*Repost from 2018* A Tale of Two Heroes May 28, 2018 This year’s Memorial Day post to honor our servicemen is from a very personal perspective-A Tale of Two Heroes. Two men who outwardly could not have been more different. One Living in Budapest attending gymnasium (the Hungarian equivalent of high school) and looking forward…
We Will Miss You! It is with bittersweetness that I am writing to announce that my 12 year Associate/Partner/Friend is leaving our law office. Tim decided he wanted to really go into public service so as of June 20th, he will be joining the ranks of the Cook County Public Defenders’ Office. So to all…
By: Timothy M. Black Google “Will Smith Assault” and you will come up with over 575 million results; Google “Will Smith Battery” and that number gets cut by almost 60% to yield just over 100 million results (at the time of publishing). By now, you are well aware of “the slap heard ’round the world.”…
*Repost from 2018* A Tale of Two Heroes May 28, 2018 This year’s Memorial Day post to honor our servicemen is from a very personal perspective-A Tale of Two Heroes. Two men who outwardly could not have been more different. … Continue reading →
We Will Miss You! It is with bittersweetness that I am writing to announce that my 12 year Associate/Partner/Friend is leaving our law office. Tim decided he wanted to really go into public service so as of June 20th, he … Continue reading →
By: Timothy M. Black Google “Will Smith Assault” and you will come up with over 575 million results; Google “Will Smith Battery” and that number gets cut by almost 60% to yield just over 100 million results (at the time … Continue reading →
Yesterday Lauralaw held their annual Staff Christmas party at their brand new gleaming offices! As a quick aside I wrote a post (which I lost somewhere in the Cloud) a few weeks back right before the big moving day saying … Continue reading →
by: Tim Black Anyone who has ditched their mask and gone outside in Chicago over the past two years knows that the odor of cannabis is everywhere. Since adult recreational use of cannabis was decriminalized at the start of 2020, … Continue reading →
As Lauralaw reopened their physical space on June 15th, and we welcomed back both our Lauralaw employees, and our clients for in person meetings, our beloved Maddy’s birthday gave us the perfect opportunity to continue a long time lauralaw tradition … Continue reading →
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, LauraLaw would like to wish everybody well and urge everyone who has the ability – to stay home. As law offices are deemed an essential service, there will be some (but … Continue reading →
By: Tim Black As promised, you can look to LauraLaw for continued updates on coronavirus court closures in the Chicagoland area during this period of social distancing and home confinement. To that end, the Circuit Court of Cook County has … Continue reading →
By: Tim Black Sometimes it takes a little Coronavirus Court Closures, a little social distancing, and a little working from home to realize how much you love your job. As I sit at my dining room table, surrounded by the mess … Continue reading →
Per Lexi Cortes of the Belleville News-Democrat, 36 people have been evicted from Granite City public housing projects in the years spanning 2014 to 2018 for violating the cities strict crime free housing ordinance. A number of these evictees saw … Continue reading →
