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About Our Firm

CCM partners with established companies, start-up enterprises, and individuals throughout the Chicagoland area to provide them sound, sensible, and strategic legal advice. Our attorneys have a simple goal: provide high-quality legal services at reasonable prices. We know our clients’ business. We understand their objectives. And we deliver great work with pride and professionalism.

Founded in 1995, CCM is a full-service, business law firm that represents management, business owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs. Our attorneys bring their same entrepreneurial spirit to representing their clients and leverage strong subject-matter expertise into delivering efficient high-quality services. CCM’s seven practice areas are:

CCM prides itself on delivering legal services with enduring principles and values in mind:

  • We pledge to listen carefully and understand your objectives in seeking counsel.
  • We approach client relationships as a long-term partnership.
  • We are responsive, courteous, and professional to our clients and adversaries.
  • We provide objective legal advice, even if that means giving you answers you don’t want to hear.
  • We commit to full price and fee transparency, emphasizing an early dialogue on how much legal services are likely to cost and how best to deliver those services at a reasonable price.

Corporate Transparency Act – Are You Covered?

July 22, 2024 | Client Alert

You may have heard recent talk about the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) which went into effect as of January 1, 2024, that requires Beneficial Ownership Information reporting for reporting companies into a database with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Generally,… Read More

FinCEN Updates CTA Guidance

May 13, 2024 | Client Alert

On April 18, FinCEN updated its Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Corporate Transparency Act. The FinCEN updates, like prior updates, are presented in question and answer format and address a number of issues, including who and what is subject to… Read More

CTA Compliance Obligations Continue Despite District Court Ruling

March 5, 2024 | Client Alert

The Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) continue despite a federal district court order entered on March 1, 2024, finding that the CTA is unconstitutional and unenforceable against the particular plaintiffs in that case .  Additional challenges to the ruling and CTA are expected.

Everything Old is New Again – the DOL’s “New” Standards for Determining Independent Contractor Status Under the FLSA

February 23, 2024 | Client Alert

In its now seemingly endless ping-ponging over the proper considerations for independent contractor status - depending upon which political party is in the White House  - the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) last month announced its new final rule.  This rule revises the test for determining whether workers are properly considered to be employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).