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Chapter 1 — Reformation

Chapter 2 — Breach of Real Estate Contract: Specific Performance

Chapter 3 — Suits To Quiet Title in Real Estate

Chapter 4 — Suits To Partition Interests in Real Estate

Chapter 5 — Affirmative Claims, Predatory Lending, and Potential Class Actions

Chapter 6 — Residential Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure: Plaintiff-Lender’s Case

Chapter 7 — Loan Commitment Litigation and the Illinois Credit Agreements Act

Chapter 8 — Condominium, Townhome, and Homeowners’ Association Litigation

Chapter 9 — Real Estate Broker Litigation

Chapter 10 — Property Tax Litigation

Chapter 11 — Construction Litigation

Chapter 12 — Litigation Related to Real Estate Installment Contracts

Authors

David Aguilar
David Aguilar
David Aguilar is an associate at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP, in Los Angeles and Irvine, and concentrates in finance and real estate. Aguilar is a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association; the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Pathfinder 2023; and the National Association of Bond Lawyers. Aguilar received his J.D. from University of Iowa College of Law and his B.A. and B.S. summa cum laude from California State University.
Jack J. Brinker
Jack J. Brinker
Jack J. Brinker is an associate at Saul Ewing LLP, in Chicago, and concentrates on real estate in his practice. Brinker received his J.D. cum laude from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, where he was a Founding Member of the Business Law Negotiation Team and Head Negotiator of Esports Negotiation Competition. He received an M.B.A. from Villanova University School of Business and a B.B.A. cum laude from Villanova University, where he was a finalist for the Bartley Medallion in Real Estate.
Ares G. Dalianis
Ares G. Dalianis
Ares G. Dalianisis a Partner with Franczek P.C., in Chicago, and focuses on education law, real estate taxation, and real estate. Dalianisis a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and Illinois Property Assessment Institute. Dalianis earned a B.A. from the University of Illinois and a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Ryanne Bush Dent
Ryanne Bush Dent
Ryanne Bush Dent is a Partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on construction law, construction litigation, and commercial litigation. She is a member of the DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations, as well as Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. Dent earned her B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Tampa and her J.D. summa cum laude from UIC John Marshall Law School, where she was class valedictorian.
Daniel A. Edelman
Daniel A. Edelman
Daniel A. Edelman is a Member of Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC, in Chicago, where virtually all of his practice involves litigation on behalf of consumers, including individual and class actions under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and the Truth in Lending Act and debt collection defense. Edelman has argued over 100 appeals and is the author or coauthor of numerous books and publications on class actions and consumer protection law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar. Edelman received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and his B.A. with honors from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Mark C. Goldenberg
Mark C. Goldenberg
Mark C. Goldenberg is a Partner at Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, P.C., in Edwardsville, where he focuses his practice on estate planning, real estate, corporate and business law, and tax. Goldenberg is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. He earned his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Tara L. Goodwin
Tara L. Goodwin
Tara L. Goodwin is a Member of Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC, in Chicago, and concentrates her practice in consumer law and litigation. Goodwin is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the National Association of Consumer Advocates. She received her J.D. with high honors and Order of the Coif from Chicago-Kent College of Law and her B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago.
David R. Gray, Jr.
David R. Gray, Jr.
David R. Gray, Jr. is the Owner of Gray Law Offices, in Chicago, and concentrates on real estate and civil litigation. Gray is a member of the Appellate Lawyers Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Chicago (former Chair of the Real Estate Taxation Committee) and Illinois State Bar Associations. Gray earned his B.A. from the College of Charleston and his J.D. from Valparaiso University Law School.
Kevin P. Green
Kevin P. Green
Kevin P. Green is a Shareholder at Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, P.C., in Edwardsville, and concentrates in the representation of clients in all aspects of commercial litigation and complex class action litigation. Green was chosen as the ISBA’s Young Lawyer of the Year in 2020 and is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Local Rules Committee, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and. Green earned a B.A. from Loyola University Chicago and a J.D. from the Washington University School of Law.
LaVon M. Johns
LaVon M. Johns
