Law firm capital in Illinois.
Permitted
Docket-backed capital for Illinois contingency practices — single-case, portfolio, working-capital, and case-expense facilities, underwritten on 106M+ court records.
Funding Posture
Illinois is a major litigation market, and commercial litigation finance is available to Illinois firms. Criterica Capital provides single-case, portfolio, and working-capital facilities structured to comply with the state's professional-responsibility rules. Chicago's status as a national commercial and class action center drives heavy demand for law firm capital.
Illinois Legal Market
Chicago anchors one of the nation's largest legal markets, with significant activity downstate. Mass tort, consumer and BIPA class actions, products liability, personal injury, and commercial litigation are central.
Active Practice Areas
Mass tort and class action inventories
BIPA and consumer class actions
Products liability
Commercial litigation
Capital Available to Illinois Firms
Single-Case Financing
Capital for a specific high-cost matter, repaid from that case's resolution.
Portfolio Financing
A facility against a defined group of cases, with flexible draws across the docket.
Working Capital
Operating liquidity against the firm's active caseload — overhead, salaries, growth.
Case Expense Financing
Non-recourse capital for experts, e-discovery, and trial costs on qualifying matters.
Nearby Coverage — Midwest
Capital for your Illinois practice.
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