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Firm: Friend Levinson & Turner

33 N La Salle St , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Real Estate

Firm: Gregory A Braun - Braun & Rich

4301 N Damen Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60618

Practice Areas: Real Estate,

Firm: Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP

330 N. Wabash Ave. , Chicago , Illinois 60611

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Construction , Corporate , Real Estate , Entertainment

Firm: Janice Dantes Attorney At Law

35 E Wacker Dr , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Divorce & Family, Estate Planning, Real Estate

. , Chicago , Illinois 60614

Practice Areas: Real Estate

James is a successful attorney, speaker, project manager, and organizational expert with over 15 years of experience in policy and legislation, communications, organizational management, logistics, and oversight.. James served as Assistant Counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. James also enjoyed his time as a litigation associate with a medium-size litigation firm in Chicago, Illinois where his practice was focused on general civil litigation defense.. James is actively involved in numerous non-profits and neighborhood organizations.. Since 2009, James has enjoyed working with the staff and musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to enhance audience development and outreach efforts. James served as the second President of the Overture Council (2011-2013) and currently serves on the Development Committee of the Negaunee Music Institute.. James is also actively involved in the Lincoln Park community and currently serves as a Director of Lincoln Central Association and as Secretary to the Board for the Walpole Point Owners Association.. James also served as Chair of the American Bar Association Law Student Division.  After his election, James spent significant time lobbying Congress on the issues of student loans and recent law school graduate debt, lectured at schools throughout the United States on mental health and veteran's issues, and spent significant time expanding the relevance of bar association membership among law students and within the legal community.. James' experience working in advisory and consulting roles has included time spent addressing various issues for a broad range of clients through legislation and policy at the local, state and federal levels.. In his spare time, James enjoys exploring the history and architecture of Chicago.  James is a tour guide for Walk Chicago Tours, and serves as an official Chicago Greeter for the city of Chicago.

Firm: Handelman Law Group

Southport and Addison Streets , Chicago , Illinois 60657

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Jacob B. Handelman enjoys a passion for helping people prepare for the future, making communities safer and giving families a chance to own a home instead of renting. He was an editor of the Loyola Law Journal, received the AmJur award for obtaining the highest grade in Trusts & Estates, loves inspecting dilapidated buildings and envisions how repairing them will improve problematic neighborhoods. For many years as an Assistant Corporation Counsel Jacob prosecuted owners of Drug-Houses, worked with the Chicago Police Department, aldermen and neighborhood community groups. Jacob later worked with the City’s Troubled Buildings Initiative and the Community Investment Corporation to turn around distressed condominium buildings. Jacob has renovated scores of affordable homes and as an attorney represented many corporate, family and individual clients. He is on the Avodah Chicago Advisory Council, Board of Directors of the Dearborn Realtist Board and taught over 300 members of the community how to be a City of Chicago court-appointed receiver.

Firm: Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.

191 North Wacker Drive Suite 1800 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Corporate , Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal, Banking

Firm: Gurney Law Group

150 S Wacker , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business, Wills, Trusts, & Probates

Firm: Groszek Law

3601 N Pulaski Rd , Chicago , Illinois 60641

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Real Estate, Contract

Firm: Gordon & Centracchio

211 W Wacker Dr , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: General Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Estate

Firm: Gaines & Puljic

10 S La Salle St , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Firm: Brown, Udell, Pomerantz & Delrahim, Ltd.

225 W Illinois St, Ste 300 , Chicago , Illinois 60654

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Glenn L. Udell is a Partner with Brown, Udell, Pomerantz & Delrahim, Ltd. He joined the firm in 1990 and has assisted in the growth, management and development of the firm. Glenn concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, corporate transactions and complex commercial litigation. He represents a broad range business owners and management including privately-held, public companies and joint ventures. He assists clients with real estate and commercial business ventures including acquisitions and dispositions, financing and lending, restructuring and workouts, development, construction, and commercial leasing. He is experienced in negotiating permits, licenses, land use and development entitlements, governmental financial assistance and wide-range of other incentives before the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, and other governmental municipalities. Glenn has extensive litigation experience and has argued in state and federal trial courts and before other tribunals. He is admitted to practice before the Illinois Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Supreme Court of the United States and the United States Tax Court.. He formerly served as a member of the Museum Executive Board for the Illinois Holocaust Museum where he was involved in their project to build a new museum campus. He is also a supporter of College Bound Opportunities a not-for-profit organization which identifies high-achieving young people who, without support, would likely have to forgo post-secondary education.. Glenn is licensed to practice in Illinois. He received a Juris Doctorate degree from the Thomas Cooley Law School in 1990 and a BA degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1986.

