real estate broker license illinois

Please note that this article is targeted to people who think they need an Illinois lawyer.

Many people think that they need an Illinois lawyer. Some do, but some people don’t need an Illinois lawyer, they need an attorney in another state or no lawyer at all. Here are 10 common examples that we have come across:

You are going through a divorce and although you were married in Illinois , neither you nor your spouse currently lives in Illinois . To file for divorce in Illinois , one of the parties must have lived there for at least the last 90 days. In other words, just because you were married in Chicago doesn’t mean that you are getting divorced in Cook County.

You live in Peoria , but your father who passed away was a resident of California. If you are looking for a probate lawyer, you would want to find one in California, preferably close to where your father lived.

The Secretary of State in Illinois just suspended your Illinois driver’s license because you were suspended in Ohio for drunk driving. In order to get your Illinois license reinstated you need to clear up your problems in Ohio first and should look for a lawyer there.

An individual from Florida scammed you on eBay or another internet website and owes you money. You are best served by seeking a lawyer where the person you need to sue is located, in this case Florida ..

You had a back injury working as a laborer in Iowa , but live in Rock Island . You should not seek an Illinois workers compensation attorney unless you were hired in Illinois or your employment is based out of Illinois.

Although your employment is based out of Illinois , your non-compete agreement is subject to the laws of New Jersey where your company is based. Don’t hire an Illinois employment attorney, seek one in New Jersey.

Your child custody battle is currently filed in Michigan and the mom and your child live there. Not only would it not be a good idea to get an Illinois family law attorney- because they wouldn’t regularly appear before the Michigan judge who will be deciding this case -, you would also have to pay for the travel costs for your lawyer which would be thousands of dollars for every court appearance.

As the result of a car accident while on vacation in Texas , you broke your leg. The other driver was ticketed any you want to sue him. While an Illinois car accident attorney can negotiate on your behalf with an insurance company, they can’t file a lawsuit for you in Texas which is where the suit would have to be filed. As a result they will lose negotiation leverage and it might delay the time it takes to get a settlement.

You lent your friend in Chicago $400.00 and he hasn’t paid you back. While that case should be filed in Illinois , it wouldn’t be cost effective to hire a Chicago attorney over that amount of money. Go to the Daley Center and take your friend to small claims court.

After getting notice that your company was going to transfer you to Arizona , you bought a house in Tucson and you need someone to review the sales contract. Real estate lawyers in Illinois would not be familiar with Arizona laws. You need to seek an attorney there.

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Michael Helfand has been an Illinois attorney since 1997 and is founder of http://www.findgreatlawyers.com/docs/DoINeedLawyer.htm the leading resource for Illinois lawyer referrals and legal guidance.

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