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Very interesting case regarding the Texas tax deed process.
We found this interesting case on the Texas tax deed process. It’s a very different process than the one used in Illinois. Please click...
Mar 1, 2012
Article: Adventures in Tax Certificate Purchases
We found this article from chicagotribune.com to be pretty interesting: By Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune reporter 6:29 p.m. CST,...
Feb 22, 2012
Refinancing and Title Insurance Fees
This is a great article for those looking to refinance while interest rates are low. From inmannews.com: BY JACK GUTTENTAG, FRIDAY,...
Feb 21, 2012
Cook County Property Tax Website Updates
Seems like Cook County is making changes to its website that were long overdue: Come April, Cook County property owners will be able to...
Feb 20, 2012
McCarthy to Speak at Tax Deed Seminar at Chicago Bar Association
On February 8th 2012, Partner Emmett McCarthy will speak at the Chicago Bar Association about the law that governs the real estate tax...
Jan 27, 2012
Flamm and Stanko Recover Millions for Property Lost to Tax Deed
Our firm was retained to recover a valuable parcel of real estate in Lake County, Illinois, that had been lost to a tax deed. The owner...
Jan 9, 2012
Firm Resolves Contested Business Dissolution
Dissolution of a business can be as emotional as a divorce. Two individuals who had been co-owners of a business for more than 25 years...
Jan 9, 2012
McCarthy Resolves Tricky Real Estate Tax Problem
The firm was retained by banks that had made mortgage loans on individual condominium units. Unknown to the banks, real estate taxes for...
Jan 9, 2012


Voter Suppression Efforts Defeated
Our firm was retained by the Lake County Democratic Party to defend a lawsuit filed by the opposing party one week before the November...
Nov 25, 2008


Appellate Court Holds that Tax Deed Order Should Be Set Aside
We represented the co-trustees of a trust which lost title through a tax deed to a 26-acre parcel of real estate valued at more than $4...
Nov 25, 2008


Right to Free Speech Protected
Days before the March 2008 Primary Election, a candidate for Cook County State’s Attorney filed suit against an organization of voters...
Nov 25, 2008


McCarthy Completes Term as Chair of Chicago Bar Association Committee
Emmett McCarthy recently completed his term of service as Chair of the Real Estate Taxation Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. In...
Nov 25, 2008
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