Legal Opinion
ARWA & CHANGE ADVOCATES LLP v. Smith LaCien LLP
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 1, 2025No. 1:24-cv-06620Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ARWA & CHANGE ADVOCATES LLP and JAPHETH CHANGE, Plaintiffs, Case No. 24 CV 6620 v. Judge Georgia N. Alexakis SMITH LACIEN LLP, TODD A. SMITH, and JOHN R. STORINO, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs Arwa & Change Advocates LLP and Japheth Change bring this suit against defendants Smith LaCien LLP, Todd A. Smith, and John R. Storino, alleging that they are owed a share of the contingency fees stemming from a shared client’s settlement agreement. They bring various state-law causes of…
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