I had a friend call me today. Her sister-in-law's car was repossessed last week, and she missed 6 months of mortgage payments. A quick...

Love is in the air. Between Christmas and Valentine’s Day, there is a surge of wedding proposals. There is also a surge in purchasing...

I love trial work. It's why I became a lawyer. However, 90-95% of cases are settled before trial. It makes sense because trials are...

Last month, my partner Abe Brustein and I went to Taft High School on the Northwest Side of Chicago to talk to Senior high school...

I spoke at the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Women In Law meeting on evolving your law practice. The attendees were...

This week I hosted a woman’s club at my home. The club raises money to be used at the grade school for fine art extras. The women meet...

Recently, Julia spoke to high school students at Ridgewood High School as part of C.A.R.E.Chicago. CARE stands for Credit Abuse...

As part of my work here at DiMonte and Lizak, I file bankruptcy petitions for individuals and businesses. When I tell people what I do,...

When you cannot pay your bills, eventually you may be sued. Once you are sued, and a judgment is entered against you, a creditor can use...

When you enter into a contract with another party, you expect the other party to do what they say they will - to repaint your house, to...