I was fortunate enough to speak at the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce recently with my partner, Maria Schwartz. We spoke with small business owners about legal documents that people in business need to think about creating to not only help them succeed, but to give them peace of mind. We spoke about the importance of creating the proper corporate documents when they set up their company. They should have documents which spell out the relationships between partners and succ

This article is meant to be a refresher on how you bring a Confession of Judgment action. As any good lawyer will say, you need to start with the statute. Confession of judgment is found in 735 ILCS 5/2-1301(c). It states: “Except as otherwise related by this subsection(c), any person for a debt bonafide due may confess judgment by himself or herself or attorney duly authorized, without process.” Confessions of Judgments are allowed only in business and commercial transacti