1818 will help you overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.
We have legal services for professional license defense, zoning or land use issues, administrative law challenges, lobbying for policy change, and litigation across industries
Your Professional Licensing Crisis
IDFPR investigations and complaints shouldn’t keep you from making a living as a licensed professional. Secure your future by calling 1818 first for Professional License Defense.
Your Business Barriers
From securing new business permits to ensuring corporate compliance, 1818 can help clear your path to entrepreneurial success.
Your Zoning and Land Use Goals
Zoning and land use changes requires advocating with government bodies to ensure that you can utilize your property to its full value.
Your Policy Pursuits
Changing laws or stopping unfavorable legislation requires capabilities ranging from drafting legislation to managing public opinion and securing votes. 1818 is your all-in-one Illinois lobbying solution.
Illinois’ Premier Legal Advocacy & Lobbying Firm
Founding principal Jordan Matyas launched 1818 to put his government experience to work for the businesses, professionals, and individuals of Illinois. With services across professional license defense, administrative law law, and more, we are ready to help you face any legal challenge.
Jordan has spent nearly 30 years working with and around the White House, the Illinois Legislature, IDFPR, the City of Chicago’s Law Department and Regional Transportation Authority.
Since 2014, Jordan and his team have leveraged their government knowledge and legal skills to provide effective solutions for regulatory and administrative challenges at the state and local levels, as well as lobbying government agencies for procurement opportunities and the need for legislative changes. 1818 provides a full suite of legal services with a focus on professional license defense and administrative law.
Proactive Approach & Targeted Communications for Practical Solutions
Proactive
Approach
1818 will tackle your legal challenges head-on and work to prevent your issues from returning.
Targeted Communications
Proven public relations and crisis management tactics to build community support and defend your name.
Practical Solutions
Creative and practical tactics are utilized to ensure the best possible outcome.
Legal Services
Finding the right fix for legal obstacles or government-related challenges that threaten your home, career, business, or community can feel impossible, especially on your own.
When you’re in crisis or trying to protect your quality of life, problems that may seem minor on paper are a major deal for you, and your legal counsel should treat them as such.
Further, solutions for professional license defense, zoning or land use issues, administrative law challenges, or lobbying for policy change can be complex. When you need timely and concrete results, a representative who will do more than file motions or send strongly worded letters is essential.
1818 is Illinois’ preferred partner for solutions to legal and government challenges. With 1818, you’ll get a unique combination of legal expertise and intimate government knowledge for professional license defense, as well as media relations and targeted communication for practical, effective solutions.
Don’t face legal and government challenges alone. Click the links below to learn more about the unique legal solutions you’ll get when you partner with 1818.
Success Stories
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