| Government Civil Litigation
Firm clients are often challenged by a need to litigate disputes
when one party is a governmental entity. Sorling is able to take
an either-side position in such disputes, having represented
both private and public entities in litigation before the state
and federal courts.
Attorneys at Sorling have represented parties who have contracted
with the State of Illinois before the Illinois Court of Claims.
Such actions have successfully resulted in clients recovering judgments
from the State. The firm has defended contractors which have been
sued by governmental entities in suits alleging failure to timely
perform, failure to satisfy minority subcontracting requirements,
warranty claims, overbilling, and other allegations of deficient
performance.
Private parties have been represented in civil rights, injunctive
relief, and personal injury suits against local units of government.
Political parties, legislative leaders, and individual candidates
have been defended in actions brought against them by county State's
Attorneys, the Attorney General, the Federal Election Commission,
and private individuals.
The firm’s representation of governmental entities has been equally broad. It has represented local units of government in civil rights and voting rights suits. It has represented the State of Illinois before the Court of Claims and in state and federal courts. The firm has obtained Attorney General Opinions for political officials authorized by the State Constitution to request them. Legislative leaders and executive agency officials have been defended in actions against them in both their personal and official capacities.
Other practice area descriptions detail related capabilities in
the areas of administrative law and review, and election, political,
and campaign law.
Sorling attorneys who practice in this area include:
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