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What is the role of Attorney General Madigan?

Attorney General Madigan is largely recognized as one of the country’s foremost experts on consumer rights and regularly testifies before Congress and federal commissions on a range of issues, including mortgage lending abuses, privacy rights and employment discrimination. She has also been called to testify about rising student debt and consumer risks associated with for-profit schools.

How much money has Attorney General Madigan recovered?

As the state’s legal officer, Attorney General Madigan has repeatedly stood up to utility companies that unjustly overbilled customers and engaged in unfair business practices, recovering more than 2.1 billion dollars for ratepayers.

What did Madigan do to help the state of Illinois?

Madigan convened a coalition of open-government advocates to help negotiate, pass and ultimately enact the measure.

What did Madigan do?

Madigan has led the crackdown against predatory for-profit colleges and secured debt relief for their former students. More recently, she exposed fraudulent practices of student lenders and passed a Student Loan Bill of Rights in Illinois to fight for borrowers’ rights.

Where does Madigan live?

Madigan is a graduate of Georgetown University and Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She resides in Chicago with her husband Pat Byrnes, who is a cartoonist for The New Yorker, and their two daughters.

What did Madigan learn from Paul Simon?

Inspired by the belief that one person can make a difference, a lesson she learned from the late U.S. Senator Paul Simon, Madigan has spent most of her career in public service. While pursuing her undergraduate degree at Georgetown University, Madigan worked in Senator Paul Simon’s office. Before seeking her law degree, she taught math and English to Zulu girls in Apartheid-era South Africa. When Madigan returned to Chicago, she developed an innovative after-school and weekend program to keep kids away from gangs and drugs in the Austin and Logan Square communities of Chicago.

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Can an Illinois attorney represent you in a lawsuit?

Although our attorneys cannot represent an individual in a lawsuit, our mediation program may be able to assist you in resolving disputes or complaints. Promptness in making a complaint decreases the likelihood that a fly-by-night operator will move, leave town, or go out of business before consumers can gain assistance.