Supreme Court of Illinois
King v. First Capital Fin. Servs. Corp., 97263, 97761cons.
In consolidated appeals arising from complaints by mortgage borrowers that they were charged document-preparation fees by lenders and that those documents were prepared by non-attorney employees or outside contractors thereby constituting unauthorized practice of law, dismissal of the complaints is affirmed where: 1) defendants did not engage in the unauthorized practice of law by charging a fee for document preparation; 2) no private right of action exists under the Attorney Act for damages for the unauthorized practice of law; and 3) plaintiffs' restitution claims are barred by the voluntary payment doctrine.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/21/2005
- Published 04/21/2005
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- Supreme Court of Illinois