Articles Posted in Fiduciary Duty

In the case of Neubauer v. Piercy, 2025 IL App (2d) 240357-U, the Illinois Appellate Court for the Second District affirmed the dismissal of a breach of fiduciary duty claim against a law firm on statute of limitations grounds. The court held that the two-year statute of limitations barred the…

This case is captioned Khoury v. Kathleen Niew, Stanley Niew, and Niew Legal Partners, 2021 IL App (2d) 200388. Kathleen Niew converted funds of the plaintiffs that were held in her firm’s trust account. The only issue on appeal was whether the trial court properly held that Stanley Niew also…