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Uniquely qualified Attorney specializing in Estates/Trusts, Probate, Business. Formations, Real Estate Transactions and Closings who also holds the following professional designations:. * CPA- Certified Public Accountant. * CFP- Certified Financial Planner. * CLU- Chartered Life Underwriter. * ChFC-Chartered Financial Consultant. Please feel free to call for a FREE initial consultation.

My office is in Lake Forest, but I've closed deals in Chicago and every collar county, so whether you're in Barrington or Berwyn, Lake Villa or Lockport, Wheaton or Waukegan, I am ready to assist you in your home purchase or sale.. I have closed hundreds upon hundreds of real estate transactions in the Chicagoland area since 1999.  I work to ensure that every client in a real estate purchase or sale receives my personal attention, is treated with respect, and knows that I will do my utmost to guide them to a successful closing. Prompt, professional, personalized service.

Lori Carver Hershorin, a Partner of Hershorin & Henry, LLP, has extensive experience in litigation matters involving lender liability, title, equitable subrogation, lien priority real estate issues, mortgage fraud, mechanics liens, escrow, negligence and insurance bad faith. She also is a certified Court-Mediator for Orange County, Los Angeles County and Riverside County as well as an Arbitrator for the Orange County and Riverside County Bar Associations for attorney’s fee disputes.. Mrs. Hershorin has successfully defended 28 out of 28 Appeals. She is responsible for the first published decisions in the State of California concerning the definition of “lack of access” under a title insurance policy and sub-escrow duties of a title insurance company, found in the published decisions entitled Magna Enterprises v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. (2002) 122 and Markowitz v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company (2006) 142 Cal. 508.. Mrs. Hershorin began her legal career in 1991 at the prestigious Law Firm of McDermott, Will & Emery. As an associate, she worked on fraud cases through trial, contract disputes, employment issues and real property matters.. She thereafter joined the Law Firm of Lewis D’Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard wherein she worked on numerous mortgage fraud cases, real estate disputes and breach of contract cases. In 1995, Mrs. Hershorin became a member of the legal department of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, a Fortune 300 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange. At that time, she was an Assistant Vice-President and Associate Counsel, and litigated hundreds of cases involving issues of real property (title and escrow), fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, insurance bad faith, business issues, breach of contract, complex business and partnership disputes, and probate issues. She also supervised outside counsel and provided legal advice on a regular basis to the title and escrow operations concerning all topics including labor and employment issues, business concerns, unfair competition claims, and employee theft. Mrs. Hershorin conducted several arbitrations and trials, and prepared for numerous trials that were settled before trial commenced. Mrs. Hershorin has conducted hundreds of depositions and has drafted all forms of pleadings and discovery.. In January 2000, Mrs. Hershorin was promoted by Fidelity to a Vice-President, Senior Litigation Counsel and Litigation Manager for the Southwestern Region. While continuing to litigate in the areas of real estate, title, escrow, insurance bad faith and business disputes, Mrs. Hershorin additionally assumed responsibility for the litigation departments in Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Her management role entailed supervising litigation attorneys and staff, interfacing with claims attorneys, developing budgets, controlling expenses and costs, and interfacing with upper management on pending and potential litigation.. Since 2003, Mrs. Hershorin has been the managing partner of Hershorin & Henry, LLP. She represents both corporate and individual clients on litigation, real estate title and escrow matters and currently advises several corporations. Moreover, Mrs. Hershorin has been retained by several clients to perform transactional work including drafting stock purchase agreements, corporate governance documents, employment handbooks, employment agreements, licensing agreements and severance agreements. During her tenure with Hershorin & Henry, LLP, Mrs. Hershorin has drafted and prevailed on several appeals. Moreover, she has provided coverage opinions on insurance claims and has been retained to investigate issues pertaining to title and escrow claims.. Mrs. Hershorin also formed Title Resolution Services, a title insurance claims handling/curative title resolution company (“TRS”) in June of 2008 and the company has processed over 3500 title insurance claims. To date, Ms Hershorin remains the Chief Executive Officer and TRS continues as a viable title resolution company.. During her career, Mrs. Hershorin has given several lectures on real property issues, developments in California law pertaining to the real estate industry, bad faith insurance litigation, and general civil litigation procedures.. Mrs. Hershorin was admitted to practice in California and Indiana in 1991. She was admitted to practice in the U.S. Central and Southern District Courts of California in 1992.. Mrs. Hershorin obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Indiana University School of Law in 1991where she was honored as a “Note Development Editor” for the Indiana Law Review, and was honored with the Order of the Barristers-Moot Court Society. Mrs. Hershorin was named as Women of the Year in 2010 and 2011 from the National Association of Professional Women.

Experienced Real Estate attorney serving clients in Lake Forest and surrounding areas.

Experienced Real Estate attorney serving clients in Lake Forest and surrounding areas.

Experienced Real Estate attorney serving clients in Lake Forest and surrounding areas.

Experienced Real Estate attorney serving clients in Lake Forest and surrounding areas.

Experienced Real Estate attorney serving clients in Lake Forest and surrounding areas.

Experienced Real Estate attorney serving clients in Lake Forest and surrounding areas.

Experienced Real Estate attorney serving clients in Lake Forest and surrounding areas.