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| | Address | | 222 North La Salle Street, Suite 1910 | | Chicago, Illinois 60601-1102 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 312-332-0200 | | Fax: 312-332-4514 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.schainlaw.com | | |
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| 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, Leases, 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.Income and Estate Tax Law practice including Wealth Preservation, Estate Planning, Business Tax Planning and Contested Matters.Real Estate Tax Law including Assessment Reductions, Exemptions, Tax Divisions and Real Estate Tax Planning.Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law including Debtor and Creditor Representation.Sales Tax Law including Actions, Appeals and Audits.Health Care Law including Health Care Transactions, Regulatory and Administrative Law, and Fraud and Abuse Counseling. | | Year Established: 1985 | Firm Profile:
Schain, Burney, Ross & Citron, Ltd. concentrates its practice in the areas our clients need most: real estate transactions, land use regulation, environmental law, commercial litigation, business and corporate law, municipal law, real estate tax law, health care law, income and estate tax law, bankruptcy and insolvency law and sales tax law. 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: 37 | Rate Information:
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| | Ivy M. Abramowitz (Associate) born Plantation, Florida, April 16, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida; 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2003); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Ivy M. Abramowitz | | 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). Honored in recognition of work for San Diego City Attorney's Office and San Diego Councilman Scott Peters. Teaching Assistant to Prof. Dessent, Contract Law, University of San Diego, 2002-2003. Teaching Certification, 1999. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyer's Section); State Bar of California; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Land Use; Zoning Law; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Municipal Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Real Estate Litigation. 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 | | Linsey N. Cohen (Partner) born February 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., with honors, 1995); Loyola University (J.D., 1998). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Linsey N. Cohen | | Richard Dubin (Partner) 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 | | 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: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Land Use; Zoning Law. 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. Village Attorney, Village of Palatine. Member: Lake County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Planning Association; Homebuilder Association of Lake County. 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 | | Richard H. Levy (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, September 15, 1943; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1994, Colorado. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1966); DePaul University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Past Chairman, Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate. Member, Advisory Board, Chicago School of Real Estate, Roosevelt University. Former Member, Real Estate Committee, Practicing Law Institute. Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law. Email: Richard H. Levy | | Jason McClain Mahoney (Associate) born Ames, Iowa, June 4, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2002, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., Rhetoric and Professional Communication, 1995); Loyola University of Chicago, Institute for Paralegal Studies (Certificate in Paralegal Studies, with honors, 1997); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and Iowa State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Jason McClain Mahoney | | John D. Malarkey (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, September 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1972); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Transactional Law; Litigation; Leasing; Finance; Zoning. Email: John D. Malarkey | | Charles D. Mangum (Associate) 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. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. 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 | | Katriina S. McGuire (Partner) born Helsinki, Finland, September 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1991); Loyola University (J.D., 1996). Languages: German and Finnish. Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Litigation. Email: Katriina S. McGuire | | Joel G. Meyers born Skokie, Illinois, August 8, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2006, Indiana. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., cum laude, 1989; J.D., 1992). Harno Fellow. Member: Chicago (Member: Real Property Law Committee; Condominium Law Subcommittee; Commercial Finance and Transactions Committee), Illinois State (Member, Real Estate Law Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Condominium Law. Email: Joel G. Meyers | | 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 | | Michael S. Pinsky (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, July 25, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1973, U.S. Tax Court; 1974, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1967); DePaul University (J.D., 1971). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1969. Conferee, Appeals Division, Internal Revenue Service. Member: Chicago (Member, Tax, Trusts and Probate Committees; Representative, Internal Revenue Service, District Director's Liaison Committee, 1984-1991; Chairman, Federal Tax Committee, 1985-1986; Procedure Subcommittee; Federal Tax Executive Committee), Illinois State (Tax Committee) and American (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Committee; Tax Committee) Bar Associations; Chicago Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Law; Business Law. Email: Michael S. Pinsky | | 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., 1967). 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. 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 (Partner) 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: Litigation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law. Email: Daniel C. Shapiro | | Stephanie A. Stromberg (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 2004); DePaul University (J.D., 2007; M.B.A., 2007). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Zoning Law; Municipal Law. Email: Stephanie A. Stromberg | | 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 and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Jerome Wiener | | Kevin J. Wolfberg (Associate) 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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