Protecting the Rights of Consumers For Over 25 Years

Please contact us if Crescent Bank & Trust is trying to collect money from you in Illinois, or has so attempted within the last year. We can help you both defend claims against you and assert your rights under consumer protection laws.

Our attorneys have a total of more than 100 years experience handling consumer lawsuits, including both lawsuits by consumers and lawsuits against consumers. One of them wrote the book on defending collection lawsuits. D. Edelman et al., Collection Litigation: Representing the Debtor (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2008, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2022 editions), as well as the chapters in Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education publications on the Truth in Lending Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and mortgage-related claims..

We offer free consultation to persons with debt collection problems. Please send whatever letters, court papers, or other documents relate to your problem and we will review without charge.

We charge modest fees for defending foreclosure and collection lawsuits. We take most affirmative cases on a contingency.

We look forward to hearing from you about this or any other consumer legal problem you wish to discuss.