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Michael C. Bedell
Michael C. Bedell
Michael C. Bedell is a senior associate at Masuda Funai in Chicago, where he represents clients in connection with complex real estate transactions, including the acquisition, disposition, financing, and leasing of retail, office, and industrial properties. Prior to joining Masuda Funai, he was in-house counsel for a publicly traded real estate investment trust in the Chicago area and an associate in the Chicago office of a global law firm. He has authored numerous articles on various commercial real estate matters. Mr. Bedell received his B.A. from the University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
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.
Karen G. Courtney
Karen G. Courtney
Karen G. Courtney is a commercial underwriting attorney with Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc., in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on real estate and title insurance. She has served as an advisory member of the Forms Committee of the American Land Title Association and was a member of the ISBA Real Estate Law Section Council (2016 – 2018). She received her B.A. from the University of Central Arkansas and her J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School 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.
Keith W. Groebe
Keith W. Groebe
Keith W. Groebe is a Principal at Masuda Funai in Chicago, where he focuses on real estate. He is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent in Real Property Law. Mr. 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 in Chicago, where his primary areas of practice include a broad spectrum of real estate disciplines. He is a frequent author and lecturer 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, serving as Chair of the Section Council from 1997 – 1998. Mr. 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.
Joel M. Hurwitz
Joel M. Hurwitz
Joel M. Hurwitz is Of Counsel to Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on real estate, commercial lending, trusts, and estate planning. He is a former Chair and current member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Professional Conduct Committee, a Highland Park Public Library Trustee, and a member of the University of Pittsburgh Honors College Board of Visitors. He has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer for over ten years. He received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh, his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business, and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Eugene S. Kraus
Eugene S. Kraus
Eugene S. Kraus is a Partner at Scott & Kraus, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on banking, commercial, and real estate litigation. He has tried bench and jury cases to verdict in both state and federal courts and is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations. He received his B.A. from Lake Forest College and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Stacy A. Osmond
Stacy A. Osmond
Stacy A. Osmond is an associate at DLA Piper LLP (US) in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice on real estate. She has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers (2019 – 2021). Ms. Osmond received her B.A. summa cum laude from University of Missouri-St. Louis and her J.D. summa cum laude from Saint Louis University School of Law, where she was valedictorian and Managing Editor of the Saint Louis University Law Journal.
Jason R. Sleezer
Jason R. Sleezer
Jason R. Sleezer is a Partner with Scott & Kraus, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation. Sleezer is a member of the Chicago, DuPage County, and Illinois State Bar Associations. He earned his B.A. with honors from North Central College, where he was a Richter Fellow, and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, where he was a Sullivan Fellow.
Robert J. Taylor
Robert J. Taylor
Robert J. Taylor is a Partner with Gould & Ratner LLP, in Chicago, where he has a diverse real estate, finance, and corporate practice, representing both institutional and entrepreneurial clients in a wide range of matters. Taylor is a member of the Chicago and American Bar Associations and has been recognized by Best Lawyers. He earned his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Natalie M. Tomes
Natalie M. Tomes
Natalie M. Tomes is an associate at Scott & Krauss, LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses on commercial litigation and real estate litigation. She is a member of the Illinois State and DuPage Bar Associations. She received her B.A. from Bradley University and her J.D. cum laude from the DePaul University College of Law, where she was a member of the DePaul Law Review, served as a teaching assistant for the Legal Writing Program, and spent a semester at the Vienna University of Economics and Business focusing on trade, taxation, and the European Union.
Peter Tsantilis
Peter Tsantilis
Peter Tsantilis is a Partner at Liston & Tsantilis, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in real estate taxation, appeals, and incentives; real estate transactions/leasing; land use/zoning; and eminent domain. He is a member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation and the NAIOP Chicago Legislative Committee. Mr. Tsantilis has been named a Leading Lawyer (2018 – 2020). He earned his B.B.A. summa cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Business Administration and his J.D. cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Patricia Varona Garcia
Patricia Varona Garcia
Patricia Varona Garcia is an associate at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on corporate law. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Young Lawyers Committee. Ms. Varona Garcia received her B.S. from Saint Joseph’s College and her J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Mark D. Yura
Mark D. Yura
Mark D. Yura is a Partner at DLA Piper LLP (US) in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in real estate. He is a member of the American College of Real Estate Attorneys and the American Bar Association. Mr. Yura received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

Michael C. Bedell

Ronald S. Cope

Karen G. Courtney

Steven M. Elrod

Keith W. Groebe

Timothy J. Hammersmith, Jr.

Joel M. Hurwitz

Eugene S. Kraus

Stacy A. Osmond

Jason R. Sleezer

Robert J. Taylor

Natalie M. Tomes

Peter Tsantilis

Patricia Varona Garcia

Mark D. Yura

Commercial Real Estate: Financing and Transactional Issues 2021 Edition