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Collection Law

Bank Failures and Construction Issues: What Every Construction Contractor Needs to Understand About FDIC Receivership, May 2023

Don’t Lose Interest In or On Your Collection Matters, ILMDA Advantage, Winter 2022.

When Does a Denial Create a Question of Fact? Eviction vs. Non-Eviction Standards, Illinois State Bar Association, March 2022.

Consumer Fraud in a Dispute Between Two Businesses, Illinois State Bar Association, May 2021.

Collection Tip: Overcharging and Kickbacks, Illinois Lumber and Material Dealers Association publication “ILMDA Advantage”, Winter 2021.

Collecting On Commercial Debt: The Philosophy Of The Fight, ILMDA Advantage, Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association, Winter 2019-2020.

Construction Law

https://www.isba.org/sections/construction/newsletter/2023/12/whatsfairisfairgettingpaidwhenthereisnocontract

Preserving Mechanic’s Lien Rights During A Construction Arbitration

Apportioning a Lien Involving Condominium Property

Using ‘Non-Lienability’ as a First Tranche Attack to Defeat a Mechanic’s Lien Case

Commercial Banking, Collections and Bankruptcy

Your Lien Claim Must be Properly Verified

‘Verify’ That Your Verification is Proper to Avoid a Potentially Fatal Defect in a Lien Claim, Illinois State Bar Association Publication “Building Knowledge”, vol 11 no. 4, May 2021, co-author Steven Mroczkowski

Constructing A Bridge Between The Home Repair And Remodeling Act And The
Illinois Mechanics Lien Act, Illinois State Bar Association “Real Property” Newsletter, October 2018, vol. 64, no. 4.

Keeping Homeowners Apprised Of Their Rights Under The Illinois Mechanic’s Lien Act, “Building Knowledge,” Illinois State Bar Association Newsletter, April 2017, Vol. 8, No. 1.

The Right of Redemption In A Mechanics Lien Foreclosure, Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 104, No. 1, January 2016.

Sovereign Immunity And Negligent Inspectors, “Real Property,” October 2015, Vol. 61 No. 4.

What’s Old Is Now New: Application Of The Implied Warranty Of Habitability To Purchasers of Three-year-old Property, “Real Property,” August 2015, Vol. 61 No. 2.

The Resulting Loss Exception To The Defective Workmanship Exclusion Are you Covered?, “Real Property,” July 2015, Vol. 61. No. 1.

Who Do You Think You’re Dealing With? Implied Contracts And The Illinois Mechanic’s Lien Act, “Real Property,” January 2015, Vol. 60. No. 7.

The New, Improved Home Repair And Remodeling Act, Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 98, No. 9, September 2010.

The Home Repair And Remodeling Act – Can We Fix It?, Illinois State Bar Association publication “Real Property”, February 2010, Vol. 55, No 4.

Condominium Law

An Offer We Must Refuse: The Case For Ending A Residential Condominium’s Right of First Refusal, The Docket, The Official Publication of the Lake County Bar Association, Vol. 26 No. 1, January, 2019.

The Costs Of Condominium Documents And Disclosures In Condo Sales, Illinois State Bar Association “Real Property” Newsletter, May 2017, vol. 62, No. 10.

Zombie Condo Liens: What Are They, And What Do We Do About Them?, “Real Property,” September 2014, Vol. 60 No. 3.

Condo Eviction Defenses: What Is germane?, Illinois State Bar Association publication “Real Property,” February 2013, Vol. 58 No. 7.

Is A Failure To Repair Common Elements Germane To A Forcible Entry And Detainer Suit Brought By A Condo Association Against A Unit Owner?, Illinois State Bar Association publication “Real Property”, January 2013. Vol. 58, No. 6.

Real Estate Law

Doing The Deed: Some Property Related Tips For Divorcing Couples, The Docket, Official Publication of the Lake County Bar Association, Vol. 24, No. 4, April 2017.

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, Illinois State Bar Association publication, “Real Property,” May 2013, Vol. 58 No. 10.

A Nightmare On – Street: The Hidden Costs Of Private Streets and Reciprocal Easements, Illinois State Bar Association publication “Real Property,” August 2012, Vol. 58, No. 2.

Navigating The Short Sale, Illinois State Bar Association publication “Real Property,” October 2008, Vol. 54, No. 3.

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