Legal Resources

Financial Planning:

CNN Money’s Debt Calculator (Debt Calculation)
Bankrate.com’s Debt Calculator (Debt Calculation)
AnnualCreditReport.com (Official Website Where Consumers May Obtain A Free Credit Report One Time per Year)
About.com (Basic Financial Planning Info)
www.aarp.org AARP (Financial Planning and Retirement)
www.mymoney.gov/ U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission (Financial Planning Info)
www.questcapital.com Quest Capital Strategies, INC. (Securities Broker-Dealer/Financial Services)
Yahoo Finance (Financial Data/News)
TransUnion (Credit Reporting Agency)
Equifax (Credit Reporting Agency)
Experian (Credit Reporting Agency)
www.fdic.gov (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
Ridge Clearing (Transaction Clearing Service for Broker-Dealers)
Online Account Viewing for Quest Capital Clients
Online Account Documents for Quest Capital Clients
Valet Account (Additional Services for Quest Capital Clients)
FINRA (Independent regulator of U.S. Securities Firms)

Estate Planning:

www.abanet.org (American Bar Association Estate Planning Answers)

Real Estate:

www.mortgage-calc.com (Mortgage Calculator)
HomeGain (Information on the Projected Value of a Home)
Housevalues.com (Information on the Projected Value of a Home)
Home Fair Value Valuations (Information on the Projected Value of a Home)
Sky High Real Estate (Real Estate Brokerage)
www.verticaltitle.com, Vertical Title (Title Insurance)
Chicago Title (Title Insurance)

Government:

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Bankruptcy Court)
U.S. Trustee Program
Tom Vaughn, Chapter 13 Trustee (Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee)
Marilyn O. Marshall, Chapter 13 Trustee (Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee)
Glenn B. Stearns, Chapter 13 Trustee (Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee)
Internal Revenue Service
Congressional Budget Office Statistics (Various Government Information and Statistics)
Clerk of The Circuit Court Cook County Illinois
Pacer (Lookup U.S. Court Records)
Illinois Business/Startup Resources
Illinois Secretary of State
Cook County Clerk
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Cook County Public Guardian
Illinois Department of Professional and Financial Regulation
United States Government Website
State of Illinois Government Website
www.co.cook.il.us (Cook County Website)

Health Insurance:

Humana
BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois

Family Law:

www.familylaw.org (Information on Family Law)

Criminal Law:

Criminal Law Information
www.hg.org/crime.html (Criminal Law Information)

Associations and Organizations:

National Association of Realtors
Illinois Association of Realtors
Chicago Association of Realtors
American Bar Association
Cook County Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Illinois Association of Real Estate Attorneys
Financial Planning Association
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Inc. (Organization of Bankruptcy Attorneys)

General Information relating to the law:

United States Code and Additional Information
Illinois Compiled Statutes
Findlaw (Basic Legal Information)
Illinois Legal Aid (Basic Legal Information)
www.freeadvice.com (Basic Legal Information)

Automobiles:

Kelly Blue Book (Information on the Value of Automobiles)
Edmunds.com (Information on the Value of Automobiles)
www.Nada.com (Information on the Value of Automobiles)
Vehicle Refinancing Options Relating to Bankruptcy
CarMax (Used Vehicle Dealer)

Other Attorneys and Law Firms:

Bernstein Law Firm
Holland & Knight
Gallo Law Center, PLLC

Collection law:

Collection Law and Bankruptcy Law Information

Bankruptcy:

American Bankruptcy Institute Consumer Corner (General Information about Consumer Debt and Bankruptcy)
Legal Information Institute (Bankruptcy Overview from Cornell Law School)
FindLaw Guide - U.S. Bankruptcy Courts (Links to U.S. Bankruptcy Court Websites)
Bernstein’s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology (Bankruptcy Dictionary Published by Bernstein Law Firm, P.C.)
Bankruptcy in Brief (Overview of Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Law)
Bankruptcy Information (Introduction to Personal Bankruptcy)
www.bankruptcydata.com (Business Bankruptcy)