Jeffrey M. Alperin
Jeffrey M. Alperin
Jeffrey M. Alperinis a Partner at Goldberg Segalla LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on litigation. Alperin received his B.A. in English from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Lara A. Anderson
Lara A. Anderson
Lara A. Anderson is an attorney and Principal of the law firm of Fullett Rosenlund Anderson PC in Lake Zurich. Although her practice is currently concentrated in all aspects of the representation of condominium and community associations throughout Northern Illinois, she has spent much of her legal career representing local, state, and federal public officials and public entities as well as not-for-profit organizations in complex constitutional and civil rights matters. She has extensive litigation experience and has argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the Indiana Supreme Court. Ms. Anderson graduated with honors from Northern Illinois University with a B.S. in Accounting, passed the CPA exam, and then graduated from Northern Illinois University's College of Law. In 1997, she became a Board Certified Forensic Accountant and has testified as an expert witness in accounting in both state and federal courts. She is currently a board member of CAI-Illinois as well as a member of several bar associations and professional organizations. She has authored numerous articles on municipal and association law issues and is frequently asked to speak before various groups on such matters.
Gregory J. Barry
Gregory J. Barry
Gregory J. Barry practices at Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle in Crystal Lake, where he works with local governments on annexation and disconnection proceedings, eminent domain litigation, land use, and zoning issues. In addition to writing about telecommunications facilities and zoning matters, he has also written about personal injury law and construction law and has spoken on Medicaid planning issues. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and McHenry County Bar Associations. Mr. Barry received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.
Michael D. Bersani
Michael D. Bersani
Michael D. Bersani is a Partner at Hervas, Condon & Bersani, P.C., in Itasca, where he focuses on federal civil rights and state tort defense litigation. He is a member of the Illinois and Florida State Bar Associations, the Seventh Circuit Bar Association, and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar Association. Bersani received his B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from The UIC John Marshall Law School.
Timothy J. Clifton
Timothy J. Clifton
Timothy J. Clifton is a Partner at Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle in Crystal Lake, where he focuses on municipal and family law. He has a solid background in health law, having received a Health Law Certificate and served on the board of the Health Law Institute at DePaul University College of Law, and has been involved in court proceedings related to medical records, malpractice, and insurance. Mr. Clifton is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a graduate of DePaul University Law School.
Stewart H. Diamond
Stewart H. Diamond
Stewart H. Diamond is a Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in representation of local governmental bodies. He represents municipalities in all aspects of growth from 4,000 to 100,000 and has advised numerous communities on their transition to home rule. Diamond also represents a number of water agencies during their multimillion-dollar construction phase and during mature operations. He drafted one of the first contract and bylaws agreements for a comprehensive intergovernmental self-insurance pool in the United States and currently represents a large number of intergovernmental self-insurance pools. Diamond is the originating General Editor of the IICLE^® municipal law and school law handbooks and has participated in numerous seminars on these subjects. He is the Editor of the ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK, published by the Illinois Municipal League. He is also one of the authors of the ILLINOIS PARK DISTRICT LAW HANDBOOK, now in its 8th edition, published by the Illinois Association of Park Districts, and a handbook on township law. Diamond has written many articles on local government law. He has taught municipal law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and The John Marshall Law School and is Past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Local Government Law Section Council. In over 40 years of law practice, he has represented as regular or special counsel many governmental bodies in the Chicago metropolitan area and in other parts of the state. He was educated at the University of Chicago, where he received both his A.B. and his J.D., and University College, Oxford, England.
Thomas G. DiCianni
Thomas G. DiCianni
Thomas G. DiCianni is a Partner in Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on municipal litigation. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, American Board of Trial Advocates, and Chicago Bar Association. DiCianni received his B.A. from the University of Illinois-Chicago and his J.D. from DePaul University.
Kathleen Elliott
Kathleen Elliott
Kathleen Elliott is Of Counsel with Robbins Schwartz, in Lisle, and focuses her practice on local government law. Elliott has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer by Law Bulletin Publishing Company and a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters. She is Past Chair of the Home Rule Attorneys Committee of the Illinois Municipal League and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. She received her undergraduate degree from Drake University and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Richard G. Flood
