The Law Blog - Joseph P. McCaffery & Associates
Firm lawyers and guest blawggers post on a variety of legal topics.
Author: Joseph P. McCaffery is the principal, Daniel O. Stamm a is senior associate, and Colin F. Carr and Mickelle Olawoye are associates at Joseph P. McCaffery & Associates, which has offices in Chicago and Aurora, Ill.
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Recent Posts from The Law Blog - Joseph P. McCaffery & Associates
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The Government Can - Tim Hawkins
Just a little something we thought you'd enjoy. Tim says it all....
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JPMA Clerks Pass Bar - Meet Our Three New Lawyers
Our heartfelt congratulations go out to three members of our JPMA team who today received their results of the Illinois Bar Exam taken this summer...
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Chicago Cloutmeisters Sing Out
In 1969 one man, Michael Shakman, took a stand against political patronage in Chicago. Shakman's efforts resulted in the Shakman Decrees but 40 years after his initial efforts, Chicago still suffers the effects of political…
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Barriers to Justice: Language
Language barriers must be overcome for justice to be served. Bilingual and multi-lingual attorneys are a must in a fair court system.
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Whose House is It Anyway?
Banks are walking away from foreclosed properties, leaving neighborhoods devastated by abandoned homes and placing homeowners, who thought their property had been taken away, with financial obligations often beyond the deficiencies of their loans.
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When Your Case is a Train Wreck, Get Experienced Counsel
What makes train wrecks more complicated than other personal injury, wrongful death or property damage matters? First, the laws and jurisdictions governing intermodal transportation companies differ from those which govern other industries. Further complicating matters…
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Buyers’ Revenge or What’s Mine is Mine?
“Buyers’ Revenge” - homeowners in foreclosure are removing appliances, fixtures and other amenities from their foreclosed-upon homes. In some cases – short of trashing property – we suggest this isn’t revenge but, rather, making the…
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Faux or Fraud? Extreme Home "Staging" in the Real Estate Crisis
A trend in marketing homes for sale – temporary residents to give a home a “lived in” feel – is raising legal questions. “Faux homeowners,” as they are called in a recent Wall Street Journal…
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"No Refusal" Back in Kane for Another Holiday
The Daily Herald reports SA John Barsanti and crew are giving "No Refusal" one more shot, despite the questions of legality of the sting operation...
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Appeal Filed Today in "You Tube" Divorce: Smith v. Walsh-Smith
An appeal was filed today in the New York State Supreme Court in the matter of Smith v. Walsh-Smith, one of the most publicly covered divorce cases of 2008. Attorneys for Tricia Walsh Smith...