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Chapter 1 — Site Selection

Chapter 2 — A Guide to Commercial Surveys

Chapter 3 — Zoning Issues: Municipality Perspective

Chapter 4 — Zoning Issues: A Developer’s Perspective

Chapter 5 — Eminent Domain

Chapter 6 — Mechanics Liens

Chapter 7 — The Sale of Agricultural Property for Commercial Use

Chapter 8 — Commercial Development vs. Agricultural Interests

Chapter 9 — Environmental Considerations in Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Chapter 10 — Due Diligence for Leases on Commercial Properties

Authors

William J. Anaya
William J. Anaya
William J. Anaya is a Partner with UB Greensfelder LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates in environmental law transactions, litigation, and appeals. He is a Past Chairman of the IICLE^® Board of Directors and has received IICLE^®’s Addis Hull Award for Excellence in Legal Education. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Indiana State Bar Associations and is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Environmental and Natural Resource Law Section Council and Real Estate Law Section Council. Mr. Anaya received his B.A. from Purdue University and his J.D. from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Scott R. Borstein
Scott R. Borstein
Scott R. Borstein is a Partner at Neal & Leroy, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in zoning, land use, and real estate transactions. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and licensed to practice law in both Illinois and California. Mr. Borstein received his B.A. cum laude from Miami University and his J.D. from Georgetown Law, where he was Associate Editor of the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal.
Keith W. Groebe
Keith W. Groebe
Keith W. Groebe is a Principal at Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on real estate. He is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and rated by Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent in Real Property Law. Groebe received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
Timothy J. Hammersmith, Jr.
Timothy J. Hammersmith, Jr.
Timothy J. Hammersmith, Jr., is a Principal at Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd., in Chicago, where his primary areas of practice include a broad spectrum of real estate disciplines and commercial matters. He is a frequent author on real estate issues such as taxation, site selection and real estate development incentives, and landlord/tenant matters. For two years, he also served as an adjunct professor for the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. He has served on the Illinois State Bar Association’s State and Local Taxation Section Council. Hammersmith earned his B.S. from the University of South Florida and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where he was a member of the law review.
Mary C. Hofmann
Mary C. Hofmann
Mary C. Hofmann is an associate at UB Greensfelder, LLP, in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she focuses her practice on real estate law, environmental law, business law, energy, and the energy industry. She is a member of the Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Ms. Hofmann received her B.S. from the Ohio State University and her J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law.
Daniel L. Johnson
Daniel L. Johnson
Daniel L. Johnson is a Director at Huck Bouma PC in Wheaton, where he focuses on real estate and business transactions. He is a member of the Illinois State and DuPage County Bar Associations. Mr. Johnson received his B.A. magna cum laude from Saint Louis University and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Brian P. Liston
Brian P. Liston
Brian P. Liston is a Partner at Liston & Tsantilis, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on eminent domain and tax litigation. He was a lecturer and author on “Highest and Best Use Analysis” for the Illinois State Bar Association Real Estate Section Committee Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Seminar in 2003 – 2008. He was a speaker on “Highest & Best use of Land in Eminent Domain” for the Illinois State Bar Association Real Estate Law Update in 2007. Mr. Liston received his B.S. and M.B.A. in Institutional Management from Purdue University, his M.B.A. in Finance from Saint Xavier University, and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. He received Academic All Big Ten honors in 1982 and 1983.
Jeffrey A. Mollet
Jeffrey A. Mollet
Jeffrey A. Mollet practices at Silver Lake Group, Ltd., in Highland, where he focuses his practice on banking and finance, real estate, and agriculture. He is a frequent speaker and published author on agricultural topics. He served as Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Agricultural Law Section Council (2005 – 2006) and has been the Council’s newsletter editor for many years. He was also a speaker on venture capital and financing at the Illinois Coalition for Animal Agriculture Symposium (2002) and spoke on the topic of “Organizing New Generation Cooperatives” for the American Agricultural Law Association (2001). Mr. Mollet earned his B.S. from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and his J.D. from the St. Louis University Law School.
Nicole E. Mollet-Marti
Nicole E. Mollet-Marti