Richard G. Flood
Richard G. Flood is a Partner at Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle in Crystal Lake, where he and the firm concentrate their practice in the representation of municipalities. He has acted or continues to act as corporate counsel for the City of Woodstock and the Villages of Lake in the Hills, Johnsburg, Lakewood, Bull Valley, and Hebron. He also has represented the Lake in the Hills Police Commission. He and the firm act as special counsel to units of local government regarding exaction fees, cable television, and environmental issues. He lectures frequently on municipal law topics and has authored articles for the ISBA, the Illinois Municipal League, IICLE^®, the National Business Institute, and the Illinois Municipal Review. For several years, he has been named by his Illinois peers as a Leading Lawyer and a Super Lawyer in the areas of land use and family law. He is a Past Chair of the ISBA Local Government Law Section Council, a Past President of the McHenry County Bar Association, and a member of the Legislative Committee of the Illinois Municipal League. Mr. Flood received his B.A. with honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. with honors from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Kurt P. Froehlich
Kurt P. Froehlich
Kurt P. Froehlich (1943 – 2014) was a Partner in the Champaign law firm of Evans, Froehlich, Beth & Chamley, where he concentrated his practice in public and municipal finance and local government law. He was also with the home-rule and intergovernmental cooperation project of the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs and of the State of Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs (now the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) and was the City Attorney of Champaign (1975 – 1980) and an adjunct professor of architecture at the University of Illinois (1987 – 1993). He wrote extensively on a variety of local government law, public and municipal finance, land-use regulations and codes, building business forms, and economic development topics and was a participant on numerous municipal law and public and municipal finance programs sponsored by local, state, and national organizations. A graduate of the University of Illinois, where he received his B.S., M.Ed., and J.D., Mr. Froehlich chaired the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers’ (now International Municipal Lawyers Association) Committee on Intergovernmental Relations and the Economic Development, Taxation and Finance Section. He was a member of the American (member, Section on Taxation’s Committee on Tax-Exempt Finance), Illinois State (former Chair of the Local Government Law Section Council), and Champaign County Bar Associations, the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Illinois Tax Increment Association, and the Home Rule Committee of the Illinois Municipal League (Chair 2011 – 2012).
Richard J. Hoskins
Richard J. Hoskins
Richard J. Hoskins is a Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on litigation and intellectual property. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Mr. Hoskins received his B.A. from the University of Kansas, his J.D. from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
Jacob L. Kahn
Jacob L. Kahn
Jacob L. Kahn is an associate with Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of antitrust, securities, and futures and derivatives litigation. He is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and the Futures Industry Association. Mr. Kahn received his B.A. in Economics cum laude from Amherst College and his J.D. with high honors and Order of the Coif from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Andrew J. Keyt
Andrew J. Keyt
Andrew J. Keytis a Partner at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, where he focuses on governmental law and toxic torts. Throughout his career, he has represented corporate entities, small businesses, governmental entities, and private individuals. He is a member of the Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations and the Abraham Lincoln Court. Mr. Keyt received his B.S. from Illinois State University and his J.D. magna cum laude from Northern Illinois University School of Law.
Margaret Kostopulos
Margaret Kostopulos
Margaret Kostopulos is a Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where she focuses on labor and employment law and school law. She is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations and the Illinois Council of School Attorneys. Kostopulos is also a member of the Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association and has conducted training programs before IPELRA and other state associations on Illinois labor law issues. She has been named by Chicago Magazine and Illinois Super Lawyers as one of the top labor and employment lawyers in the state. Kostopulos received her B.A. from Loyola University and her J.D. from The UIC John Marshall Law School.
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer is an Equity Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where she focuses on local government law, election law, and labor and employment law. She was named by Chicago Magazine as one of the top 50 female attorneys in the State of Illinois; one of the top 10 Leading Lawyers in government, municipal, and administrative law; and an Illinois Super Lawyer. Ms. Krafthefer received her B.A. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from The UIC John Marshall Law School.
Adam W. Lasker
Adam W. Lasker
Adam W. Lasker is the Managing Member at Lasker Law LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses on election law and government administration. He is General Counsel to the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners and the Association of Election Commission Officials of Illinois (AECOI) and Past Chair and current member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Election Law Committee. Lasker received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Steven D. Mahrt
