The crucial question of Illinois law in Betty Holcomb’s lawsuit against the law firm of Freedman Anselmo Lindberg for allegedly violating Section 1692c(a)(2) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act — which prohibits a debt collector from directly contacting a debtor who is represented by a lawyer, unless the debt collector has “express permission” from “a court of competent jurisdiction” — was whether Illinois Supreme Court Rule 11 gave the Naperville-based Freedman firm express …