Category: Civil Practice & Procedure, Personal Injury |
To achieve success in a civil action, the practitioner must know in the beginning which parties to the action are appropiate as well as how, when, and where to bring the lawsuit. This handbook guides the practitioner through the procedural maze of commencing a civil action in Illinois, covering such issues as the attorney-client relationship; development of the case on facts and law; settlement; jurisdiction of the subject matter; venue and forum non conveniens; limitations; pleadings; original process and appearance;interpleader;third-party practice;motions, affidavits, and orders; and adding and/or substituting new parties.
Chapter 1 — The Attorney-Client Relationship
Andrew J. Keyt and Tobin J. Taylor, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Peoria
Chapter 2 — Development of the Case on Facts and Law
Stephen D. Phillips and Terrence M. Quinn, Phillips Law Offices, Chicago
Chapter 3 — Settlement
Kenneth F. Werts and Julie A. Webb, Craig & Craig, Mt. Vernon
Chapter 4 — Jurisdiction of the Subject Matter
Richard C. Huettel, Heather F. Pfeffer, and Lindsay Drecoll Brown, Cassiday Schade LLP, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Venue and Forum Non Conveniens
Panos T. Topalis, Tribler Orpett & Meyer, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 6 — Limitations
Sean P. Murray, Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 7 — Pleadings
Kevin R. Sido and David A. Sorensen, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, and Adria East Mossing and James P. Navarre, Mossing & Navarre, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Original Process and Appearance
Marc A. Taxman and Julie Levinson Pustilnik, Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 9 — Interpleader
Timothy J. Ritchey, Peck Bloom, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 10 — Third-Party Practice
John F. Watson, Craig & Craig, Mattoon
Chapter 11 — Motions, Affidavits, and Orders
Richard H. Chapman, Clark Hill PLC, and James L. Oakley, Thompson Coburn LLP, Chicago
Chapter 12 — New Parties
David A. Nilles, Douglas M. Sinars, and Megan S. Slowikowski, Matushek, Nilles & Sinars, L.L.C., Chicago
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