Civil Litigation

Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, refers to that branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals and/or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim. Generally, these are disputes that involve money, or requiring another party to do something or not do something. Examples are breach of contract actions, actions for injunctions, or cases in which the Court is asked to declare the rights of the parties.

Our civil litigation attorneys have represented individuals and small businesses throughout Illinois and Indiana in state, federal trial and appellate courts, prosecuting and defending suits which have included:

• Business and contract disputes
• Construction
• Partnership dissolutions
• Commercial and medical collections
• Eminent domain (condemnation) and zoning
• Promissory notes and security interests
• Trust litigation
• Real estate
• Banking
• Bankruptcy
• Creditor/debtor relationships

Members of our civil litigation team are Duane Hartman, Tom Macke, and Jeff Wrage.