LaVon M. Johns is a Partner with Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP, in Chicago, where she leads the Business Transactions Team. Johns is a member of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, a Past President of the Board of Directors of IICLE^®, and an adjunct law professor at Northwestern University School of Law. Johns earned her B.A. from Creighton University and her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.
Mitchell A. Lieberman
Mitchell A. Lieberman
Mitchell A. Lieberman is a Founding Partner of Noonan & Lieberman, Ltd., in Chicago, and has over three decades of experience representing clients in financial services and real estate litigation in both federal and state courts. Lieberman is a faculty member of the Illinois Business Institute and Lorman Educational Services. Lieberman is also the Chair of the Commercial Foreclosure Sub-Committee for the Chancery Court Advisory Committee and has been appointed to the Cook County Committee for the Appointment of Special Representatives. Lieberman is rated AV Preeminent for over 20 years and is a member of the Chicago, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations.
Scott R. Metcalf
Scott R. Metcalf
Scott R. Metcalf is a Partner with Franczek P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on education law, real estate, and real estate taxation. Metcalf is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and the Civic Federal. He earned his B.A. from Augustana College, his M.A. from Loyola University Chicago, and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Nicholas R. Mitchell
Nicholas R. Mitchell
Nicholas R. Mitchell is a Principal with Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in community association law and litigation and serves as Chair of the Litigation Department. He earned his B.A. cum laude from Oakland University and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Hal R. Morris
Hal R. Morris
Hal R. Morris is a Partner and General Counsel at Saul Ewing LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in appellate, litigation, and legal ethics. Morris is on the ARDC Hearing Panel and an instructor at the University of Chicago Law School. He has also been the recipient of the Litigation Award from the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association. Morris earned his B.A. from the University of Chicago, his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, and his J.D. with highest honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
James V. Noonan
James V. Noonan
James V. Noonan is a Partner with Noonan & Lieberman, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in creditors’ rights, real estate, and commercial litigation. He was a board member of the American Legal and Financial Network (2009 – 2015), a panel member of the Law Ed series on federal court foreclosure practice, and a coauthor of Remote Hearings: Let’s Not Forget the Cost of What’s Lost, 54 Loy.U.Chi.L.J. No. 1 (2023). Mr. Noonan received his B.A. from Marquette University and his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
Michael D. Pisano
Michael D. Pisano
Michael D. Pisano is a Partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law and litigation of construction and real estate disputes. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, and the Justinian Society of Lawyers. Pisano earned his B.A. from Dominican University and his J.D. magna cum laude from UIC John Marshall Law School.
Jill Sidorowicz
Jill Sidorowicz
Jill Sidorowicz is a Partner at Noonan & Lieberman, Ltd., in Chicago, and focuses on creditor’s rights, bankruptcy, landlord/tenant rights, eviction, and manufactured housing. Sidorowicz earned a J.D. from the University of South Dakota Law Schol and a LL.M. from Chicago-Kent College of Law and is licensed in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri.
Eric L. Singer
Eric L. Singer
Eric L. Singer is a Partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law, litigation of construction and real estate disputes, negotiation of design, and construction agreements. He is a member of the DuPage County, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations; the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry; and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. His is also an affiliate member of the American Institute of Architects, AIA Chicago, and AIA Northeast Illinois. Singer earned his B.A. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Megan Warshawsky
Megan Warshawsky
Megan Warshawsky is an associate at Saul Ewing LLP, in Chicago, and concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation. Warshawsky is a member of the American Bar Association and is admitted to the Bar in Illinois and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She received her J.D. magna cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law and her B.A. from Tufts University.
Peter McGrath Zagotta
Peter McGrath Zagotta
Peter McGrath Zagotta is counsel at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP, in Chicago, and focuses on real estate, finance, and construction transactions. Zagotta is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. He earned his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law and his B.A. from Saint Louis University.

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David Aguilar

Jack J. Brinker

Ares G. Dalianis

Ryanne Bush Dent

Daniel A. Edelman

Mark C. Goldenberg

Tara L. Goodwin

David R. Gray, Jr.

Kevin P. Green

LaVon M. Johns

Mitchell A. Lieberman

Scott R. Metcalf

Nicholas R. Mitchell

Hal R. Morris

James V. Noonan

Michael D. Pisano

Jill Sidorowicz

Eric L. Singer

Megan Warshawsky

Peter McGrath Zagotta

Real Estate Litigation 2024 Edition