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| | Location: 222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1910, Chicago, Illinois 60601-1102, (Cook Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Schain, Burney, Ross & Citron, Ltd. practices in the following areas of law:
Real Estate practice including Acquisitions, Dispositions, Leases, Loans, Construction Matters, Condominium Financing, Contracts, Liens, Loans for Lenders, Borrower Financing, Lender Financing, Mezzanine and Conduit Financing, Residential, Industrial and Commercial Developments, Condominium Conversions and Tax Increment Financing. Land Use Regulation practice including Annexations, Annexation Agreements, Zoning Relief including Planned Developments, Map Amendments, Subdivision Approvals, Variances, Licenses and Permits. Environmental Law practice including Environmental Litigation, Enforcement Defense, Permits and Transactional Issues. Commercial Litigation practice including Contracts, Real Estate, Land Use, Condominium Act, Business, Unfair Competition, Construction and Zoning Disputes, Property Rights Law and General Civil Litigation. Business and Corporate Law practice including Acquisitions, Sales, General Representation, LLCs, Partnerships, Employment and Owner Relations. Municipal Law practice including Civil Rights, Condemnation, Contract, Annexation, Zoning, Negotiation and Enforcement of Intergovernmental Agreements and Special Financing Techniques including Special Service Areas and Tax Increment Financing districts. Real Estate Tax Law including Assessment Reductions, Exemptions, Tax Divisions and Real Estate Tax Planning, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law including Debtor and Creditor Representation. Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation including Debtor and Creditor Representation Sales Tax Law including Actions, Appeals and Audits. Income and Estate Tax Law practice including Wealth Preservation, Estate Planning, Business Tax Planning and Contested Matters. Health Care Law including Health Care Transactions, Regulatory and Administrative Law, and Fraud and Abuse Counseling. Distressed Real Estate including Acquisition, Development, Financing, Loan Work Out, Foreclosure, Guaranty Litigation, Lien and Priority Litigation, Bankruptcy and Disposition of Distressed Properties. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Law including Siting, Litigation and Environmental Issues. Green Building and Sustainable Development Practice area including Land Use Entitlements, Governmental and Agency Approvals, Development Incentives, Commissioning, Permitting, Construction and Design Contracts and Litigation. | | Year Established: 1985 | Firm Profile:
For more than 20 years, Schain, Burney, Ross & Citron, Ltd. has provided our clients with experienced attorneys and comprehensive, personalized counsel. Our staff combines the legal depth and strength of a larger firm with the flexibility and efficiency of a smaller firm to focus our practice in the areas our clients need most. We currently represent the Village of Palatine (since 1991) and the Village of Vernon Hills (since 1995) and have represented as Special Counsel the Village of Hillside, the City of Naperville, the United City of Yorkville and the Village of LaGrange. | | Firm Size: 28 | Rate Information:
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| | William Biederman (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1972); Boston University (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: William Biederman | | Jessica Marie Boudreau (Associate) born November 8, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2004, Illinois; 2005, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (B.S., 1999); University of San Diego (J.D., 2003). Village Counsel. Recipient, Honored in Recognition of Work, San Diego City Attorney's Office and San Diego Councilman Scott Peters. Member: Chicago Bar Association; Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington; Common Working Group Review; City Club of Chicago. Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate Development; Municipal Law; Entitlement; Zoning Law; Community Relations; Subdivisions; Redevelopment; Annexation; Historic Preservation; Lakefront Protection. Email: Jessica Marie Boudreau | | Patrick T. Brankin (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., 1992); Loyola University (J.D., 1995). Co-Author: "Litigation of a Zoning Case," Chapter Nine, Illinois Land Use Law, 2004. Village Housing Court Prosecutor, Village of Palatine. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Land Use; Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Liquor Licensing; Business Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Patrick T. Brankin | | Christine S. Bricker (Associate) born Macomb, Illinois, October 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Chicago (B.A., 1994); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Christine S. Bricker | | Thomas R. Burney (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, December 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1972); Loyola University (J.D., 1977). Guest Lecturer, "Trying a Zoning Case," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Chicago and Springfield, Illinois, Spring 2004. Co-Author: "Litigation of a Zoning Case," Illinois Land Use Law (ICLE 2004). Village Attorney, Village of Palatine, 1990-2001. (Managing Partner). Reported Cases: United States v. Palatine; SWANNCC Illinois Supreme Court Decision, 169 Ill.2d 53 (1996). Practice Areas: Land Use; Municipal Law; Environmental Law; Zoning Law; Property Rights Law; Annexation Agreements. Email: Thomas R. Burney | | Bernard I. Citron (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.A., 1978); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1982). Adjunct Professor, Land Use Law, Master of Real Estate Program, The John Marshall Law School. Formerly with, City of Chicago Corporation Counsel's Office. Village Attorney, Vernon Hills. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Land Use; Municipal Law; Economic Development. Email: Bernard I. Citron | | Richard Dubin (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1993); DePaul University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Landlord Tenant; Corporate Law. Email: Richard Dubin | | Richard Golab (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.F.A., 1979); DePaul University (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Transactional Real Estate. Email: Richard Golab | | James R. Griffin (Partner) born Palo Alto, California, January 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 1998, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S.M.E., 1994); John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: American Wind Energy Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Land Use; Zoning Law; Renewable Energy. Email: James R. Griffin | | Tamara K. Hibbard (Partner) born Holloman AFB, New Mexico, November 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Miami University (B.S., Business Administration, 1990); DePaul University (J.D., 1993). