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List of Forms by Chapter
Chapter 1 — The Collection Action
II. Introduction
III. Pre-Suit Procedures
IV. Determining Whether To File Suit
V. Choosing a Remedy
VII. [1.50] Appearance and Answer
VIII. Discovery and Pretrial
IX. Appendix — Forms
Chapter 2 — Enforcement of Judgments
III. [2.3] Importance of a Final and Valid Judgment
IV. [2.7] Voluntary and Court-Approved Installment Plans
V. Calculation of Interest and Court Costs and Assessment of Attorneys’ Fees for Postjudgment Actions
VI. Wage Deduction Order
VII. [2.34] Nonwage Garnishment
VIII. [2.42] Citation To Discover Assets
X. [2.76] Duties of Garnishees, Employers, and Third-Party Respondents
XI. [2.88] Levies Against Personal Property and Real Property and Foreclosure of Judgment Lien Against Real Estate
XIV. [2.111] Appendix — Forms
Chapter 3 — Enforcing Security Interests and Liens on Personal Property
I. Scope of Chapter
II. Enforcing Rights Under Security Interests and the Uniform Commercial Code
III. [3.20] Enforcing Rights Under Statutory Liens
V. Appendix — Forms
Chapter 4 — Equitable Remedies
II. Discussion of Precedent in Collections Litigation
III. Fraudulent Conveyances
IV. [4.17] Charging Orders
V. Constructive Trusts
VI. Piercing the Corporate Veil
VII. Successor Liability
VIII. Accounting
IX. Lis Pendens
Chapter 5 — Replevin, Detinue, and Attachment
I. Replevin
III. Attachment
IV. Appendix — Forms
Chapter 6 — Claims and Remedies Against Defunct Corporations, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associates
II. Claims and Remedies Against Defunct Corporations and Related Parties When Corporate Entity Is Still in Existence
IV. [6.11] Remedies Available Against Officers, Directors, Shareholders, and Others
VI. Claims Against a Partnership and/or Its Partners
Chapter 7 — The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
IV. [7.4] What Are the Prohibitions, Requirements, and Standards of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act?
V. Some Initial Issues To Analyze When Presented with a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Claim
Chapter 8 — Creditors’ Rights in Bankruptcy
II. [8.2] Collecting from Troubled Debtors; Prebankruptcy
III. When the Debtor Has Filed Bankruptcy
IV. Creditor Actions Not Halted by a Bankruptcy
V. Modifying the Automatic Stay
VI. Filing a Claim
VII. Confirmation
VIII. Reaffirmation Agreements
IX. [8.63] Lease Claims and Executory Contracts
X. [8.69] Nondischargeability and Denial of Discharge
XI. Discharge
Chapter 9 — Evictions and Distress for Rent
Chapter 10 — Registration of Judgments and Registration of Foreign Judgments, Federal Judgments, and Judgments Entered in Another County in Illinois
I. [10.1] Revival of Judgments
II. [10.13] Registrations of Judgments Entered Outside Illinois
III. Appendix — Sample FormsJeffrey A. Albert is a Managing Partner of Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, a regional creditors’ rights and debt collection law firm. Albertrepresents a variety of creditor clients in both commercial and consumer collection matters, including financial institutions, finance companies, municipalities, online lenders, debt purchasers, and businesses of all sizes. He is a Past President of the Illinois Creditors Bar Association and a member of both the National and Illinois Creditors Bar Associations. Albert received his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law and his B.A. from the University of Michigan.
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Maria A. Diakoumakis is an associate in in the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors' Rights Practice Group and a member of the Business Services, Commercial Lending, Consumer Financial Services, and Financial Industry Group at Dykema Gossett PLLC, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on business services, creditors’ rights, and commercial lending. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), and the Hellenic Professional Society of Illinois, as well as being a member of the Hellenic, Chicago, and Illinois State Bar Associations. Ms. Diakoumakis earned her B.S. with highest honors from DePaul University and her J.D. cum laude from The John Marshall Law School, where she was an editor of the Law Review.
Cindy M. Johnson is a Managing Member at Johnson Legal Group, LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses on creditors’ rights in bankruptcy and postjudgment enforcement. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, the Illinois Creditors Bar Association, and the Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association and was appointed to the panel of Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees for the Northern District of Illinois in 2014. Ms. Johnson received her BA with honors from the University of Chicago and her JD from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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Robert G. Markoff is a founding Partner and currently serves as Senior Counsel at Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, and has practiced commercial and consumer collections, and judgment enforcement law for 48 years. Markoff has written or negotiated every legislative update to the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure in the area of judgment enforcement since 1996. He serves on the Illinois Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission’s Consumer Debt Committee and Small Claims Forms Subcommittee. He is also the Founding President of the Illinois Creditors’ Bar Association, a Past President of the National Creditors’ Bar Association, and a Past Chair of IICLE®. Markoff received his B.A. with high honors and distinction from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from DePaul University.
Steven A. Markoff is a Managing Partner at Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, and concentrates his practice on the representation of creditors in commercial and consumer debt collection matters. Markoff is a Past President of the National Creditors Bar Association and a member of the Illinois State and Illinois Creditors Bar Associations. He earned his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law.
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Todd P. Stelter is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on defendants in consumer law, legal malpractice, and defense matters. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Stelter earned both of his B.A.s from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago Law School, where he was a member of the Loyola Law Journal.
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Jonathan R. Walton is an attorney at BatesCarey LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on insurance coverage. He is the Chair of the 31st Annual American Bar Association TIPS ICLC Midyear Meeting and has been named a Rising Star (2022) by Super Lawyers. Walton received his J.D. magna cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was the Notes and Comments Editor for the Law Review and a Kent Legal Scholar.
Andrew E. Weissman serves as counsel with Legamaro Banipal LLP, in Chicago, where he represents foreign and domestic corporations (both public and private), partnerships, individuals, and trusts in the analysis, structuring, and negotiation of corporate and real estate transactions, leveraged buyouts, investment fund formation, reorganizations, debt placement, restructuring, consolidation, and similar transactions. He earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
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