Howard v. Proviso Township H.S. District 209

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Paula Howard, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 21 C 3573 Proviso Township High School SD 209 Board Judge Jorge L. Alonso of Education, et al., Defendants. Memorandum Opinion and Order Petitioner law firm Shaw Legal Services, Ltd. (“SLS”) has petitioned this Court to award it attorney’s fees and costs related to its prior representation of Plaintiff Paula Howard, based either on a purported attorney’s lien or on quantum meruit. For the reasons below, the Court grants in part and denies in part SLS’s petition and…