What Do Civil Litigation Lawyers in Chicago Do?
09/05/2018 ~ Tom Zimmerman
If you aren’t familiar with civil litigation lawyers in Chicago, you likely don’t fully understand their role. Litigation lawyers are also called litigators or trial lawyers, and manage and oversee all phases of litigation. At Zimmerman Law Offices, Thomas A. Zimmerman, Jr has represented a wide...
Obtaining and Defending Your Real Estate License
10/16/2017 ~ Tom Zimmerman
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) regulates professions in Illinois, including real estate professionals. If you’re interested in pursuing a career in real estate, there are a number of requirements established by the IDFPR that you must meet. To secure your ...
What You Need to Know About Consumer Rights
09/15/2017 ~ Tom Zimmerman
There was a time when consumers had virtually no rights to protect themselves against predatory business practices, but those days are in the past. In an address to Congress in March 1962, President John F. Kennedy set forth what he called the Consumer Bill of Rights. Since JFK’s pronouncement, ma...
Civil Litigation: What is it and How Can a Lawyer Help?
08/20/2017 ~ Tom Zimmerman
When two or more parties are engaged in a legal dispute seeking money or some remedy other than criminal sanctions, civil litigation is the result. The contending parties must often go to court for a trial so that a judge or jury can render a decision in the matter.
A lawyer who specializes in li...
The Four Divisions of IDFPR
07/18/2017 ~ Tom Zimmerman
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) licenses over one million professionals across 100 different industries. It helps to protect the public by making sure that professionals who require licensing, such as doctors, dentists, insurance companies, medical cannabis d...