{"id":4889,"date":"2015-04-02T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4889"},"modified":"2019-10-28T10:35:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:35:10","slug":"attorneys-lien-must-served-defendant-merely-defendants-attorneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/attorneys-lien-must-served-defendant-merely-defendants-attorneys\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney\u2019s Lien Must Be Served on the Defendant, Not Merely on the Defendant\u2019s Attorneys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois Appellate Court has affirmed a Cook County trial judge\u2019s order regarding the effect of an attorney\u2019s lien notice sent to a defendant\u2019s attorneys rather than the defendant directly.<\/p>\n<p>Randy Brown was the owner and operator of a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harold's_Chicken_Shack\">Harold\u2019s Chicken Shack<\/a> in suburban Broadview, Ill., until Jan. 15, 2009. On that date, the building\u2019s roof collapsed, and the restaurant was destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>The building was leased to Brown by Tap Investment LLC. It was managed by Universal Realty Group. Tap and Universal were defendants in this case. Brown sued both companies and their principals. His lawsuit was filed on Aug. 2, 2010, and the complaint was signed by a lawyer with the law firm representing Brown. The law firm was based in Naperville, Ill.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/attorneys-lien-must-served-defendant-merely-defendants-attorneys\/#more-4889\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois Appellate Court has affirmed a Cook County trial judge\u2019s order regarding the effect of an attorney\u2019s lien notice sent to a defendant\u2019s attorneys rather than the defendant directly. Randy Brown was the owner and operator of a Harold\u2019s Chicken Shack in suburban Broadview, Ill., until Jan. 15, 2009. 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