FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO. v. SPERRY

No. 2-02-0462.

801 N.E.2d 954 (2003)

344 Ill. App.3d 1068

280 Ill.Dec. 9

FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, Plaintiff and Counterdefendant-Appellant, v. SPERRY, d/b/a Thomas B. Sperry, Inc., Defendant and Counterplaintiff-Appellee (Sycamore Auto Center, Inc., Third-Party Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary K. Schulz, Schulz & Associates, P.C., Chicago, for Ford Motor Credit Company.

Dewey G. Hollingsworth, Truemper, Hollingsworth & Titiner, Aurora, for Thomas B. Sperry.

Barry A. Robin, Tucker, Bower, Robin & Romanek, LLC, Chicago, for Sycamore Auto Center, Inc.


Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Ford Motor Credit Company, appeals from an order declaring void the court's prior award of attorney fees to plaintiff. The court voided the fees award because the law firm representing plaintiff, Schulz and Associates, P.C. (the firm), had not registered with the Illinois Supreme Court, as required by Supreme Court Rule 721(c) (166 Ill.2d R. 721(c)), and, therefore, was prohibited from practicing law when...

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