Top Construction Lawyers in park Ridge | 2 available

Firm: Di Monte & Lizak, LLC

216 Higgins Road , Park Ridge , Illinois 60068

Practice Areas: Construction , Real Estate , Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Construction & Development, Construction & Development, Construction & Development

I received my  undergraduate degree with honors from Northwestern University and mt  law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law (1973). I have served as Managing Partner of the firm. I am an accomplished litigator with an emphasis in construction law, including mechanic's lien and construction contract litigation. Among my numerous builder and contractor clients are the largest roofing contractor in the Chicago area and the largest design build landscape company in the country. I have  represented the Adler Planetarium in construction arbitration. I also have  expertise and broad experience in zoning and land use development law. I have written for the Illinois Bar Journal on zoning and land use matters and speak for the National Business Institute and Lorman Educational Services on real estate and zoning issues. I am  a past member of the Palatine Zoning Board of Appeals and served as Chairman of the Kildeer Plan Commission. I  served as a trustee for the Village of Kildeer and Chairman of its Building and Zoning Committee. I was theMayor of the Village of Kildeer from 2001 to 2009.

Firm: Arena Law Office, LLC

350 S Northwest Hwy , park Ridge , Illinois 60068

Practice Areas: Civil , Construction , Corporate , Commercial, Commercial, Commercial, Commercial

David T. Arena received his Bachelor’s Degree in political science from Loyola University of Chicago in 1993, where he was a member of the Phi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society and recipient of the Presidential Scholarship. David received his law degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law with honors in 1996. In 1995, David took first place in the Cleveland Marshall College of Law Moot Court Competition, where he received the Dean’s Moot Court Award for Outstanding Advocate and the Hugo Black Award for Outstanding Oralist. David participated in the 1995 ABA National Moot Court Competition, where his team was awarded Best Ohio School and Best Respondent’s Brief. In addition, David was awarded the Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Scholarship Award consecutively in 1995 and 1996.. In 1998, David joined DiMonte & Lizak and in 2005 he became an equity partner at Di Monte & Lizak.  After 23 years of practice, David left to start his own firm - Arena Law Office, LLC.  David is an accomplished trial lawyer.. David is an accomplished trial lawyer. He handles matters in state and federal court, including trial and appellate work, and represents clients in mediations and arbitrations. David’s practice focuses on commercial law matters, including business disputes, contract and construction law, mechanic’s liens, mortgage foreclosures, debt collection, municipal law and probate litigation..