Mike HusemanAug 27, 20203 minThe Facebook Lawyers Are Wrong AgainBy now everyone has heard about the aspiring police officer from Antioch who drove to Kenosha and killed two people. Predictably, my...
Mike HusemanAug 25, 20202 minEmergency Suspension of Liquor LicensesYesterday, the Governor announced that Will and Kankakee Counties — known as Illinois' Region 7 — will be rolling back to phase three of...
Mike HusemanJul 9, 20205 minSilence is GoldenSpeaking to the police, even for a little bit, can have serious consequences. If the police think you did something wrong, it can be...
Mike HusemanFeb 9, 20204 minAurora's "Habitual Drunkard" List is UnconstitutionalAurora maintains a list of "known habitual drunkards." Their names and photos are hung in bars and liquor stores and the city's liquor...
Mike HusemanJan 15, 20201 minCan a bar refuse to serve a pregnant woman?Let's assume that you are a bartender. A woman walks into the bar who is obviously pregnant and orders a double vodka on the rocks. Can...
Mike HusemanDec 16, 20192 minLLC Charging OrdersCharging orders are one of the more confusing areas of judgment enforcement law. Ordinarily, a judgment creditor would serve a citation...
Mike HusemanDec 13, 20192 minAffidavits of Want of KnowledgeWhen answering a plaintiff's complaint in litigation, the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure gives a defendant three options. He can either...
Mike HusemanSep 2, 20192 minAre facebook posts admissible in court?A Rockford, Illinois man was murdered in his driveway. A guy named Lorenzo Kent was arrested for the murder. At trial, the State...
Mike HusemanAug 24, 20192 minUtah Supreme Court allows woman to sue herself. Twice.Barbara Bagley was the common law wife of Bradley Vom Baur. (Common law marriages are recognized in Utah, but not in Illinois.) In...
Mike HusemanJul 29, 20192 minFinancial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disabilityThe Illinois Criminal Code was recently amended to include a new crime called "financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person...