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By Attorney Jackie Schmidt If you are a union member and your grievance has been advanced to arbitration. What should you expect next? Pre-Hearing: At this point, your employer has denied your grievance and any contract violations alleged within. Your union decided to advance your grievance to ar...

By Attorney Sarah Albert and Attorney Antonio Flores  Talking about finances and property distribution with family can be difficult, but it's always best to have a plan in place in case the unexpected happens. CTM Legal Group can assist with the often overlooked task of estate planning. A last wi...

By Attorney Rohail Salman There are many laws that provide tenants with options if their landlord violates their rights. For example, if the tenant informs the landlord of a necessary repair and the landlord refuses to fix it within the required timeframe, the tenant can withhold a portion of the...

CTM Legal Group was proud to host the 43rd General Assembly Meeting for the Alliance of Business Lawyers (ABL) in Chicago, Illinois from September 28 – October 1, 2022.  The 45 delegates from 22 different member firms gathered in the Windy City, along with representatives from the Chicago busines...

By Attorney Bradley Fuller Pursuing a career in health care is noble, exciting, and potentially quite lucrative.  In the current Covid era, CNAs, personal medical aids, and home health care assistants are in extremely high demand.  However, many people who aspire to serve in these occupations are...

By Attorney Sarah Albert Illinois has an abundance of fantastic public schools across many districts. But if your child is enrolling into a new school district and must submit proof of residency within that district, there are a few things you should be prepared to provide. As school districts ta...

By Paralegal Emma Sliwinski In my blog post from January 26, 2022, I discussed the importance of mitigation in DUI and traffic cases. However, the process of mitigation does not apply exclusively to these two types of legal matters. When an individual has been charged with a misdemeanor as minor ...

The court system can be as equally daunting as it is confusing, especially when minor children are involved. Although some may be familiar with the term “Guardian ad Litem” in some way or another, for many the concept of a Child Representative and an Attorney for the Child are foreign. So, what i...

By Attorney Angie Reed Many Illinoisans celebrated in 2020 when marijuana became legal for recreational use for adults over the age of 21. With legalization came a new crop of dispensaries and an ability to buy a once-illicit product over the counter like any other purchase. Although it's easy en...

By Attorney Sarah Albert As mask mandates come to an end, so do certain regulations put into place by Governor J.B. Pritzker that were aimed at relieving stressors related to housing insecurity during the global pandemic. The Illinois Rental Payment Program (ILRPP) deployed $1.1 billion in fundin...

On this page we will be updating our clients and the public concerning legal developments of interest pertaining to the COVID-19/Coronavirus outbreak. April 28, 2022 "Change in Eviction Laws Placed During COVID-19" As mask mandates come to an end, so do certain regulations put into place by Gover...

By Attorney Devon DeMarco  Imagine that you come home from work and are flipping through your mail. You see an envelope from DCFS, the Department of Children and Family Services. You think nothing of it and leave it in the pile along with other junk mail, assuming it is some type of request for a...

By Attorney Conor Grealish As many renters in Chicago know, the end of a lease raises levels of anxiety. Tenants must ask themselves: will my landlord renew my lease? Will I have to pay more rent to stay in the neighborhood I have lived in for years? Or will I have time to find affordable housing...

By Attorney Matt Carpenter  Back in August, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo to the Board's regional offices in which she signaled the potential return to a long dormant standard related to an employer's bad faith refusal to recognize potential bargain...

By Attorney Edward Abramson The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present a public health crisis as we start 2022 off with the Omicron variant and sporadic surges in infections. State, Federal, and local governments continue to adjust to the new normal and have worked to limit the spread and severit...

By Law Clerk Emma Sliwinski  DUI's, misdemeanor, and felony traffic violations can throw one's driving privileges into grave jeopardy; they can lead to a year-long suspension of one's driver's license or even the permanent revocation of his or her driving privileges in the State of Illinois. As a...

By Attorney Cassandra Voissem To pursue a case for medical malpractice in Illinois, it is not as simple as hiring an attorney and filing a case. There are additional requirements which involve a longer presuit investigation process necessitated by statute. 735 ILCS 5/2-622. First Step: Collecting...

By Attorney Angie Reed In Cook County, there are various traffic citations for moving violations that require drivers to appear in court. Drivers often believe that showing up to court and paying the fine is the end of their responsibility. Some drivers think that the time invested in fighting a ...

CTM Legal Group is pleased to announce that Cara Anthaney, Bradley Fuller, Lauren Goyette and Richard Miller have all been named Partners. Each has demonstrated exceptional legal ability, a commitment to the firm and a dedication to the continued growth of their fellow attorneys and staff. They j...

By Attorney Edward Abramson Since March 12, 2020, Illinois has been in a state of emergency and the Governor has utilized successive 30-day Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamations to provide the State additional tools for handling the effects of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic and associated var...

By Attorney Bradley Fuller Testifying in court or at a deposition can be a deeply stressful experience.  Being subjected to cross-examination questions is a particularly unfamiliar and tense circumstance. However, by adhering to the following general guidelines, one can greatly reduce the anxiety...

By Attorney Angie Reed  During the recent COVID-19 Pandemic, the Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse (555 W. Harrison St.) has suspended all in-person court appearances, except for initial filing for Petitions for Emergency Orders of Protection (EOP) and Petitions for Emergency Stalking/No-C...

By Attorney Conor Grealish Good news for tenants residing in Cook County!  The Cook County Board of Commissioners recently passed a new ordinance called the Cook County Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance (“CCRTLO”) that offers extra protections to most tenants in Cook County.  The CCRTLO a...

CTM Legal Group has recently brought on new talent to our team of attorneys and staff.  The new attorneys bring on a wealth of experience and proficiency in legal matters that build upon our already diverse and knowledgeable team of attorneys. Attorney Devon DeMarco was an assistant state's attor...

By Attorney Indu Malhi Marriage-based green card petitions are carefully scrutinized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Marriage-based petitions have special priority and allow immigrant spouses to live, work, and study in the U.S. legally. One of the most significant reasons t...