Retirement planning for business owners is a unique challenge. Unlike traditional employees who may rely on a 401(k) or IRA, business owners must balance growing their company, managing employees, and planning for their own financial future. The right retirement plan can help you achieve your goals, protect your family, and ensure your business legacy continues.

Why Retirement Planning for Business Owners Is Different
Many business owners pour their time, energy, and resources into building a successful company, often assuming the business itself will fund retirement. However, relying solely on your business can be risky. Market changes, unexpected events, or a…
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Home > Blog > What to Expect at Your Free Consultation with Parker & Parker You’ve been hurt. Maybe it was a car wreck on War Memorial Drive, a fall at a property that should have been maintained, or something else entirely. You’re dealing with medical appointments, missed work, and …
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Home > Blog > Your Personal Injury Case: What Happens After You Hire a Lawyer You signed the retainer agreement. You have an attorney. Now what? For most people, the legal process after an injury is completely unfamiliar territory. You know your back hurts, your car is totaled, and the …
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Home > Blog > How to Be Your Own Advocate at Medical Appointments After an Accident You’re sitting in a paper gown on an exam table, and the doctor has about twelve minutes. You’ve got a list of symptoms you keep forgetting to mention, a headache that started two weeks …
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Home > Blog > Why You Shouldn’t Rush to Settle Your Illinois Injury Claim Two weeks after the wreck, the insurance adjuster calls with an offer. It sounds like real money — maybe a few thousand dollars, maybe more. You’re behind on bills. Your car still isn’t fixed. You just …
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Home > Blog > We Sent a Demand to the Insurance Company — Here’s What Happens Next If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance we recently told you that we sent a demand to the insurance company in your case. That’s a significant milestone — it means your medical …
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Home > Blog > We’re Filing a Lawsuit — What That Actually Means for Your Case When your attorney tells you it’s time to file a lawsuit, the first reaction for most people is anxiety. The word “lawsuit” conjures images of courtroom dramas — cross-examinations, jury deliberations, a verdict read …
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Home > Blog > Your Case Settled — Here’s What Happens With the Money The call comes in: the insurance company agreed to a settlement number. After months — maybe more than a year — of medical treatment, negotiations, and waiting, your case has resolved. Relief is the first thing …
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Home > Blog > Passenger Injury Claims After an Illinois Car Accident You were riding in the passenger seat when the driver ran a red light and was hit broadside by another vehicle. Or you were in the back seat of a rideshare when the driver rear-ended a stopped car. …
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Home > Blog > How Comparative Fault Works in Illinois Personal Injury Cases You were rear-ended at a stop light, but the insurance adjuster says you share some fault because your brake lights were out. Or you slipped on ice in a store parking lot, but the defense argues you …
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Home > Blog > Parking Lot Accidents in Illinois: Fault, Injuries, and Claims You are backing out of a parking space at a grocery store when another car, cutting through the lot at 25 miles per hour, strikes the side of your vehicle. Or you are walking to your car …
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The Landscape of Spousal Maintenance in Illinois
Illinois divorce law continues to evolve, particularly when it comes to spousal maintenance. Talk to Michael Roe at www.illinois-attorney.net if you have questions about spousal maintenance in Illinois.
The Purpose of Maintenance
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Do you need to prove fault to start a divorce in Illinois? Divorce law in Illinois has changed dramatically in recent decades. For most of the state’s history, spouses seeking a divorce had to allege fault—adultery, cruelty, abandonment, or similar misconduct. That all changed with the 2016 amendments to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (750 ILCS 5/), which made “irreconcilable differences” the sole ground for divorce in Illinois. This reform reshaped the legal process, emotional dynamics, and privacy expectations for families navigating dissolution.
The Move from Fault to No-Fault Divorce
From as early as 1874, Illinois…
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Home > Blog > Delayed Pain After a Car Accident in Illinois: What You Need to Know Why Pain Sometimes Shows Up Days or Weeks After a Crash You walk away from a car accident feeling shaken but physically fine. Maybe a little sore, maybe a little rattled — but …
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New Illinois laws taking effect in 2026 change how personal injury claims are investigated, reported, insured, and litigated. The updates impact accident reporting rules, insurance coverage requirements, pedestrian and cyclist protections, workplace accountability, healthcare rights, and court-related procedures that influence compensation claims. For injured victims in Illinois — especially in Chicago and Cook County courts — these changes may affect how fault is proven, how quickly claims must be filed, what evidence matters most, and how insurance companies evaluate settlements. Some laws strengthen protections for victims, while others increase procedural requirements that can directly influence the outcome of a lawsuit.
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Religion is often a deeply personal part of family life. When parents from different faith backgrounds get divorced, questions about which religion their children will grow up in can come up.
This remains a common source of conflict in 2026 child custody cases. If you are dealing with a religious dispute in your divorce, a DuPage County divorce lawyer can help.
What Is Spiritual Custody?
“Spiritual custody” is an informal term for whichever parent has the right to make decisions about a child’s religion after a divorce. This can include which faith the child grows up in, which services…
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