WTTW correspondent Amanda Vinicky rejoins Legal Face-Off for her annual breakdown of some of the new 2025 Illinois laws. Duke Law Director of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain Professor Jennifer Jenkins joins Rich and Tina to discuss Public Domain Day. Magna Legal Services Director of Jury […]

ParentsUSA Executive Director and Founder David DeLugas and Georgia mother Brittany Patterson discuss her arrest for letting her son walk to the store.  National Sheriffs’ Association Executive Director and CEO Jonathan Thompson discusses expanding the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement program. Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Executive Director Erika […]

Law Office of Margaret Love Founder and Former U.S. Pardon Attorney Margaret Love joins Legal Face-Off to discuss Hunter Biden’s pardon. Georgetown Law George J. Mitchell Professor in Law and Public Policy and former ACLU Legal Director David D. Cole discusses the transgender healthcare case argued before SCOTUS. University of […]

European Council on Foreign Relations Senior Policy Fellow Anthony Dworkin explains the ICC’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Harvard Law School Professor Rebecca Tushnet discusses who gets a $70,000 engagement ring. 5-time Emmy-winning journalist & host of “Missing on Hulu” Kristin Thorne discusses her investigation of fake […]

Effective immediately, Indiana Governor Mike Braun has issued a mandate that there shall be NO open cases pending before the Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board that are over three years old from the date of a filed Application for Adjustment of Claim. In addition, the Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board has also advised […]

We are pleased to announce that 10 Downey & Lenkov attorneys have been selected for Leading Lawyers’ 2025 rankings. Leading Lawyers provides rankings of the most respected and experienced attorneys nationwide, surveying peers on the quality, experience, and reputation of other lawyers. Less than 5% of all lawyers licensed in each […]

On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders, including the “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the “Order”), which can be read here. The Order purports to revoke several previous Executive Orders dating back to those passed in 1965 in the wake of the passage of the Civil […]

Please note that on December 26, 2024, a separate panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the December 23, 2024, ruling and allowed the previously granted preliminary injunction to remain in effect. Thus, the CTA’s initial reporting deadline of January 1, 2025, remains stayed and will not be enforced […]

We’re excited to share that Downey & Lenkov has been named in the 2025 Best Law Firms® rankings by Best Lawyers®. This year, we were selected as Tier 1 in Construction Law and Construction Litigation nationally and regionally. Additionally, we’ve been ranked regionally for Workers’ Compensation. We appreciate the recognition […]

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires certain non-exempt companies to report the identity of their beneficial owners and applicants for incorporation.  The initial reporting deadline was January 1, 2025, but a district court in Texas entered a nation-wide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the CTA stating the law was unconstitutional. […]