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List of Forms by Chapter

Chapter 1 — Building Regulations

Chapter 2 — Subdivisions

Chapter 3 — Impact Fees

Chapter 4 — First Amendment and Land Use

Chapter 5 — Historic Preservation Protections and Incentives

Chapter 6 — Regulatory Takings

Chapter 7 — Troubled Developments

Chapter 8 — Environmental Controls

Chapter 9 — Wind Energy

Chapter 10 — Glossary of Zoning Terms

Authors

Richard A. Bixter Jr.
Richard A. Bixter Jr.
Richard A. Bixter Jr. is a Partner at Holland & Knight LLP in Chicago, where he practices in the areas of corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at DePaul University School of Law. Mr. Bixter’s practice includes a focus on cross-border insolvency, and he has been involved in many of the most high-profile international bankruptcies in recent years, often serving as United States counsel to foreign liquidators and trustees. In 2015, he was honored for his exceptional work on pro bono matters received through the ABA Military Pro Bono Project. Mr. Bixter received his B.A. from Purdue University and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Elizabeth L. Butler
Elizabeth L. Butler
Elizabeth L. Butler is an associate at Elrod Friedman LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on land use, zoning, commercial real estate, and local government. She has been recognized as one of the 40 Under Forty Lawyers to Watch Class of 2021 by Chicago Lawyer, an Emerging Leader of the Year by Illinois Real Estate Journal (2021), and “Ones to Watch” in Real Estate Law by Best Lawyers (2022). Ms. Butler received her B.S. and M.S. from Florida State University and her J.D. cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she contributed to the Chicago-Kent Law Review and received the Dean’s Distinguished Public Service Award.
Ronald S. Cope
Ronald S. Cope
Ronald S. Cope is a Partner at Schain, Banks, Kenny & Schwartz, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on complex land use matters and litigation in trial and appellate courts and municipal finance. He is a frequent writer and speaker for numerous organizations, including IICLE^®, the American Bar Association, and the Illinois Municipal League, and has taught business law courses at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations. Mr. Cope received both his B.A. and his J.D. from the University of Chicago.
John F. Donahue
John F. Donahue
John F. Donahue is a founding member of Donahue & Rose P.C. in Rosemont, where he focuses on the representation of public entities. He represents the Village of Rosemont, the City of DeKalb, the Village of Glenwood, and School District 78 as general corporate counsel and School District 149 as labor counsel. He has spoken in various forums educating public officials and their employees on development issues, the Open Meetings Act, the Freedom of Information Act, special education, discipline, and drug testing issues. Mr. Donahue received his B.S. with honors from the Illinois Institute of Technology and his J.D. with honors from the DePaul University College of Law.
Steven M. Elrod
Steven M. Elrod
Steven M. Elrod is a Managing Partner at Elrod Friedman LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on land use and municipal law. He is a Past President of the Chicago Bar Association, a member of the Urban Land Institute Public Private Partnership Product Council, and an adjunct professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Mr. Elrod received his J.D. from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Richard F. Friedman
Richard F. Friedman
Richard F. Friedman is a Member of the managing group at Neal & Leroy, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in eminent domain, land use, litigation, and historic preservation. He has been the principal attorney in over 100 appeals. Mr. Friedman teaches historic preservation law at the University of Chicago Law School and in the historic preservation graduate program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Thomas F. Geselbracht
Thomas F. Geselbracht
Thomas F. Geselbracht has practiced land use law for over 40 years and has been designated an Illinois Super Lawyer as the result of research projects conducted jointly by Law & Politics and Chicago magazines. He concentrates in eminent domain, land use, environmental, and title insurance litigation and has authored numerous articles, videos, and reports on land use, just compensation, condemnation of property, and related topics. He authored Illinois Zoning, Eminent Domain and Land Use Manual and coauthored Condemnation of Property: Practice and Strategies for Winning Just Compensation, has taught classes in land use and eminent domain law at the University of Chicago Law School and the Northwestern University Pritzker Law School, and is a frequent lecturer. Mr. Geselbracht received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and received his B.A. magna cum laude from Marquette University.
Jason A. Guisinger
Jason A. Guisinger
Jason A. Guisinger is a Partner at Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago where he concentrates his practice in municipal law, school law, election law, land use and zoning, and public sector labor and employment law. He is also a regular speaker and author on issues of legal concern to units of local government in the State of Illinois and represents public entities, police officers, firefighters, and public officials in litigation at all levels of state and federal court. He has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in governmental, municipal, lobbying, and administrative law and election, political, and campaign law. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the Michigan State University College of Law.
Michael T. Jurusik
Michael T. Jurusik
Michael T. Jurusik is a Partner at Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in municipal law and local government. He is a guest speaker for and a Past President of the Local Government Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. He was named an Illinois Leading Lawyer from 2016 – 2018. Mr. Jurusik received his B.A. from Hamilton College and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement.
Christopher C. Kendall
Christopher C. Kendall
Christopher C. Kendall is a Partner at Chapman Spingola LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation. He is a former member of the Palatine Zoning Board of Appeals and a Past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Administrative Law Committee and the Illinois State Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Legal Education, Admission, and Competence. Mr. Kendall received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. summa cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Adam M. Kingsley
Adam M. Kingsley
Adam M. Kingsley is Principal at Kingsley Law Group in Chicago, where he focuses on commercial litigation and land use. Mr. Kingsley received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his J.D. from the Duke University School of Law.
