Experience

Elrod Friedman LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Local Government, Real Estate, and Land Use Associate

  • Sep 2021 - Present



City of Chicago

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Corporation Counsel II

  • Apr 2008 - Sep 2021

  High level responsibility for handling transactional matters, including including drafting ordinances, redevelopment agreements, purchase and sale agreements, intergovernmental agreements, leases, easement agreements, rights of entry, and other transactional documents; investigating ownership and title matters; reviewing environmental reports and appraisals; preparing ancillary closing documents; advising City departments, aldermen and the Zoning Board of Appeals on zoning and procedural matters relating to the sale and development of land, and City requirements applicable thereto, including MBE/WBE and City resident hiring, prevailing wage requirements, executive orders, the Chicago Zoning Ordinance, the Open Meetings Act, the Illinois Municipal Code, and other generally applicable laws. Addressed issues of public safety by prosecuting cases at the misdemeanor branch courtrooms in Circuit Court. Worked in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department to prosecute various provisions of the Municipal Code of Chicago. Organized and maintained a large caseload, managed a daily court call, handled pre-trial discovery, wrote responses to pre-trial motions, conducted oral arguments, interviewed witnesses, interacted with community representatives, conducted over 2000 bench trials and took two jury trials to judgment. Show less