About 18 years ago, the law firm of Ciardelli and Cummings was organized when Attorney Victor F. Ciardelli and Attorney Patrick M. Cummings formed a partnership. Victor F. Ciardelli with a legal expertise of more than 35 years in the legal practice and Patrick M. Cummings has approximately 26 years of legal experience to the practice and with their combined legal knowledge, they were ready to offer their services to the people of the Chicago area and miles around.
$1,900,000 Judgment
In January of 2004 Victor F. Ciardelli tried a case entitled Computer Documents, Inc., vs. Deborah and Dennis Hooker, et al. under case No. 02 CH 10436, which was tried in the Circuit Court of Cook County. This was a case involving a conspiracy case against a daughter, husband, daughter's mother and father and the daughter's cousins to embezzle money from Computer Documents, Inc., In a hard fought case, the judge awarded not only damages but also two parcels of realty, both of them homes.
$4,000,000.00 Judgment
In July of 2004, Victor F. Ciardelli obtained a $4,000,000.00 judgment after a ten day trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County entitled Treasurers Holdco adv. Randolph Equities, et al. under case No. 01 CH 01861. This case involved a $55,000,000.00 piece of Florida property in North Miami, Florida with two large apartment buildings on them. Victor F. Ciardelli was able to defeat the claim of Randolph Equities and obtained, on the cross complaint, a $4,000,000.00 judgment on behalf of his clients.
Return of Gold Coast Condominium
In September of 2004 Victor F. Ciardelli, on a reversal of a lower court judgment that he successfully appealed to the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, in the matter of Joy Nelson, Case No. 99 CH 17446, he successfully completed a three day trial and obtained a judgment for the return the Gold Coast Condominium unit to Ms. Joy Nelson.
Judgment against the City of Chicago to Keep Chicago Motels Open
Our Law Firm represents many of the Lincoln Avenue Motels in the City of Chicago. The motels are namely: Lincoln Motel; Rio Motel; Stars Motel; Summit Motel; AC Motel-Diplomat; Patio Motel and the Lincoln Inn Motel. The City has created a Tax Increment Financial District commonly called "TIF" to condemn the various motels from operating in the City of Chicago. We have been successful in our efforts before the court to keep these motels open and operating in the City of Chicago with either a short period of suspension, or obtaining a reversal of any judgment through our efforts with the Circuit Court of Cook County or with the Appellate Court.
We represent the New Halsted Motel on South Stony Island Avenue wherein the Mayor's License Commission has issued a revocation order and to date, we have been successful in the Circuit Court of Cook County to reduce the revocation to 30 days and presently we are attempting to reduce the revocation to a 14 day suspension.
