Jan Crawford Greenburg

The federal government's star witness in a series of public corruption trials has lost his license to practice law, some eight years after he began working as undercover informant. The...

It doesn`t take a legal genius to know that sooner or later, Illinois courts-like those in other states-will have to confront a critical question in the battle over abortion rights:...

Chicago`s legal community may have been surprised by the abrupt breakup last week of Silets & Martin, but no one was caught off guard more than senior partner Harvey Silets....

A journalism colleague offered a mild grumble recently about our mention in mid-January of plans for a four-day conference in April on the future of the Illinois courts. The colleague...

A Chicago attorney is alleged to have received a $7,500 retainer and sexual favors for six years in return for representing a woman through lengthy divorce proceedings, according to federal...

Maceo Willis, who was convicted in the rapes of several women, got what he deserved, according to the justice system-60 years in prison and $1 in damages from a federal...

Controversial civil rights lawyer Rufus Cook won`t get any sympathy from the U.S. Supreme Court in his efforts to defuse criticism of the way he handled the settlement of a...

If you say ''yes'' to a police officer who politely asks permission to search your car, can you later contend you were coerced by your confrontation with the cop? The...

In today`s strange economic times, divorces aren`t much different from jobs, salary increases and good credit ratings: More want them, fewer get them. At least that`s been the experience of...

The SAO Undercover is a newsletter that circulates among the Cook County state`s attorney`s office staff, but it`s unlikely that you will find any mention there of the latest promotions...