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Challenging a De Facto Administrative Review: Objecting to Any Sua Sponte Review of an Administrative Agency by a Circuit Court When No Administrative Review Complaint Has Been Filed By Hon. Alon Stein Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, February 2026 If you are faced with a situation where a circuit court is seeking to review administrative actions that would undo favorable rulings issued by an administrative agency, you should consider objecting on the grounds that the circuit court lacks jurisdiction to examine whether an administrative agency has followed its procedures, especially if an administrative review complaint has not been filed.
Settling Cases by Consent Judgment By Hon. Alon Stein Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, February 2026 Yes, you do have settlement authority and you are negotiating in good faith if the only thing your client can offer at a pretrial settlement conference is a consent judgment!
You Can Run but Can’t Hide: Service via Social Media, Email, and Text Messages By Hon. Alon Stein & Hon. Yolanda Sayre Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, February 2026 Have you ever had that elusive defendant that was dodging service? How amazing would it be if you could text the summons and complaint to that defendant or serve him or her via Facebook through an account where he or she had continuously posted pictures of their lavish vacation? The good news is: you can!
The top 10 causes of action in Illinois securities litigation: What a non-securities lawyer needs to know about securities law By Alon Stein, Leslie A. Blau, & Daniel J. Harty Administrative Law, April 2004 A 62-year-old widow tells her broker that she is interested in investing the $250,000 that she obtained from her husband's life insurance policy.

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