Non-medical Professional Licenses
We have counseled and defended attorneys before the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission; and a wide range of professionals before the Illinois departments of Financial and Professional Regulation, Human Rights, Public Aid, and Children and Family Services. Some examples:
- We have represented attorneys in complex litigation before ARDC involving client fund account and billing violations.
- We assisted a client in appealing and successfully blocking new legislation supported by a professional association that was trying to put a class of competitors out of business. We counseled the association and drafted the legislation.
- We recently successfully represented a large real estate agency against accusations of racial discrimination at the Illinois Department of Human Rights. Mr. Levens was formerly the chairman of the Fair Housing Board and Human Relations Commission in Springfield, Illinois.
- When the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation requiring that African hair braiders become licensed as cosmetologists, the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation began serving cease-and-desist orders on hair braiding shops. We incorporated and represented the Illinois African Hair Braiders Association and successfully persuaded IDFPR to stay enforcement of this new law to give the association time to lobby for a fair and equitable way to treat this subclass of professionals.
- An established business was slow to pay its liability insurance premium, so its insurance agent advanced the premium even though it meant temporarily commingling escrow funds. Meanwhile, the business closed and never paid the agent, leaving him short. The Division of Insurance charged the agent but quick and creative thinking saved the agent’s license.
If you are an attorney, realtor, architect, cpa or other non-medical professional, or a business in need of corporate or litigation representation, you can trust Augustine, Kern and Levens, Ltd., to provide you with a realistic, credible evaluation of your case, and creative, forceful representation.
Corporate Representation and Commercial Litigation
We represent more than 100 small corporations in corporate matters large and small, and have represented large banks and mortgage brokerages, and small businesses such as plumbing and electrical contractors, in maintaining corporate formalities, commercial litigation, and even some union issues. For example, we recently represented the manager of a posh Michigan Avenue specialty shop in an asset purchase from the owners, incorporated the new company, and defended it against an onslaught of creditors of the former owners.
Reimbursement of Medical Expenses for Insurance Companies and ERISA-Qualified Health Plans
For more than 25 years, the lawyers of Augustine, Kern and Levens, Ltd. have helped health insurance companies reach their health cost expenditure recovery objectives and ERISA-qualified health and welfare benefit plans fulfill their fiduciary duties in a dynamic, productive way. There is no substitute for experience or for results. It makes sense to retain an experienced legal team to manage cases that have the potential to greatly impact your annual goals.
If you are the administrator of a health plan seeking to add a reimbursement provision to control spiraling costs, or seeking to enforce a reimbursement provision already in place, Augustine, Kern and Levens, Ltd. welcomes the opportunity to handle your reimbursement matters, simple or complex, anywhere in the country. We appreciate the complexities involved in pursuing contractual reimbursement, and we therefore approach each reimbursement case by vigorously enforcing the plan contract while treating the subscriber, and his or her representatives, with an attitude of cooperation, respect, and fairness. We also understand that sometimes our clients simply want a question answered, and we offer a level of personal service that many law firms have forgotten.
Our attorneys and staff have recovered more than $2.5 million for our clients through hard work and a thorough understanding of the law. We promise and deliver integrity as well as dependable reporting to the client, who is the most important part of the equation. Should litigation become necessary to protect your rights, it makes sense to have a seasoned, honest legal team on your side to be your lawyers, not your competition. The lawyers of Augustine, Kern and Levens, Ltd. have experience in both state and federal courts, and have litigated on behalf of many ERISA-qualified benefit plans, Federal Employee Plans, municipal plans, and others. We have represented BlueCross and BlueShield of Illinois in medical reimbursement matters since 1984; BlueCross and BlueShield of Tennessee since 1985; and we can put this experience to work for your company or group, as well.
Although located in downtown Chicago, we have produced excellent results in many other states. Due to our dedication to staying current on the law, and because we have affiliated offices in New York and New Jersey, we offer perspectives and services nationwide. To discuss our services, set up an informational meeting, or speak with one of our attorneys, please contact our Chicago office.
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