Oswego, Illinois Divorce, Collaborative Law & Business Law Attorneys

Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP

195 Kendall Pointe Drive Suite 15
Oswego, Illinois 60543
USA

(312) 425-9933

www.meyerkreuzer.com

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Law Firm Overview

Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP strives to protect the interests of business owners, and individual clients, throughout Chicago and its suburbs from our offices in Wheaton, Chicago and Oswego.

We represent clients in a variety of legal practice areas including, banking, commercial litigation, business and corporate law, construction litigation, mergers and acquisitions, copyrights and trademarks, government contracts, employment and labor law, medical malpractice, and insurance defense, family law and estate planning.

Our corporate law attorneys represent a variety of clients in local and national industries. Some of the clients we represent include businesses ranging from construction contractors, manufacturers, service providers, hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, architects and other professionals, banks, and credit unions.

In addition to our corporate law practice, we also represent individuals, professionals, and homeowners in a variety of matters including asset protection, estate planning, real estate, divorce, and guardianship proceedings.

It does not matter the size of your business or the amount of money at stake in your case, our attorneys treat each client with the same respect and courtesy. We will sit down with you personally to explain the legal process and your options. Your lawyer should work as hard on your case as you would.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Credit Union and Bank Representation; Construction Litigation; Asset Protection Planning for Business Owners; Division of Property Including Finding Hidden Assets; Business Valuation Litigation; Spousal Support; Parenting Agreements; Child Relocation; Fathers' Rights; Grandparents' Rights; Guardianships; Modification and Enforcement of Orders

Practice Areas Description

The attorneys of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP focus on achieving your goals and protecting your rights in the following practice areas:

- Banking, Business Law and Related Services

The law firm of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP understands the necessity of protecting your company or practice from risk and disputes, and of safeguarding all of your assets. Our attorneys represent small- to medium-sized businesses and their owners in legal concerns involving:

· Asset Protection Planning for Business Owners

For a business owner or professional, it is important to create a strategy that shields your personal and business assets from liability because of a business slow-down or lawsuit. Failing to shield assets from liability could subject you to liens and forfeitures from creditors and courts. Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP can help you protect yourself from liability accruing to your business.

· Construction Litigation

As an experienced construction litigation law firm, Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP represents lenders, developers, suppliers, general contractors, subcontractors, and professionals in a variety of disputes throughout Chicago. We have successfully represented businesses in cases alleging personal injury or wrongful death, structural defects, and mechanical defects.

· Copyright and Trademark Protection

Protecting trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights is essential to ensure the competitive edge of your business. Distinguishing yourself from other business by use of unique logos and trademarks is a fundamental way to market your products and services.

· Credit Union and Bank Representation

The law firm of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP is a leader in credit union and bank representation in the Chicago area and its suburbs. Our practice concentrates on advising financial institutions about problems concerning daily operations and developing long-term strategies for success.

· Employment Law and Labor Disputes

Ensuring protection for your business against risk from employee and labor disputes requires an experienced attorney to draft thorough and effective agreements. If your business is faced with a workplace, employment discrimination, or labor dispute, call the Wheaton, Illinois, law firm of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP.

· Government Contracts

Competing against other businesses for government contracts involves understanding the complex regulations and processes required to submit a successful bid. Often competing against incumbent contract holders, small business owners need sound advice and a strong advocate in order for their voice to be heard.

· Medical Malpractice Cases

We advocate for the rights of medical professionals alleged to have committed medical malpractice and defend medical malpractice lawsuits. We represent health care professionals throughout Chicago and its suburbs from our offices in Wheaton, downtown Chicago, and nearby Oswego.

· Mergers and Acquisitions

If your company is considering undertaking a merger or acquisition, speak to an attorney of the Wheaton, Illinois, law firm of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP. We represent clients involved in the buying and selling of businesses and the drafting of initial proposals, bid packages, letters of intent, buy-sell agreements, and master and ancillary transaction documents for clients throughout Chicago and its suburbs from our offices in Wheaton, downtown Chicago, and nearby Oswego.

· Real Estate Transactions

Whether you are a residential or commercial real estate lessor, buyer, or seller, you need to protect your real estate investment and ensure that any transaction goes through without costly surprises. The Wheaton, Illinois, law office of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP represents property owners in a variety of real estate transactions and litigation disputes.

· Estate Planning and Asset Protection

An estate planning lawyer at Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP can advise you on the appropriateness of the following estate planning tools:

Wills: A legal will contains the instructions for the distribution of your property upon your death. A will ensures your property is inherited by your beneficiaries and not by statutorily defined people as determined by a judge.

Trusts: Trusts, which come in a wide variety of types, hold legal title to the property of one person for the benefit of that person or another party. There are a variety of trusts, such as charitable trusts, life insurance trusts, living trusts, asset protection trusts, and educational trusts.

Living Wills: These documents explain what medical treatment you prefer and whether you want life-saving medial treatments administered should you become unable to communicate your intentions.

Durable Powers of Attorney: These documents grant a designated person authority to act on your behalf in either financial or medical matters, or both, and will last beyond your incapacitation.

