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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Bokor finds the circuit court improperly entered a final default judgment ordering the client to pay the law firm $20,000 in unpaid retainer fees for representation in multiple domestic violence cases. The client correctly argues that the circuit court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the case because the amount of money in controversy was not more than $30,000, so the default judgment is vacated and the case is remanded for further proceedings. Reversed.
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