Bankruptcy

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, and Foreclosure Defense.

• Chapter 13
• Chapter 7
• Collections & Repossessions
• Credit Disputes
• Chapter 11
• Business Bankruptcy
• Creditor Harassment
• Personal Bankruptcy
• Foreclosures

IL, Nov 1991
Bar Number: 6207458

Illinois does not provide specialty certifications.

Illinois State Bar and Northern District of Illinois Federal Bar.

Illinois State Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, and National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.

Not only do I attend continuing legal education seminars, but as with the other members of our firm, due to our expertise and reputation, we are often asked to speak at seminars on different topics. For example, twice in the last 2 months I have been invited to be a speaker to discuss options that homeowners have when falling behind in their mortgage and to discuss short sales wherein the lenders agree to reduce the pay-off amount when homeowners owe more on the mortgage loan than what the house is worth.

In so many instances clients have shown such gratitude to me for my services that it makes me glad I am a lawyer. Recently, I had a client who was in foreclosure and the court ordered auction sale date was in 2 days. I was able to put together and file an emergency motion in time. I was successful in getting a judge to hear the motion on such short notice and I was successful in getting the judge to extend the sale date 30 days over the objection of the bank's attorney. With the additional time granted, the client was given an opportunity to work out terms with his lender that he did not have before.

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Our firm has 4 attorneys with legal experience ranging from 15 years to over 30 years. Our firm counsels many clients who are struggling with financial hardships and in doing so we assist many clients with bankruptcies. I did my first bankruptcy back in 1991. Our firm has an additional attorney whose practice has been exclusively bankruptcy since 1977. Also, our firm does personal injury, worker's compensation, real estate, estate planning, and probate.

Our firm has 3 partners. Charles Newland, Stephen Newland, and Gary Newland. We are brothers who grew up in Arlington Heights. Chuck started his own practice in 1991 and later in 1991 I joined Chuck to create the law firm of Newland & Newland. In 1993, Gary joined the firm and the name changed to Newland, Newland & Newland. Since that time our firm has operated out of 2 main offices. We have one in Arlington Heights and one in Libertyville. To better serve our clients we also have satellite offices in Elgin and Crystal Lake.

Since forming our firm so many years ago, our practice has continued to grow. Most of our clients come to us from referrals from other satisfied clients and from other people in the field who are familiar with the quality of our service and who are aware of our tremendous reputation.

Due to our growth, our firm has taken on one of the most highly respected and experienced bankruptcy attorneys in the Chicago area, Richard Mann, as of counsel to the firm with over 30 years of bankruptcy experience to work with us on bankruptcy matters.

Our firm has 6 support staff members with tremendous experience that assist us in aiding our clients.

Prior to starting my own practice in 1991, I was employed at the law firm of Leonard M. Ring and Associates in Chicago. Mr. Ring's firm was considered by many to be one of the top personal injury firms in the nation. While there, I worked on large newsworthy cases such as major aviation disasters and the Tylenol poisonings case. Also while at Mr. Ring's firm, I provided legal services at the DePaul Legal Clinic to clients unable to afford an attorney.

Chyrel is our staff member that runs the bankruptcy department at our firm.

(847) 549-1902

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Evenings and weekend appointments are available by appointment.

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Spanish and Polish.

Libertyville, IL
1512 Artaius Parkway
Suite 300
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 549-0000

We offer very reasonable fixed rate fees for bankruptcy so that the client knows what the fees are before they retain us. Our fees are very reasonable, but may vary depending on the client's circumstances as all cases are unique in their own way. If you mention you saw us on Nolo at your initial consultation, we will offer you a $100 discount off our fee.

For some issues we offer hourly billing, but as most clients prefer flat fee rates, we usually do matters on a flat fee.

We offer free consultations to all clients. We do not put a time limit on bankruptcy consultations. We want the client to be as comfortable as possible and we do not want them to feel as if we are rushing them.

For bankruptcy cases, we only require a $250 retainer. However, if we need to do means testing to determine Chapter 7 versus Chapter 13 eligibility then we require a $500 retainer.