· Insurance Defense

The defense of an insurance claim requires the ability to negotiate and litigate a variety of legal disputes. Defending claims of bad faith, regulatory infractions, or compensation for auto accidents, premises liability, or other personal injuries require an aggressive defense. In a suit defending an insurance claim, contact a law firm experienced in insurance defense litigation, such as Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP, conveniently located in Wheaton, downtown Chicago, and nearby Oswego.

· Corporate Law

Depending on whether your business is just starting up or is well established, a corporate attorney from Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP can represent you during:

Business formation: including financing issues, buy-sell agreements, business entity choice, drafting of bylaws and articles of incorporation, and employment agreements
Business expansion and management: including mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate contracts, partnership agreements, employment agreements, and other employee issues
Dissolution of business: including sales of business capital, assessment of debts and assets, mergers, and transfers of shares
Labor disputes: union issues, employment agreements, noncompetition agreements, confidentiality agreements, collective bargaining agreements
Estate planning: including asset protection, business succession planning, estate tax issues, life insurance policies, and ownership issues

· Commercial Litigation

Whether you are a sole proprietorship or a director of a national corporation, protect your hard work and business investment during any lawsuit. Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP represents businesses and their owners facing commercial litigation. Contact an experienced commercial litigation attorney at Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP if your business faces a dispute such as: Shareholders' derivate suits, Trademark disputes, Unfair competition claims, Employment disputes, Mechanic's or broker's liens, Products liability claims, and Franchise disagreements.

- Family Law

We also provide full legal representation during a wide range of family law proceedings. We will help your family address legal issues through a wide range of avenues of resolution, including mediation, collaborative law, or litigation of your interests in court. You deserve to have a dedicated, professional attorney represent your interests in litigation. Some of the types of family law matters we handle include:

· Child Custody and Visitation

Whether you are married to the other parent of your child and are seeking a divorce, or have never been married, child custody is a sensitive issue that often causes a great deal of stress and anxiety. Our lawyers at Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP Link to Firm Overview strives to ease the uncertainty and emotions that custody matters often involve.

· Child Support

Whether it is in the context of a divorce or not, child support is a highly contested issue that many parents face. At the Illinois law office of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP, our lawyers provide representation to married and unmarried individuals that are seeking to establish the proper amount of child support for their children.

· Spousal Support

Not all divorce matters require alimony, but by talking to an experienced family law attorney you may be able to fully understand how spousal support payments may factor in to your divorce. Our attorneys at the law office of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP in Wheaton focus their attention on effectively advising family law clients and are fluent in the language of the spousal support laws in Illinois.

· Collaborative Law

There are many ways through which a family law matter may be resolved. In addition to other manners of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), such as mediation or arbitration, there is the traditional litigation way in which cases are taken to court. However, many families have discovered that leaving the decisions up to the judge is not in their best interests.

· Divorce

We have helped people through the divorce process throughout Chicago and its suburbs from our offices in Wheaton, downtown Chicago, and nearby Oswego. In order to reduce the time and money associated with a divorce or legal separation, to protect your privacy, and to ensure what is most important to you is fully considered, the law office of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP may recommend using divorce mediation to reach a settlement agreement.

· Paternity and Fathers' Rights

Frequently coinciding are the family law issues of fathers' rights and paternity. We at the law office of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP are committed to helping our clients understand their rights and seek the custody and support arrangements to which they are entitled. Below is additional information regarding fathers' rights and paternity. Though our firm does advocate for fathers' rights when necessary, we provide thorough and aggressive representation to parents, men or women, that are seeking an end to their family law case.

· Property Division

Homes, property, and physical possessions are not the only types of assets that are subject to division. Below are just some of the types of monetary assets and accounts that may be divided upon a divorce: Pensions; Retirement accounts; Stocks and bonds; 401K; Social Security disability benefits; IRA; and Health insurance.

· Prenuptial Agreements

Planning for a wedding is a stressful and chaotic time in an individual's, and couple's, life. There are many things to consider when getting married, including the assets and property you may be bringing into the marriage. Though it may be uncomfortable to consider that the marriage may end in divorce even before it begins, it is essential that you plan for and protect yourself against any unforeseen events.

· Grandparents Rights

Having a relationship with their grandparents is an important part of a child's upbringing. Whenever possible, our lawyers at Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP encourage parents to make their children available and work with the grandparents to arrange visitation schedules. Unfortunately, some grandparents must engage in a legal battle in order to see their grandchildren.

· Guardianships

Guardians are court-appointed individuals granted the legal authority to make decisions on behalf of individuals unable to care for or protect themselves. Elderly relatives, people with severe disabilities, and minors may be in a position to require the protection of a guardian.

· Mediation

One of the objectives of mediation is to minimize any additional animosity between the parties that the legal process may cause. We strongly believe that both sides must participate in order to reach a successful resolution through mediation. If one party is trying to intimidate the other or dominate the mediation proceedings, the mediation will be ended and the parties may be encouraged to seek a resolution through litigation.