Where Civil Law Ends & Criminal Begins

In his November 2025 Illinois Bar Journal article, “Where Civil Law Ends & Criminal Begins,” Vadim A. Glozman calls attention to a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions drawing lines between bad or faulty business practices and criminal activity. What starts as a billing issue, regulatory inquiry, or business dispute, Glozman shows, can quickly escalate into something far more serious. A client forwards a grand jury subpoena. Days later, they’re calling about a target letter. The shift from civil or administrative concern to potential criminal exposure can be sudden, disorienting, and high stakes.

 Read the November Illinois Bar Journal’s article, "Where Civil Law Ends & Criminal Begins."