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705 ILCS 220/0.01 (2026)

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(705 ILCS 220/0.01) (from Ch. 32, par. 410.9)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Corporation Practice of Law Prohibition Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

    
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Cited in 5 cases, 2005–2015 · leading case: Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Sperry, 827 N.E.2d 422 (Ill. 2005).
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Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Sperry, 827 N.E.2d 422 (Ill. 2005). · cites it 4× “Counsel for defendant argued that pursuant to the Corporation Practice of Law Prohibition Act (705 ILCS 220/0.01 et seq. (West 2000)), a corporation is prohibited from practicing law, unless that entity falls within the ambit of the Professional Service Corporation Act (805 ILCS…”
Herlehy v. Marie v. Bistersky Trust, 942 N.E.2d 23 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 4× “aGrange Bank filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to sections 2—619(a)(9) and 2—615 of the Code claiming that: (1) it was released from any liability when Timothy signed a release upon removing LaGrange Bank as trustee; and (2) LaGrange Bank legally could not draft an amendment to…”
Muhammad v. Reed (In re Reed), 532 B.R. 82 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2015). “Further, while the Corporation Practice of Law Prohibition Act was enacted to prevent corporations from directly or indirectly practicing law without attorney representation, 705 ILCS 220/0.01, the legislative history on 705 ILCS 220/2 specifically is mostly silent.”
Herlehy v. Marie v. Bistersky Trust Dated May 5, 1989 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 4× “) 619(a)(9) and 2-615 of the Code claiming that: (1) it was released from any liability when Timothy signed a release upon removing LaGrange Bank as trustee; and (2) LaGrange Bank legally could not draft an amendment to the trust agreement for Marie under the Illinois…”
Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Sperry (Ill. 2005). · cites it 2× “Counsel for defendant argued that pursuant to the Corporation Practice of Law Prohibition Act (705 ILCS 220/0.01 et seq. (West 2000)), a corporation is prohibited from practicing law, unless that entity falls within the ambit of the Professional Service Corporation Act (805 ILCS…”
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