Litigation is time consuming and expensive.  Well-worded contracts and standardized terms and conditions have proven effective in limiting or even disclaiming liability

in certain commercial transactions.  Small business owners can also define venue to avoid trial in a foreign jurisdiction or even limit resolution to arbitration in an effort

to avoid the uncertainty of a jury trial. 

One of your first orders of business for 2009 should be to "tune-up" your contracts and implement standardized terms and conditions.  Call us today to discuss these

and other important litigation avoidance strategies.   

The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois has announced that a pilot program implementing electronic filing is to begin March 30, 2009.  Other counties

have already implemented similar electronic filing programs and it has been used in federal courts since 2000.  The implications of allowing electronic filing are clear

when it comes to the substantial time and cost savings lawyers will realize.  

The Roth Law Group will participate in the E-Filing Advisory/Leadership Committee begining January 8, 2009.  It is hoped that the plan will be approved and gain wide

acceptance (or mandatory compliance) in order to move the Clerk's office into the 21st Century.