Steven D. Mahrt
Steven D. Mahrt is a Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Bloomington, where he focuses on local government law. He is a member of the Illinois Municipal League Home Rule Committee and the Illinois Tax Increment Association. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association. Mr. Mahrt received his B.A. from William Jewell College and his J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law.
George A. Marchetti
George A. Marchetti
George A. Marchetti is Of Counsel to Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, LLP, in Bolingbrook, where he focuses on municipal law. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, his M.A. from the University of Chicago, and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
John M. O'Driscoll
John M. O'Driscoll
John M. O’Driscoll is a Partner based out of Tressler LLP’s Bolingbrook and Chicago offices. His practice includes representing companies and individuals in business disagreements and providing general counsel services to local governmental bodies such as municipalities, school districts, library districts, and park districts. He has been selected for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers for 2012 – 2014 and in Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars from 2008 – 2011. He has also been recognized as a Leading Lawyer by the Leading Lawyers Network. He has received the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel’s President’s Award and also the Meritorious Service Award for his outstanding service as co-chair of the IDC Commercial Litigation Committee. He is the Chair of the IDC’s Local Governmental Law Committee.
Eric G. Patt
Eric G. Patt
Eric G. Patt is a Partner at Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd., in Chicago and is the Chair of the firm’s Municipal Law Practice Group. He focuses on municipal law and has conducted numerous bench and jury trials in both state and federal court and has extensive appellate experience. Patt received his B.S. from Indiana University and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law with honors.
Derke J. Price
Derke J. Price
Derke J. Price is an Equity Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on local government law. He is a member of the American (member of the Construction Law Forum) and Illinois State Bar Associations and the Construction Specifications Institute. Price received his B.A. from Wheaton College and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Darcy L. Proctor
Darcy L. Proctor
Darcy L. Proctor is a Partner with Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., in Chicago, where she focuses on tort, civil rights, school, and employment litigation. She has spoken on Tort Immunity — Year in Review at the 2014 Illinois Municipal League Conference, on Hot Topics in Governmental Immunity for the Illinois State Bar Association, and on Hazing Headlines Be Gone! for the Illinois State Bar Association Joint Conference. She was named an Illinois Super Lawyer in 2009 – 2011. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Committee of the Defense Research Institute, and the Illinois Association of School Attorneys. Ms. Proctor received her B.A. cum laude and her J.D. (Dean’s List) from Loyola University Chicago.
John M. Redlingshafer
John M. Redlingshafer
John M. Redlingshafer is a Shareholder of Mescher, Rinehart & Redlingshafer, P.C., in Washington, where he focuses on local government law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. He was named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2013 – 2014. He received the J. Bruce Scidmore Award from the Illinois Township Attorneys Association in 2011 and the Township Officials of Illinois President’s Award in 2014. Mr. Redlingshafer received his B.A. magna cum laude from Bradley University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Ruth A. Schlossberg
Ruth A. Schlossberg
Ruth A. Schlossberg is Of Counsel to Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, in Crystal Lake, where she focuses on municipal law and land use. She is a member of Illinois State Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Legislation and a member of the Illinois Municipal League’s Governance and Policy Committee. She coauthored the Illinois Municipal League’s HANDBOOK FOR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (5th ed.). Schlossberg received her A.B. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from Yale Law School.
Scott D. Spears
Scott D. Spears
Scott D. Spears is a Principal of Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in municipal representation, including corporate and litigation matters for a variety of governmental entities, as well as election law. He received his undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.

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Municipal Law (Illinois): Contracts, Litigation, and Home Rule (ARCHIVED 2015 EDITION)

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Jeffrey M. Alperin

Lara A. Anderson

Gregory J. Barry

Michael D. Bersani

Timothy J. Clifton

Stewart H. Diamond

Thomas G. DiCianni

Kathleen Elliott

Richard G. Flood

Kurt P. Froehlich

Richard J. Hoskins

Jacob L. Kahn

Andrew J. Keyt

Margaret Kostopulos

Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer

Adam W. Lasker

Steven D. Mahrt

George A. Marchetti

John M. O'Driscoll

Eric G. Patt

Derke J. Price

Darcy L. Proctor

John M. Redlingshafer

Ruth A. Schlossberg

Scott D. Spears

Municipal Law (Illinois): Contracts, Litigation, and Home Rule (ARCHIVED 2015 EDITION)