Avoid Mistakes When Planning and Filing Illinois Bankruptcy Cases

The best-planned bankruptcy cases go unnoticed. A few debtors glide through the system without attracting attention and receive full discharges in record time. Luck is not involved, but rather each successful debtor begins planning strategically a few weeks or months in advance. These debtors know something that you don’t.

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Illinois Bankruptcy Laws - State Bar Association

The state bar provides contact information for city and county bars associations that maintain local listings of lawyers who specialize in Illinois bankruptcy law. The state bar also provides instructions for filing grievances against lawyers. In general, all lawyers are governed by professional rules of conduct. These rules specifically regulate disclosures which lawyers must provide clients regarding fees, fee agreements, and work performed. Also, a reasonable standard of care must be honored by all attorney while representing clients. Should work performed fall below a reasonable standard of care, attorneys may be subject to grievances, civil liability, or both.

Illinois Bar Center
424 S. Second Street
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: (217) 525-1760

Website: Illinois State Bar

The most common grievance filed is based upon failure to return phone calls. State bar associations routinely sanction or reprimand attorneys who do return client phone calls. State Bar rules require all lawyers to adequately inform clients about case progress, new developments, and changed circumstances. A violation of this duty, if no actual harm is caused to the client, usually results in a private reprimand for a first offense. An offense based on negligent behavior which directly harms a client may be actionable in a private civil lawsuit for damages.

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