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Shareholder Daniel Thies Co-Chairs New ISBA Rural Practice Initiative Committee

Current Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) President Dennis Orsey launched the Rural Practice Initiative (RPI) committee as a focus for his 2020-21 term. Shareholder Daniel Thies was named Co-Chair with Lois Wood, former executive director of the Land of Lincoln Legal Aid. They are tasked to incr…Read More
Attorney Mary Ann Royse Joins Webber & Thies

The attorneys and staff of Webber & Thies are pleased to announce that Attorney Mary Ann Royse joined the firm effective August 1, concentrating her practice in the areas of real estate development and transactions, wills and trusts, and general business matters. She has 25 years of experience p…Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Decision and Its Impact on Your Business

On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from making adverse employment decisions on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. While the decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia represents a significant reint…Read More
Shareholder John Thies Speaks at Installation of New ISBA President at Illinois Supreme Court

Webber & Thies Shareholder John Thies spoke at the June 19 installation of new Illinois State Bar Association president, Dennis J. Orsey. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the ceremony took place at the Illinois Supreme Court rather than the usual ISBA Annual Meeting. Thies served as ISBA president …Read More
Workplace Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a wide variety of challenges for Illinois employers, businesses, non-profits, and public-facing service providers of all types. At the same time, rapid changes in the current situation (including an increase in knowledge as we learn more about the disease) will necessi…Read More
Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act

On June 5, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (the “Act”) became law. The Act provides recipients of loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) with more flexibility in how and when they spend their loan proceeds, while remaining eligible for forgiveness of a po…Read More
Paycheck Protection Program $2 Million Threshold

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued further guidance on May 13, 2020 regarding how it will evaluate borrowers’ good-faith certification concerning the necessity of their loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). In short, the SBA has stated that if the total amoun…Read More
Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) – Certification of Economic Need (Updated 5/7/2020)

You may be concerned about recent guidance from the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) regarding your eligibility to access loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The guidance expands on the requirement that borrowers certify that “[c]urrent economic uncertainty makes this…Read More
Shareholder Daniel Thies on Panel to Discuss the Impact of COVID-19 on Local Business

Shareholder Daniel Thies participated as a panelist in the "Hope & Help" online forum discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on local businesses on April 18, 2020. This series brings together panels of individuals from different segments of the Champaign-Urbana Christian community to discuss quest…Read More
Webber & Thies Is Open

During the extraordinary times following from the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the lawyers and staff of Webber & Thies, P.C. want our clients and friends to know that we remain open and available to meet the wide-range of client legal needs. Of course, we all care most about the health and safe…Read More

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