Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Sperry

Docket No. 98075–Agenda 22–November 2004.

FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, Appellant, v. THOMAS B. SPERRY, d/b/a Thomas B. Sperry, Inc., Appellee.

Opinion filed March 24, 2005.

The circuit court of Kane County entered an order declaring void a previous order of that court awarding attorney fees to plaintiff, Ford Motor Credit Company (Ford Credit). The circuit court held that because the law firm representing Ford Credit had failed to register with this court, pursuant to our Rule 721(c) (166 Ill. 2d R. 721(c)), the firm’s practice of law was unauthorized, and, accordingly, there was no valid basis…