Owners can no longer represent a business. Chicago business owners, take notice. You will no longer be able to represent your corporation in a Chicago code violation case. Likewise, neither employees nor designated officers can represent corporations at administrative hearings in the event of a health, building, or other code violation.
On March 31, 2014 the Illinois Appellate Court ordered that:
On March 31, 2014 the Illinois Appellate Court ordered that:
- A corporation must be represented by a licensed attorney
- A non-attorney can no longer represent a corporation on a code violation case
- The City of Chicago must comply with this court order
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