Nicole E. Mollet-Marti is a Senior Associate at Silver Lake Group, Ltd., in Highland, where she focuses on business and transactional law. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Mollet-Marti received her bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and her J.D. from Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School.
Kathleen Wrigley Pletsch
Kathleen Wrigley Pletsch
Kathleen Wrigley Pletsch is an associate at Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson & Sly, LLP, in Decatur, where she focuses on estate planning and administration, corporate and commercial law, municipal and governmental law, agricultural law, and real estate. She was named an Emerging Lawyer in 2024 by Leading Lawyers Network. She is the Director of the Decatur Bar Association, and she is a Past Trustee of the Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees. Ms. Pletsch received her B.A. summa cum laude from Millikin University and her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Mitchell Pollard
Mitchell Pollard
Mitchell Pollard is an associate at Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on commercial real estate. Pollard received his B.S. magna cum laude from the University of Dayton, his M.B.A. from the University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics, and his J.D. from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, where he was an Articles Editor for the University of Memphis Law Review and served as a research assistant to the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
Dennis J. Powers
Dennis J. Powers
Dennis J. Powers is a Partner at DLA Piper LLP (US) in Chicago, where he focuses on construction law and real estate and commercial litigation. He has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law, and has been designated an Illinois Super Lawyer as the result of research projects conducted jointly by Law & Politics and Chicago magazines. He is also listed in Leading Lawyers for Construction Law and is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and the Construction Law Forum. Mr. Powers received his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
Suzanne Karbarz Rovner
Suzanne Karbarz Rovner
Suzanne Karbarz Rovner is Of Counsel to Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses on construction law, representing owners, developers, design professionals, and contractors in all aspects of the construction process, from drafting and negotiating contracts to project execution and resolution of disputes. She is a member of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. Ms. Rovner received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School.
Craig W. Runyon
Craig W. Runyon
Craig W. Runyon is a Managing Partner at Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson & Sly, LLP, in Decatur, where he focuses on estate planning and administration, corporate and commercial law, creditors’ rights, banking and financial institutions, agricultural law, and real estate. He was named a Leading Lawyer in 2023 and 2024 and an and Emerging Lawyer in 2015 – 2022 by Leading Lawyers Network, received the Decatur Bar Association’s Russel D. Hoerbert Pro Bono Award in 2024, and is a Past President of Central Illinois Estate Planning Council. Mr. Runyon received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. cum laude.
Benjamin L. Schuster
Benjamin L. Schuster
Benjamin L. Schuster is a Partner at Elrod Friedman LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on zoning and municipal law. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, was named one of “Ones to Watch” in Real Estate in 2024 by Best Lawyers, and was listed in Chambers USA — America’s Leading Business Lawyers guide, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Band 3 in 2024. Mr. Schuster received his B.A. with honor from Hamilton College, his Masters in Regional and Urban Planning with merit from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and his J.D. with high honors and Order of the Coif from the University of Chicago Law School.
Peter Tsantilis
Peter Tsantilis
Peter Tsantilis is a Partner at Liston & Tsantilis, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in real estate tax appeals and incentives, land use/zoning, complex industrial and commercial real estate transactions/leasing, and eminent domain litigation. He is a member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, the Illinois State Bar Association, and is the Legislative Chair of the NAIOP Chicago Legislative Committee. He was named one of the 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch (2013), an Emerging Leading Lawyer (2015 – 2017), and a Leading Lawyer (2018 – 2025). Mr. Tsantilis received his B.B.A. summa cum laude from the Loyola University Chicago School of Business Administration and his J.D. cum laude from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

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William J. Anaya

Scott R. Borstein

Keith W. Groebe

Timothy J. Hammersmith, Jr.

Mary C. Hofmann

Daniel L. Johnson

Brian P. Liston

Jeffrey A. Mollet

Nicole E. Mollet-Marti

Kathleen Wrigley Pletsch

Mitchell Pollard

Dennis J. Powers

Suzanne Karbarz Rovner

Craig W. Runyon

Benjamin L. Schuster

Peter Tsantilis

Commercial Real Estate: Property-Related Issues 2025 Edition