Legal Question in Disability Law in Illinois
Human Rights Commission
I have a case with the Human Rights Commission that I have won from their stand point. My question is what do I do next? They have found the company in default on 16 accounts. Do I seek an attorney now or wait until they set a date for the hearing. I have no money to pay an attorney now. I would like to know what should I do now. I handled it myself up to point against the company attorney. Now I would like to seek representation for the rest of case.
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1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Human Rights Commission
I agree with you that you should seek legal representation. Also, simply because the Human Rights Comm'n found that a violation of the American with Disabilities Act occurred, does not mean that a jury would so find. Nonetheless, it is certainly better than if the Human Rights Comm'n did not find in your favor.
Once you have retained an attorney, the attorney can ask for a "right to sue" letter. This letter permits you to file suit in federal court. The ADA statute has a "attorney's fees" provision, whereby attorney's fees are automatically awarded if the suit is successful. Therefore, you generally do not need to have the funds upfront to pay for a lawyer; however, you will be responsible for "costs."
Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.
-- Kenneth J. Ashman; Ashman Law Offices, LLC; 312-648-1700; [email protected]
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