I filed a claim for unpaid overtime and the Illinois Dept of Labor sent a "Notice of Non Compliance"--but I was never paid.

This is why I urge almost all wage claimants to go to a lawyer BEFORE going to IDOL. Follow Mr. Friedman's advice right away.

I am a 3rd year law student - my fiance's parents are threatening to "report" me to the Bar - what can I do?

The fact you had to ask this question shows you are not thinking clearly about your situation. Enjoining speech is difficult. Enjoining...

Can I file a lawsuit against a law firm for not representing my wife correctly?

Civil Trials are scheduled a long time in advance. I think you are getting selective information from your wife. I understand the new little one...

When a person applies and receives FHA finance, will the legal status of the individual be stored in the Government database?

If "incorrect" means more likely to be approved, stay off the internet about it. In federal law that is bank fraud and in Illinois it can charged...

Who's choice governs an attorney's approach and methods in representing a client n a civil case.?

"Choice" and "Input" are not the same thing. Let me give you two examples: 1. Recently I had a case where the issue was the mental status...

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How large of a role does ethics play in the law?

OK, I totally realize this Q violates the TOS but I am, among other things a University Professor, and I love student initiative. Since I was a...

Conflict of interest

In general, no problem but there could be a specific collection scenario that creates a dead bang conflict. Each plaintiff gets a judgment against...

How much time will I do on parole, & where will the rest of the time I have over go?

Repeat question, I still think you will do 61days. Hope for your sake I am wrong.

Standard panel, no. But if you're a known user, who says you're going to get the standard panel?

Recently it was discovered that our employer had not disbursed our insurance funds to the insurance provider for the Flex Plan

This appears to be a duplicate question. Notify the police. This is either an internal theft FROM the Company or a wire/mail fraud by the...