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Our Expertise

Commercial Litigation

Our lawyers are regarded for trying and winning cases. In significant, complex business disputes, we are trusted advisors to our clients in matters ranging from pre-litigation strategies to the decision of when and how to try cases.

 

Our commercial litigation practice includes all civil litigation business matters, such as:

 

  • Breach of Contract

  • Business Disputes or Dissolution

  • Construction

  • Environmental Law

  • Landlord/Tenant

  • Products Liability

  • Securities Litigation

  • Intellectual Property

  • Construction

  • Employment & Labor

  • Real Estate

  • Mediation & Arbitration 

MMJ Law

Compliance surrounding Illlinois' new pilot program, known as the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act" is complex.

 

Our firm will help you or your company apply for dispensary or cultivation permits and provide legal compliance and advisory services. 

Corporate

We represent a broad range of clients, including manufacturers, retailers, service providers, suppliers, banks and investors.  We provide counsel in the following areas:

 

  • Entity Formation for Corporations and Limited Liability Companies

 

  • Corporate Organization Documents including By-Laws and Operating Agreements

 

  • Corporate Governance- Minutes and Resolutions

 

  • Business Succession Planning

 

  • Not For Profit Organizations - full service corporate governance and strategic planning.

Real Estate

Our real estate law attorneys know the market, financing options, processes and strategies that matter to our clients. 

 

Residential

 

Our residential real estate services include purchase or sale of real estate.   We give comprehensive guidance to our clients interested in short sales or foreclosure property. Our attorneys attend the closing with our client. 

 

Commercial

 

Our commercial real estate practice includes:

 

  • Purchase/Sale of Commercial Real Estate

  • Loan Modifications

  • Zoning 

  • Lease Review

 

 

Employment | Labor

We offer the following employment legal services:

 

  • Employment Contracts

  • Employee Policy and Manuals

  • EEOC filings

  • Illinois Department of Human Rights filings;

  • Discrimination & Harrassment Claims 

  • Labor & Union Disputes

Landlord | Tenant

We draft customized lease documents for specific issues with the property, favorable to our client's interests.  

 

We represent landlords in eviction proceedings. Our attorneys are also well versed in municipality reguilatons regarding security deposits. 

Wills | Trusts 

Our estate planning practice is comprehesive. We draft and plan for each client on an individual basis.  Whether you are in a taxable or non taxable situation, all clients benefit from estate planning. 

 

  • Wills

  • Revocable Living Trusts

  • Irrevocable Trusts 

  • Advanced Directives (Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Property)

  • Gift Planning

  • Business Sucession Planning

  • Asset Protection

Probate Estates

Our firm compassionately leads the family of a deceased through the probate process. We offer probate services including the following:

 

  • Testate (Will) Probate Estate

 

  • Intestate (No Will) Probate Estate

 

  • Supervised and Independent Administration

 

Additionally, our firm also will file for you regarding Guardianships for Disabled Adults or for a Minor in Probate.

Construction Law

Our construction law practice drafts also represents clients in the contruction industry in the following:

 

  • Construction Contracts for Design/Build Developers

 

  • Subcontract Contracts

 

  • Mechanic's Liens

 

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