practice
Our firm specializes in the following areas:
BANKING |
GAMING LAW |
BUSINESS LAW |
LITIGATION |
CONSTRUCTION LAW |
REAL ESTATE |
CREDITORS' RIGHTS |
REAL ESTATE TAX PROTESTS |
estate planning/probate |
BANKING
Attorneys practicing in this area
- Pete Boland
- Tony Carey
- Kevin Murnighan
- Mike White
We have represented Illinois chartered and national banks and bank holding companies since the early 1940's, including matters relating to formation, ownership, board membership, operations and general legal representation. We have advised our banking clients in local and inter-state mergers, acquisitions, de novo charters, branching, trusts, mortgage brokerage and lending, commercial lending and corporate and operational regulatory matters. We have provided representation for our clients in federal and state trial and appellate courts in a wide variety of matters, including collections, foreclosures, citations and bankruptcies.
BUSINESS LAW
Attorneys practicing in this area:.
- Pete Boland
- Tony Carey
- Kevin Murnighan
- Mike White
- Mike Murray
We work closely with our clients to achieve success in their business endeavors, whether as individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships or sole proprietorships. We provide our clients with both litigation and transactional experience in organizing business entities, general corporate governance, contracts, shareholder and operating agreements, purchasing and selling businesses, employment, financing, shareholder relations, succession planning and confidentiality and non-compete agreements.
CONSTRUCTION LAW
Attorneys practicing in this area:.
- Pete Boland
- Tony Carey
- Kevin Murnighan
- Mike White
- Mike Murray
We have a long history of working with developers, owners, contractors, subcontractors and lenders in connection with construction projects and disputes. We help our clients negotiate contracts and resolve claims through litigation or settlement.
CREDITORS' RIGHTS
Attorneys practicing in this area:.
- Pete Boland
- Tony Carey
- Kevin Murnighan
- Mike White
- Mike Murray
We represent secured and unsecured lenders in the context of bankruptcies, foreclosures andother collection practices. We have experience with loan workouts, forbearance agreements,refinancing, documenting loan and lease modifications, as well as insolvency and reorganizationrelated litigation in bankruptcy.
estate planning/probate
Attorneys practicing in this area:.
- Pete Boland
- Tony Carey
- Mike White
We provide our clients with a broad range of estate planning expetise to meet their particular needs, through the use of wills, trusts and related agreements and documents, providing advice with regard to the tax consequences of their choices. We are especially sensitive to our client's families and special needs of the elderly and disabled. We represent Executors and Administrators in the settlement of decedents' estates, as well as minor and disabled adult guardianships. We have successfully contested wills and trusts and prosecuted citations to discover and recover assets.
GAMING LAW
Attorneys practicing in this area:.
- Pete Boland
- Tony Carey
- Kevin Murnighan
- Mike White
- Mike Murray
We have decades of experience serving horse racing industry clients in the licensing and regulatory process as well as the operation of racetracks and off track betting parlors.
LITIGATION
Attorneys practicing in this area:.
- Pete Boland
- Kevin Murnighan
- Mike Murray
We represent individuals and business entities as plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of business matters in federal and state trial and appellate courts, administrative agencies, arbitrations and mediations, in the following areas: corporate, construction, real estate, estate and probate matters, commercial disputes, creditor's rights, contract disputes, condemnation claims, financial disputes, shareholders disputes, tax/property tax, TRO/injunctions, trade secrets, unfair competition and legal malpractice.
REAL ESTATE
Attorneys practicing in this area:.
- Pete Boland
- Tony Carey
- Kevin Murnighan
- Mike White
- Mike Murray
We have extensive experience representing owners, developers, lenders, landlords, tenants, purchasers and sellers relating to commercial, industrial and residential real estate matters, including acquisition, disposition, contract disputes, tax deferred exchanges, title defects and irregularities, loan transactions, leasing, licensing, condemnation/eminent domain, foreclosure, bankruptcy and workouts.
REAL ESTATE TAX PROTESTS
Attorneys practicing in this area:.
- Pete Boland
- Tony Carey
We represent individuals and businesses in the protest of real estate tax assessment in Cook and surrounding counties, whether before the local county assessor, the Board of Review, the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board or the local county Circuit Court.