Firm: Rieff Schramm Kanter & Guttman

100 North Lasalle Street Suite 2300 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Real Estate , Land Use & Zoning

I focus my law practice in the areas of real estate tax assessments, property tax incentives and tax exemptions.  I have extensive experience representing a variety of property owners including REIT's, multi-unit residential and condominium properties, commercial and industrial properties, as well as downtown Chicago office buildings, hotels/motels, parking lots, gas stations and restaurants.. My experience in litigation is extensive.  Currently I maintain a docket of over 100 active cases in Circuit Court seeking to obtain property tax refunds on behalf of my clients' property assets.. In 2008, I authored the chapter, "Tax Objection Complaints" in the book, “Real Estate Taxation” and co-authored the chapter, “Real Estate Tax Considerations” in the book “Residential Real Estate Transactions” for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education.  I also co-authored the article “Five Things Every Attorney Should Know About Appealing Their Client’s Real Estate Taxes” appearing in the January, 2004 edition of the “CBA Record”.. I was the former Chairman, Legislative Liaison, and Chairman of the Assessment and Appeals Sub-committee for the Chicago Bar Association's Real Estate Taxation Committee.  I have lectured before the Chicago Bar Association’s continuing legal education seminars entitled, "Real Estate Taxation: What You Don't Know Could Hurt You and Your Client" (2010) and “Real Estate Taxation: An Overview for the Non-Specialist” (2005).. Additionally, I have acted as Special Assistant State’s Attorney on behalf of Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer, as Trustee of the Indemnity Fund in the defense of a claim against the Indemnity Fund.  I have also served on the Cook County Treasurer, Maria Pappas’ Joint Committee for the automation of the Illinois Transfer Tax Form, which is responsible for the design and future implementation of internet accessible filing, fee collection and transmission of the State of Illinois transfer tax information for all real estate transactions in Illinois.

Firm: Davis McGrath LLC

125 South Wacker Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Real Estate , Litigation

Always looking for the most efficient means to assist clients.

Firm: Gilbert Law Group

161 N Clark St , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Legal Services, Personal Injury, Real Estate

Firm: Gerald P Nordgren

25 E Washington , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Divorce & Family, Real Estate, Wills, Trusts, & Probates

Firm: Georgia A. Beatty, P.C.

6102 N Sheridan Rd , Chicago , Illinois 60660

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Firm: Relias & Tsonis, LLC

150 S. Wacker Dr., , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal, Tax

George J. Relias has extensive experience in corporate real estate matters involving large fortune 500 firms. His experience ranges from managing tax appeal work for national clients to managing and administering multi-site portfolios.. Prior to forming Relias & Tsonis, LLC, Mr. Relias was of Counsel with the Enterprise Law Group, LLP and a partner with Fisk Kart Katz and Regan, Ltd. He was involved with all aspects of real estate tax appeals and assessment law. He has helped help reduce the tax liabilities for most asset classes, including retail, industrial, office, hotels and multi-family properties.. Previously, Mr. Relias served as Vice President for NAI Hiffman Asset Management. He managed the property accounting and reporting for a 2.5 million square foot portfolio that included such Chicago landmarks as the Wrigley, Inland Steel and Marquette buildings.. Mr. Relias held the position of Midwest Director of Portfolio Management and Lease Administration for CB Richard Ellis. His responsibilities included administering the worldwide lease portfolio for American Express. Furthermore, he was responsible for developing and implementing service delivery solutions and performance measures for corporate clients. He worked with clients such as Ford Motors and Continental Airlines.. Mr. Relias has been very active in applying technology to the real estate field. He helped develop a management tool to help corporations track, plan and monitor their real estate obligations including real property tax assessment and critical appeal information. These technology tools were implemented and used by SBC/Ameritech, Chrysler, CenturyLink (formerly Qwest Communications) and United Healthcare, among others.. Mr. Relias is a licensed Managing Real Estate Broker as well as a member of the Chicago Association of Realtors, Chicago Bar Association and Hellenic Bar Association. He received his undergraduate degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and a Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.

Firm: Garces Law

208 S Jefferson , Chicago , Illinois 60661

Practice Areas: General Litigation, Immigration, Real Estate

Firm: Busse, Busse & Grasse, PC

27 North Wacker Drive Suite 446 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Legal Experience. Jeffrey Marks is one of the leading real estate attorneys in the Chicago area with more than a decade of experience. His practice stretches throughout the Chicagoland area including Cook, Will, DuPage, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties and focuses on representing buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate including sophisticated real estate investors and developers. Mr. Marks has given over 150 presentations to realtors throughout Chicago and its suburbs and is one of the most sought-after speakers in his field.. Jeffrey and his dedicated team of three real estate paralegals are prepared to help in any aspect of a real estate transaction including but not limited to buying and selling homes, drafting and negotiating leases, homeowner association issues, commercial transactions and title claims.. Education. Jeffrey graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois in 2006, making law his second career after spending 10 years as a video game designer and producer.. Awards and Honors. Jeffrey was named a rising star by his peers in the area of real estate law and was named a SuperLawyer by his peers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Mr. Marks has garnered excellent online reviews by both realtors and clients. Jeffrey Marks has a perfect 10/10 rating on AVVO.. Please call Jeffrey Marks anytime to set up a meeting for a free consulation. Jeffrey will meet you at his offices in Chicago or the suburbs. Remember, Jeffrey Marks never charges for a consultation.