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WHERE WE SERVE
Highland Park
A Highland Park business and insurance lawyer for downtown and Ravinia District businesses, Skokie Valley Road dealerships, and the owners and families who call the city home.
BUSINESS DISPUTES · INSURANCE COVERAGE
Business Litigation and Insurance Coverage in Highland Park
Highland Park’s nine business districts give the city an unusually varied economy. Downtown, Port Clinton Square anchors more than 365,000 square feet of shops, restaurants, fitness studios, and medical offices a short walk from Highland Park Hospital. The Ravinia District fills with diners each summer as the Ravinia Festival brings concertgoers to town, and the Crossroads district along Skokie Valley Road is home to a long row of auto dealerships and home improvement retailers.
Allison Cho Law is a business litigation and insurance recovery firm serving Highland Park retailers, restaurants, dealerships, property owners, and professional practices. We handle lease and vendor disputes, ownership conflicts, renovation contracts, and property and business income claims. Highland Park cases are heard in Lake County, and our office is a short drive away in Northbrook.
Summer is the busy season. Between the Ravinia Festival, the Taste of Highland Park at Port Clinton Square, and the city’s downtown events, local restaurants and shops sign vendor, catering, sponsorship, and seasonal staffing agreements every year. Clear terms on cancellation, weather, insurance, and payment keep the season profitable.
The city keeps investing in its downtown and Ravinia districts through streetscape improvements funded by tax increment financing, and owners along the lakefront continue to restore and update their properties. Renovation and build-out projects of every size run more smoothly with a detailed contract and coverage that matches the work.
Matters We Handle for Highland Park Clients
Lease, vendor, property, and business disputes for Highland Park clients in Lake County.
Owner and Partner Disputes
Conflicts among co-owners of restaurants, shops, and family businesses.
Contract and Vendor Disputes
Supplier, lease, vendor, and dealership agreements for retailers, restaurants, and auto businesses.
Renovation and Build-Out
Renovation and build-out disputes for storefronts, restaurants, and lakefront properties.
D&O and Professional Liability
Claims against professional practices and nonprofit boards, and their coverage.
Duty to Defend
Premises and contract suits where a business’s liability insurer won’t defend.
Property and Business Income Claims
Water, sewer backup, and storm claims for commercial and lakefront properties.
Where Highland Park Cases Are Heard
Lake County: Waukegan Courthouse
Cases from Highland Park are usually filed in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, at the Lake County Courthouse, 18 N. County St., Waukegan. The courthouse is north of Highland Park in downtown Waukegan.
WHERE CASES GO
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
Civil and chancery cases in Waukegan
All of Highland Park is in Lake County
Federal Court
Disputes between parties from different states, including many coverage suits against out-of-state insurers, may be filed in or moved to federal court in Chicago.
WHAT TO KNOW
Northern District of Illinois
Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, Chicago
Diversity cases above $75,000
Coverage suits with out-of-state insurers
HIGHLAND PARK / Q&A
Frequently asked questions
Which court handles a business dispute in Highland Park?
Our insurer denied a water or sewer backup claim. Is that the final word?
We run a restaurant in the Ravinia District. What should we check before signing event or catering contracts?
Does it matter that our case will be heard in Lake County?
Our landlord wants us out before the lease ends. What are our rights?
WHERE WE SERVE / HIGHLAND PARK
Start with the matter at hand.
Whether it’s a lease, a contractor, or a fire or water loss your insurer is slow to pay, a focused first conversation can clarify your options and deadlines.
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FROM OUR INSIGHTS
Related Insights
D&O policies commonly exclude lawsuits brought by one insured against another, which can leave co-owners without coverage when they sue each other. The exclusion doesn’t require proof of collusion in Illinois, but exceptions for former officers, derivative suits, and bankruptcy trustees, along with mixed-plaintiff lawsuits, can preserve coverage.
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