Robert J. Labate
Robert J. Labate
Robert J. Labate is a Partner at Holland & Knight LLP, where he serves as Cochair of the firm’s national Entertainment Law and Sports Practice in San Francisco and as a Partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group in Chicago. He was an adjunct faculty member at the DePaul University School of Law and has been recognized for his entertainment and transactional practice by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, and Illinois Super Lawyers. He is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations, Lawyers for the Creative Arts, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Labate received his B.A. from Yale College and his J.D. from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Brooke D. Lenneman
Brooke D. Lenneman
Brooke D. Lenneman is an associate at Elrod Friedman LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on municipal law, local government, land use, and zoning. She is a member of the Illinois Municipal League Committee of Home Rule Attorneys, the Legacy Project, and the Chicago Bar Association. Ms. Lenneman received her B.A. with honors from Northwestern University and her J.D. magna cum laude (Order of the Coif) from the DePaul University College of Law.
Ryan F. Manion
Ryan F. Manion
Ryan F. Manion is an associate at L&G Law Group, LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates in litigation. He is a member of the Illinois Bar Association and served as Staff Law Clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2016 – 2019), assisting all judges of the court. Mr. Manion received his B.A. from the University of Richmond and his J.D. magna cum laude from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Michael A. Marrs
Michael A. Marrs
Michael A. Marrs is a Partner with the law firm of Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd. in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in the general counseling of local governmental entities, including acting as village attorney and as counsel for plan commissions and zoning boards of appeal for various municipalities in Cook and the surrounding counties. Mr. Marrs advises clients on, among other things, land use and zoning matters, acquisition and sale of property, redevelopment projects, code enforcement and dealing with problem properties, contractual issues, and the preparation of ordinances and resolutions involving all municipal matters and provides general counseling on day-to-day operational and municipal matters. He is a former Board Member and a former Chair of the Prosecutor’s Group of the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association. Mr. Marrs has been named a Leading Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media, a peer-recommended distinction awarded to fewer than five percent of attorneys in Illinois, from 2017 to present. Mr. Marrs received his B.S. from Indiana University and his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
Mallory A. Milluzzi
Mallory A. Milluzzi
Mallory A. Milluzzi is a Partner with Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where she focuses on municipal law, litigation, and school law. Ms. Milluzzi has been selected as an Emerging Lawyer by the Leading Lawyers Network. She received her B.A. with honors from Ohio University and her J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Donald J. Moran
Donald J. Moran
Donald J. Moran is a Partner at Pedersen & Houpt, A Professional Corporation, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on commercial, environmental, and appellate litigation. Mr. Moran received his B.A. from Northwestern University, his M.R.P. from the Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and his J.D. from the Syracuse University College of Law.
Phillip W. Nelson
Phillip W. Nelson
Phillip W. Nelson is a Partner at Holland & Knight LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in restructuring, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Nelson received his A.B. from Wabash College and his J.D. from the Duke University School of Law.
Hart M. Passman
Hart M. Passman
Hart M. Passman is a Partner at Elrod Friedman LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on land use, zoning, and local government law. He is a member and Past Chair of the Illinois Municipal League Committee of Home Rule Attorneys and a member of the Illinois Local Government Law Association. Mr. Passman has been recognized as an Up-and-Comer in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use by Chambers USA. He received his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Aaron H. Reinke
Aaron H. Reinke
Aaron H. Reinke is a Partner at Bazos, Freeman, Schuster & Pope LLC, in Elgin, where he focuses his practice on real estate, land use, and local government. He was awarded the DuPage County Bar Association Board of Directors Award for Exceptional Service as Chair of the Local Government Committee (2012 – 2013), and he is a certified municipal administrative hearing officer and a Kane County eviction mediator. He is a member of the Illinois State and Kane County Bar Associations. Mr. Reinke received his M.A. and J.D. from Loyola University Chicago.
James A. Rhodes
James A. Rhodes
James A. Rhodes is Of Counsel to Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on municipal law and land use law. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award for Lifetime Achievement in Local Government Law from the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association. Mr. Rhodes received his B.A. from Loyola University and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Jamie A. Robinson
Jamie A. Robinson
Jamie A. Robinson is a Partner at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., where she focuses on litigation, appeals, healthcare, and religious organizations. She received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Sanford M. Stein
Sanford M. Stein
Sanford M. Stein is Of Counsel to L&G Law Group, LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on land use, environmental, cannabis, and regulatory law. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, and he is a member of the Illinois State and International Cannabis Bar Associations. Mr. Stein received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.

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Richard A. Bixter Jr.

Elizabeth L. Butler

Ronald S. Cope

John F. Donahue

Steven M. Elrod

Richard F. Friedman

Thomas F. Geselbracht

Jason A. Guisinger

Michael T. Jurusik

Christopher C. Kendall

Adam M. Kingsley

Robert J. Labate

Brooke D. Lenneman

Ryan F. Manion

Michael A. Marrs

Mallory A. Milluzzi

Donald J. Moran

Phillip W. Nelson

Hart M. Passman

Aaron H. Reinke

James A. Rhodes

Jamie A. Robinson

Sanford M. Stein

Land Use Law: Special Topics 2021 Edition