DuPage Civil Litigation Attorneys at O'Flaherty Law

DuPage Civil Litigation Attorneys | Dispute Resolution Lawyers, DuPage County

Our DuPage County civil litigation attorneys will work hard to achieve an efficient, cost-effective outcome for your matter while aggressively protecting your rights. Our trained litigators have extensive experience in federal disputes involving fraud, defamation, negligence, commercial litigation, breach of contract, disputes between business partners, employment disputes, landlord/tenant disputes and evictions, construction law, and homeowners association disputes.

Top 3 Qualities to Look for in Your Attorney

Your attorney should not speak in legalese.

Finding an attorney that is a “real person” can be difficult. Many attorneys surround themselves almost exclusively with other attorneys and are accustomed to speaking in ivory tower legalese. You should be able to connect with your attorney on a personal level, and he or she should speak to you in plain language that you can understand. You will be working very closely with this person on issues that are very important to you. It is important that he or she be down-to-Earth and someone that you connect with.

Your attorney should be accessible.

The most common complaint that clients have of their attorneys is that the attorney is unreachable, does not communicate with them regularly, or does not promptly return your calls. Your attorney should reach out to you about your case regularly and respond within 24 hours to calls and e-mails. An open line of communication between you and your attorney is essential to building trust.

Your attorney should be realistic with you about costs and outcomes.

Your attorney’s goal should not be to win at all costs. Rather, it should be to achieve a favorable outcome for you as efficiently as possible. It is important that your attorney set realistic expectations at the outset as to the costs you should expect, concerns that the attorney has about the outcome of your case, and the length of time that you should expect your case to take.

‍Regardless of the nature your case, we have an experienced attorney who will focus on your individual needs. Our team of attorneys works closely together, bringing each of their different fields of experience to bear in order to optimize our client care.

DuPage Civil Litigation Attorneys

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Please contact our friendly DuPage Civil Litigation Attorneys at our nearest location to schedule a consultation.

O'Flaherty Law of Naperville

1515 Legacy Cir., Ste. 1

Naperville, IL 60563

(331) 330-7466

info@oflaherty-law.com

Meet the Owner

I am personally committed to ensuring that each one of our clients receives the highest level of client service from our team. Our mission is to provide excellent legal work in a cost-effective manner while maintaining open lines of communication between our clients and their attorneys. Many of our clients are going through difficult times in their lives when they reach out to us. They should feel comfortable leaning on the experience and knowledge of our attorneys as their counselors and advocates. We are here to help!

- Attorney Kevin O'Flaherty, Owner

In the following Learn About Law video, DuPage civil litigation attorney Kevin O'Flaherty covers Motions to Dismiss under Illinois law.

Motions To Dismiss In DuPage County Civil Litigation

Our DuPage civil litigation lawyers further explain Motions to Dismiss in the following companion article.

Litigation cases begin with the filing of Complaints. A
Complaint specifies a cause of action and the civil law that has been
violated. It also outlines the damages that the Plaintiff is entitled
to.

The defendant then has two choices once the Complaint has been served:

They can admit or
deny the allegation listed in the Complaint and raise defenses by filing an
Answer to the Complaint; or
File a Motion to
Dismiss. This states that the Complaint is defective, has no merit
or there is another affirmative matter that requires the case to be
dismissed.

In this video, DuPage County litigation attorney Kevin O'Flaherty discusses the written discovery phase of civil litigation.

The Written Discovery Phase of Litigation Explained

In this article, our DuPage County civil litigation
attorneys discuss the steps to obtaining written discovery.

Written discovery consists of four primary types of documents:

Written
interrogatories;
Requests
for production of documents;
Requests
for admission of facts; and
Third party
subpoenas

Typically, each side will initially object to portions of the discover requests, particularly when:

the discovery request seeks information that is not relevant to the case;
the discovery request is overly broad (i.e., not narrowly tailored to discovering only relevant information);
the discovery request is unduly burdensome (i.e., the burden of gathering the information sufficiently outweighs the relevance of the information); or
the requested information is subject to attorney/client or some other privilege.

In this legal education video, DuPage County litigation lawyer Kevin O'Flaherty explains motions for summary judgment in civil litigation.

DuPage County Motions For Summary Judgment Explained

For this supplemental article, our DuPage County civil defense
attorneys discuss motions for summary judgment in detail.

These motions request that a court rule on some or all of
the issues in your case without having a trial. Theses are typically
granted if there is no genuine issue of material fact and judgment is
appropriate as a matter of law. We also explain the process for deciding
motions for summary judgment, including briefing by both sides and oral
arguments during the court hearing.

Read the full article by our DuPage County litigation attorneys
explaining motions for summary judgment in DuPage County civil litigation.

DuPage Civil Litigation Attorneys | Dispute Resolution Lawyers, DuPage County

Top 3 Qualities to Look for in Your Attorney

Your attorney should not speak in legalese.

Your attorney should be accessible.

Your attorney should be realistic with you about costs and outcomes.

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