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate. Email: Tamara K. Hibbard | | Robert C. Kenny (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, August 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1974); John Marshall School of Law (J.D., 1978). Lecturer, First Amendment Right of Free Speech, Chicago Bar Association and Annexation. Village Attorney, Village of Palatine. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Planning Association; Illinois Tax Increment Financing Association. Practice Areas: Land Use; Municipal Law. Email: Robert C. Kenny | | Richard J. Lang (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 21, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Illinois; 2004, Wisconsin. Education: Loyola University (B.S., 1967); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Former Lecturer, Loyola University School of Law. Assistant Professor, De Paul University College of Law. Former Chairman: Wilmette Fire and Police Commission; Former Chairman: Wilmette Plan Commission. Former Member, Wilmette Zoning Board of Appeals. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Chicago Estate Planning Council; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Health Care. Email: Richard J. Lang | | Charles D. Mangum (Partner) born Houston, Texas, July 24, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1993); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Charles D. Mangum | | Courtney E. Mayster (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 30, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., Psychology, 1998); Loyola University (J.D., 2001). Formerly with Levenfeld Pearlstein. Real Estate Broker, Illinois, 2003. Member: Chicago Association of Realtors; National Association of Realtors; Illinois Association of Realtors. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Courtney E. Mayster | | Timothy J. McGonegle (Partner) born Fort Dodge, Iowa, August 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with honors, 1974); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1977). Law Clerk to: Justice James A. Dooley, Illinois Supreme Court, 1977; Justice Robert Chapman Buckley, Illinois Appellate Court, 1978. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy Litigation. Email: Timothy J. McGonegle | | Elizabeth A. O'Brien (Associate) born Hinsdale, Illinois, May 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 2002); Loyola University (J.D., 2006). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condominium Development Law. Email: Elizabeth A. O'Brien | | David J. O'Keefe (Partner) born Syracuse, N.Y., July 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1978); Loyola University (J.D., 1981). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales; Development; Finance; Leasing; Taxation. Email: David J. O'Keefe | | Gary L. Plotnick (Partner) born Lincolnwood, Illinois, January 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1984); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Condominium Conversions; Community Association Law. Email: Gary L. Plotnick | | Michael E. Ross (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, August 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., with honors, 1973); Chicago-Kent University College of Law (J.D., 1976; LL.M., Taxation, 1988). Lecturer, Commercial Leasing, International Council of Shopping Centers Convention. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Lender Law; Business Acquisitions. Email: Michael E. Ross | | Jerome S. Schain (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, January 29, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, College of Pharmacy (B.S., Pharmacy, 1962); DePaul University (J.D., 1966). Supervisor, Zoning and Condemnation Departments, Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Legal Counsel in charge of preparation, 1976 Cook County Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan. Practice Areas: Land Use; Zoning Law; Real Estate Development; Government Regulations. Email: Jerome S. Schain | | Bethany A. Schultz (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1998); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2005). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Real Estate; Business Law. Email: Bethany A. Schultz | | Glenn C. Sechen (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, May 16, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.E.E., 1969); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1974; LL.M., 1987). Member, John Marshall Law Review, 1974-1975. Chief, Environmental Litigation Division, Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use; Environmental Litigation. Email: Glenn C. Sechen | | Daniel C. Shapiro (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 23, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1984); American University (J.D., 1987). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Land Use; Litigation; Municipal Law. Email: Daniel C. Shapiro | | Donald Cass Wennlund (Partner) born Joliet, Illinois, August 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (B.A., 1988); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1991). Chief Counsel, Will County Executive, 2000-2004. Member: Will County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Litigation; Real Estate; Municipal Law. Email: Donald Cass Wennlund | | Maribeth Hope Whitfield (Associate) born Winfield, Illinois, October 7, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 2000); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Land Use; Civil Litigation; Environmental Law. Email: Maribeth Hope Whitfield | | Jerome Wiener (Partner) born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, August 23, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia; 1969, District of Columbia; 1983, Maryland; 1986, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1965); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1968). Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia, 1969-1973. Assistant General Counsel and Director, Office of Special Investigations, Department of Energy, 1978-1985. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Jerome Wiener | | Kevin J. Wolfberg (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 1, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Indiana University at Bloomington (B.A., 1994); John Marshall Law School (J.D., LL.M., Taxation, 1999). Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Taxation. Email: Kevin J. Wolfberg |
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