an ERISA violation and a wage and hour violation. Cancelling AFLAC is probably the wrong...

Do public defenders work as hard for their clients as a private attorney would?

The spread of talent and energy among public defenders, in my opinion mirrors the spread among private practitioners. A private lawyer can usually...