In April 2015, the ISBA filed an amicus curiae brief in the Illinois Supreme Court suggesting it is improper for nonlawyers to represent corporations in contested case hearings before the City of Chicago’s Department of Administrative Hearings. The case is Stone Street Partners v. Chicago, Supreme Court No. 117720.

• Read the ISBA’s brief.
• Read the Court’s opinion.

ISBA Articles/Materials

• Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions (The Bar News, February 2017)
• Stone Street Partners v. Chicago – Nonlawyers Cannot Represent Corporations at Administrative Hearings (The Public Servant Newsletter, April 2015)