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Date: 04/22/22 Author: Prime Law Group McHenry County Estate Planning Lawyers Winnebago County Estate Planning Lawyers When Should You Update Your Estate Plan? There are numerous reasons why someone would and should update their estate plans. Many may ask themselves, “when should I update my estate plan?” Though there are many reasons to update your estate plan, below are listed
https://youtu.be/q7lrNg_sGE8 Date: 04/19/22 Author: Attorney Nicole O’Connor Common Causes for Summer Auto Accidents Believe it or not, studies show that the risk for auto accidents increases during the summer months. For some Illinois residents, this may come as a shock. Individuals who call Illinois home are fully aware of the hazardous driving conditions that present themselves in the winter months. Though
Date: 04/14/22 Author: Prime Law Group McHenry County Real Estate Lawyers Winnebago County Real Estate Lawyers 5 Things to Do Before Selling Your Home 1. Tidy Up, Outside Like with most things in life, first impressions are key. Specifically, this is true in relation to homes that individuals wish to sell. Therefore, it is important for you to make sure
Date: 04/11/22 Author: Attorney Nicole O’Connor 3 Tips for Choosing the Right Personal Injury Lawyer To begin, personal injury can be defined as another’s negligence leading to the injury of a person. To clarify, negligence refers the failure to properly do something. For example, let’s say you slip and fall at a store where a wet spot is not marked. The
Date: 04/07/22 Author: Jake A. Leahy Published By: Prime Law Group, LLC Employers Beware: Recent Changes Create Major Roadblocks to Non-compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements in Illinois In recent years, non-compete agreements have become increasingly prominent as state legislators continue to make an effort to restrict their application to low-wage workers. Consistent with that trend, at the start of this year, new
Date: 04/06/22 Author: Prime Law Group McHenry County Estate Planning Lawyers Winnebago County Estate Planning Lawyers When Should I Start Estate Planning? Often, when people turn 18, they’re considered “legal adults” and will be responsible for their financials going forward. Depending on your situation, you may want to begin estate planning sooner than others. On the other hand, many may
Date: 04/04/22 Author: Attorney Jean Butler Explaining Collaborative Divorce Divorce can be a grueling situation which is both emotionally and financially taxing for those involved. Most often, the topic of divorce is met with negative connotations. Likewise, no person willingly or happily goes through the divorce process. Above all, divorce is something most want to avoid due to the hardships involved
Date: 03/31/22 Author: Prime Law Group Dealing with IDOT – 7 Tips that May Help Feel Like your Going Round and Round with IDOT? Below are 7 tips when dealing with IDOT in eminent domain issues. Eminent domain can be defined as the right of the government to take private land for public use. However, there are certain requirements IDOT (Illinois
When is the Probate Process Needed? Date: 03/25/22 Author: Attorney Andrew Mertzenich What is Probate? The probate process in Illinois is a court-supervised legal procedure that occurs after someone passes away. Furthermore, the main purpose of the probate process is to assure that a deceased individuals wished are upheld. The individual in charge of a deceased person’s probate case (known as
Types of Workers’ Compensation Claims in Illinois Date: 03/24/22 Author: Attorney Nicole O’Connor Workers’ Compensation To begin, workers’ compensation falls under personal injury and relates to an individual becoming injured at work. To clarify, workers’ compensation is a set of benefits allotted to workers which are injured at their place of employment. Illinois requires employers to have workers’ compensation insurance. However,