Success Stories
1818 Case Studies & Testimonials
See how 1818 helped Illinois businesses, communities, and professionals get the results they needed
Case Studies
IDFPR
(Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation)
- Assisted a nurse who was found in a broom closet due to intoxication, facilitating her exit from the hospital, providing necessary help, and averting an investigation.
- Resolved a real estate-related licensing issue, calming a licensee's fears and successfully closing the investigation with no fines or penalties in less than two weeks.
- Helped a roofing company rectify non-compliance issues and mend their relationship with IDFPR, navigating past months of previous deception to reach a favorable resolution and guide them toward compliance.
- Collaborated with a nationwide consumer lender to ensure a smooth sale of their company and IDFPR permission for transfer of loans, preventing any adverse administrative actions.
- Led a med spa through a department of public health investigation into sharps disposal practices, showing investigators all safety protocols are being followed.
- Worked with a medical professional who had an intimate relationship with a patient, ensuring the issue was quickly addressed and no action was taken against their license.
Zoning and Land Use
- Successfully campaigned against a proposed building project at LaSalle and Maple, educating the public and city officials about the potential harm the development would cause. The campaign ended with the developer withdrawing from the project and being able to protect the client's property.
- Resolved building violations and permit issues for a restaurant owner who performed non-permitted work, working with city agencies to dismiss fines and ensure compliance to avoid closing any part of the establishment.
- Resolved a two-year dispute with a suburban city over minor land alterations, with the resolution acknowledging the client's minimal alterations and addressing the problematic neighbor.
Lobbying
- Advocated for various animal welfare legislation, including banning private primate ownership, declawing of cats and regulating the sale of puppies in pet stores.
- Successfully lobbied for rewriting administrative rules regarding the Department of Revenue’s regulation of non-profit purchases at stores. The client was a private entity that primarily sold to non-profit agencies, and their livelihood depended on this change.
- Worked with long-term care facilities to ensure payment by the State for outstanding bills.
Administrative Law
- Represented a company dealing with complexities in offering services to the deaf community and settled the case favorably without the need for a hearing.
- Negotiated with the Department of Revenue regarding prescription drug tax classification, resulting in cost savings of millions of dollars.
- Court of Claims victory in a case where the State refused to pay a non-profit that was approved grant funds.
- Reviewed dozens of contracts with State Agencies to ensure clients understood the benefits and pitfalls of government procurement.
- Worked with MBE companies to ensure that government bodies followed procurement law and that minority-owned firms were treated fairly.
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