• Represented a hotel developer in litigation against its lender and mediation, which resulted in a favorable restructuring of the loan that saved the business
• Represented a hotel owner in litigation and mediation that favorably resolved a dispute with a brand company over liquidated damages incident to termination of a franchise agreement
• Represented a hotel owner in an action to collect liquidated damages from a customer that cancelled a group event
• Represented a hotel management company acting as a receiver in litigation against an investor that purchased the debt and foreclosed on the hotel
• On behalf of the owner of a historic commercial property in Chicago, negotiated a settlement with the City of Chicago resolving a dispute involving competing provisions of the city’s codes governing historic preservation and access for people with disabilities
• Represented a hotel owner in an action to evict a long-term guest who had stopped paying fees and refused to check out.  Obtained a non-redeemable judgment of possession.
• Represented a partner in a professional firm in arbitration against her former partner over distribution of assets incident to dissolution of the partnership
• Represented 50% member of an LLC that owned a hotel in negotiation of a favorable resolution of a dispute with the other 50% member over whether to sell the hotel
• On behalf of a hotel owner, successfully conducted a UCC foreclosure on equipment previously owned by a commercial tenant that defaulted on its lease
• On behalf of a commercial truck driver, successfully contested an adverse finding from an inspection, clearing the driver’s commercial driver’s license (CDL) record and enabling his continued employment
• Defended the widow of a decedent in an action by the decedent’s children from a previous marriage contending that the widow had abandoned the decedent and was not entitled to distributions from his estate. Negotiated a favorable settlement.
• Represented a decedent’s heir under his will in litigation against beneficiaries to the decedent’s living trust over whether the decedent had effectively revoked the trust before he died. Obtained judgments against two beneficiaries and negotiated favorable settlements with two others
• Represented an agent under powers of attorney in litigation against a principal who alleged that the agent had breached fiduciary duties.  Obtained judgment in favor of the agent in court and dismissal of a related administrative action.
• On behalf of single parents of immigrant minors, have obtained, from state courts, sole custody and findings in support of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS).  On behalf of a minor child, obtained SIJS and later Permanent Residence (a Green Card) from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
• Have represented debtors and creditors in adversary proceedings in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases, including fraudulent conveyance and preference actions
• Have represented debtors and creditors in numerous contested matters in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases
• Have represented lenders in foreclosure litigation involving real estate and high-value equipment
• Have represented property owners and contractors in litigation over alleged construction defects and other issues arising under construction contracts
• Represented majority investors in a “freeze-out” action brought by minority investors alleging breach of fiduciary duties
• Have represented parties in litigation over supply contract issues
• Represented potentially responsible parties in Superfund litigation, toxic tort litigation and leaking underground storage tank cases
• Represented a trade association in opposition to a rulemaking by a state administrative agency
• Represented a federal agency in a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over collection of a federal excise tax