A limited liability company (LLC) is generally lauded as a flexible business entity that provides the limited liability of a corporation with the tax attributes of a partnership (flow-through, not double, taxation). Flexibility is another oft-cited hallmark of the LLC form as its members can be one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships or even other …
Category Archives: Civil Procedure
Attorneys’ Liens, Contingency Fee Agreements and Quantum Meruit Recovery – An Illinois Case Note
In a prior post (http://paulporvaznik.com/tag/retaining-lien), I discussed the common law retaining lien, which allows an attorney to keep a client’s papers and property as security for the payment of past due fees. Another legal device at a lawyer’s disposal to encourage payment is the statutory attorneys’ lien, codified in Illinois at 770 ILCS 5/1. Grane …
“But, But I’m So Busy!!” (What To Do When You’re Appointed Counsel in Federal Civil Rights Case – A 10-Step Guide)
I had barely finished congratulating myself on my Federal Trial Bar acceptance when I received a cryptic email from the Northern District’s electronic filing system. The late Judge Hibbler (perhaps the nicest judge I’ve ever been before) had appointed me to represent a pro se plaintiff – an Illinois inmate – in a Section 1983 action against …