A cautionary tale of personal property distribution: Though not the most fun topic to discuss, estate planning is essential to you and your family now. It's important to establish a distribution system that will benefit your family in the long run, and avoid potentially harmful fallouts with family when the time comes. Caren Lederer provides cautionary information on how to ensure your final wishes can be honored.

Lindsey Seeskin is solely focused on creating an outcome for her clients that will create a better future for them.

Golan Christie Taglia attorneys David Ben-Dov, Caren Lederer and Brittany Bermudez have been ranked in The Best Lawyers in America's 2024 edition.

The 2023 edition of the The Best Lawyers in America names David Ben-Dov, Margaret Christie and Caren Lederer to its 2023 Best Lawyers list.

In the Illinois First District Appellate Court, Caren A. Lederer and Katherine M. Oswald recently obtained an opinion clarifying the application and standards for enforcing no-contest clauses in a trust agreement.

The 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America names GCT’s Margaret A. Christie, Caren A. Lederer, Jeffrey C. Rambach and David M. Saltiel to its Best Lawyers list.

Golan Christie Taglia is delighted to announce the inclusion of 16 firm attorneys to the 2021 Leading and Emerging Lawyers lists for their outstanding work in a wide range of areas including Closely & Privately Held Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial and more.

In a year marked by a global pandemic, social strife and ongoing political uncertainty, business executives and leaders need to stay focused on what matters most.

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The Illinois Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson Act (the “Act”), was enacted to “educate unit owners, condominium associations, common interest communities, boards of managers and boards of directors” on their respective rights and obligations as imposed by the governing documents, such as bylaws. In response to “anecdotal accounts of abuses” by Associations in handling enforcement of their covenants and restrictions, the stated goal of the Act is to avoid mistakes and misunderstandings in interpreting the documents, which are both costly and divisive to these kinds of communities.

Business and personal lives move fast, and most of us agree there are just not enough hours in the day to attend to every detail. Checking the monthly bank statement for accuracy seems like the last thing on the list. Failing to do it, though, or assigning the task to an employee (especially one who can write checks) can leave you with little recourse if you are the victim of fraud.

Business disputes are a common (if unwelcome) part of operating any commercial enterprise and sometimes parties end up in court. Even if you believe a lawsuit is completely frivolous, attempting to ignore a legal proceeding is never a good idea. Once a judgment is entered, the creditor has a number of tools at its disposal to attempt collection. The most common is the Citation to Discover Assets and its cousin, the Third Party Citation. Served upon the Judgment Debtor – either by serving an officer of the company or by serving its Registered Agent – a Citation carries the full force of law.