Articles on Illinois collection and business law
Plain-English answers for creditors and businesses: how to collect a judgment, what to check before buying a debt portfolio, how wage deduction works, how to revive an old judgment, how to collect under an arbitration clause, and how business disputes and appeals actually move in Illinois.
How to Collect a Judgment in Illinois: A Creditor’s Step-by-Step Guide
A judgment is a court order that someone owes you money. Collecting it is a separate job. Here is how Illinois creditors do it, step by step.
Buying a Commercial Debt Portfolio in Illinois: What to Check Before You Pay
A portfolio is worth what can be collected from it. Six things to check before you pay for commercial debt in Illinois.
Your Contract Says “Arbitration.” Here Is How You Still Collect.
An arbitration clause changes where you file, not whether you can collect. The process from demand to award to judgment to enforcement.
Wage Deduction in Illinois: What Employers Must Withhold and What Creditors Can Expect
The 15% rule, the summons to the employer, the deduction order, and how long withholding continues under 735 ILCS 5/12-801.
Reviving a Judgment in Illinois: The Seven-Year and Twenty-Year Rules
Who needs to revive an Illinois judgment, how the petition works, and what revival does to liens and interest.
Personal Guaranties in Commercial Collections: When the Owner Is on the Hook
How a guaranty is enforced in Illinois, the defenses guarantors raise, and what your guaranty form should say before you need it.
Don’t Lose Your Appeal Before It Begins: The Critical Role of Post-Judgment Motions
[Attorney Advertising] Why You Can’t Jump Straight to the Appellate Court If you have just received an unfavorable verdict in an Illinois jury trial, your first instinct might…
Is Your Case Ready for Appeal? Understanding “Final Judgments”
[Attorney Advertising] The Golden Rule of Appeals: Waiting for the End If you disagree with a judge’s ruling during your lawsuit, your first instinct may be to file…
Saving Your Appeal: Why Pre-Trial and Post-Trial Motions Matter in Illinois
Attorney Advertising Don’t Lose Your Appeal Before It Begins: To successfully appeal a civil trial decision in Illinois, your trial attorney must properly preserve errors on the record.…