Melvin L. Sims III, Esq. is a Landlord-Tenant & Real Estate Attorney with 19 years of experience in the practice of law. Mr. Sims focuses on defending and prosecuting Residential and Commercial Eviction Actions throughout Northern Illinois. As the Founder and Managing Partner of The Tenants Rights Group, LLC, Attorney Sims and his team of lawyers and paralegals offer comprehensive Landlord-Tenant & Real Estate legal services to clients in Cook, Dekalb, Dupage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will and Winnebago Counties. 

Our attorneys are seasoned in obtaining court ordered payment plans to remain in the premises, removing evictions from the record, breaking leases with no future rental liabilit, courtersuing landlords and making sure our clients have the extra time they need to make a dignified exit at a place that works for them. We've had over 1 million dollars of back rent dismissed and have won hundreds of thousands of dollars in counterclaims against landlords for our clients. We hope that you will give us chance to show you why we believe that we are the very best Landlord-Tenant and eviction defense law firm in Northern Illinois.