Practice Areas
Representation of Local Governmental Bodies
- Advise and attend meetings of City Councils, Village Boards of Trustees, Boards of Park Commissioners; Library Boards of Trustees; Fire Protection District Boards of Trustees and other boards and committees
- Advise and attend meetings of Plan Commissions, Zoning Boards of Appeals, Boards of Fire and Police Commissioners, Liquor Control Commissions and other boards and commissions
- Bond counsel and issuer’s counsel services for general obligation, alternate source revenue, industrial revenue and other municipal bonds
- Draft ordinances, rules, regulations and administrative policies and procedures
- Election matters
- Eminent domain proceedings
- Employee relations, collective bargaining, employee grievance and discharge arbitrations and proceedings
- Home rule and non-home rule powers
- Intergovernmental relations and agreements
- Land use and zoning issues
- Negotiation and implementation of annexation agreements
- Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act Issues
- Special assessments and special service areas
- Tax increment financing
Representation of Private Clients
- Zoning and land use related matters
- Negotiation of annexation agreements and redevelopment agreements
- Real estate transactions and related matters
- Negotiation and drafting of contracts with units of local governments and school districts
- Matters pending before zoning boards, plan commissions, local liquor commissioners and other local governmental bodies
- Election Matters
- Eminent domain
- Trusts & Estates