People change, and so do companies. Companies get reorganized, shut down, merged, and dissolved. All manner of things can happen to a company that can change its legal status. If a corporation is no longer in existence, then the contracts it entered into might become...
Month: September 2020
Know what terms you need to address in your commercial lease
In the grand scheme of things, commercial leases are nothing more than contracts. They are binding, which means that those who break them can be taken to court and potentially face a judgment. Most people want to avoid the costs and headaches associated with these...
Do You Know Who You Are Dealing With? Get The Legal Business Name Of Your Customer
If you are entering in to a contract or a credit agreement by which you will be providing goods or services to another business, it is critical that you correctly identify your customer’s name on the contract and/or credit agreement. Don’t just accept the customer’s...
Mastering the art of debt collection for small businesses
Businesses want to be paid for their services. Residents and businesses in Chicago and other areas in Illinois might be interested advice about collecting debts that have been sustained by customers and business partners. Those who have extended credit and not been...
Preserving Evidence on Home Construction Cases
By Adam Whiteman, Commercial Collection Attorney Litigating a case for construction defects can be devastatingly expensive and time consuming for the homeowner and highly disruptive for the contractor‘s business. What the homeowner thought would be the construction of...
Whiteman Borden attorney coauthors book on mechanics lien law
Adam Whiteman is proud to be included as a Coauthor of Chapter 1 of the venerated treatise "Turner on Mechanic's Liens" by Howard Turner. The publication is a comprehensive guide for attorneys seeking to understand the complex intricacies of the Illinois Mechanic's...