Expert Testimony

Atlanta, Georgia
Assisted Living Residence
Courtroom testimony before US District Court in support of plaintiff's claim that denial of zoning constitutes a violation of the Fair Housing Amendment to the US Civil Rights Act

Barrington, Illinois
Home Occupations
Courtroom testimony to defend enforcement of Village zoning ordinance
Mixed-Use Development
Courtroom testimony in support of Village comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance

Bloomingdale, Illinois
30 Acre Commercial Development
Courtroom testimony to defend Village's refusal of petition to rezone land for commercial development in major development corridor

Bolingbrook, Illinois
20 Acre Community Shopping Center
Courtroom testimony in support of Village comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance

Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Park District
Testimony in federal court to present findings of citywide survey of relationship of park district service to City racial composition
Major League Ballpark Location
Courtroom testimony representing City of Chicago in assessment that the planning and location of Comisky (White Sox) Park does not adversely affect adjacent neighborhood

Delevan, Wisconsin
Annexation/Incorporation
Testimony before Wisconsin Department of Development contesting a proposed annexation and supporting a proposed incorporation

Downers Grove, Illinois
Office/Industrial Complex
Preparation for courtroom testimony and depositions on behalf of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority involving land condemnation for the North-South Tollway

Geneva, Illinois
Landfill Expansion
Land use, zoning, community needs testimony in support of proposed landfill

Glenview, Illinois
Ecological Nature Center
Courtroom testimony to support municipality's zoning and environmental protection ordinances meant to safeguard unique national historic landmark site

Green Bay, Wisconsin
Landfill Operation
Written testimony supporting landfill operation

Itasca, Illinois
200 Acre Mixed-Use Office Complex
Courtroom testimony on behalf of the State of Illinois Department of Transportation, involving planning ramifications of land condemnation for highway construction

Lake County, Illinois
12 Acre Residential Development
Courtroom testimony in support of County's zoning and a neighboring municipality's official plan
12 Acre Commercial Development
Courtroom testimony in support of landowner confronted with State Highway Department land condemnation

Lake Forest, Illinois
60 Acre Residential Development
Preparation of alternative site plan and courtroom testimony in support of City's comprehensive plan involving environmentally sensitive land, and plan and zoning analysis

Lansing, Illinois
Adult Use Ordinance
Defense of ordinance prepared for affected client community

Lincoln, Nebraska
Comprehensive Plan
Courtroom testimony in support of City's objection to a request for an injunction against adopted plan
185 Acre Mixed-Use Development
Preparation of testimony challenging the City's comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance

Lincolnshire, Illinois
Lake Michigan Water Allocation
Testimony before State of Illinois Water Allocation Hearing Officer in support of community's request for Lake Michigan water

Lombard, Illinois
9 Acre Commercial Development
Courtroom testimony in support of community's comprehensive plan to downzone inappropriately zoned land

Long Grove, Illinois
160 Acre Residential Development
Land-use analysis of vacant parcel and courtroom testimony in support of landowner's rezoning request

Naperville, Illinois
School/Park Donation Ordinance
Testimony in key court case in support of this growth management strategy
8 Acre Multi-Family Development
Courtroom testimony in support of City's zoning ordinance for using alternative approach to develop the site

Niles, Illinois
Commercial Development Proposal
Zoning testimony before Village boards and commissions and subsequent courtroom testimony in support of commercial development proposal

Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Annexation
Testimony in circuit court regarding a contested 800 acre annexation

Prospect Heights, Illinois
Existing Institutional Use
Courtroom testimony supporting enforcement of sign provision of community's zoning ordinance

River Forest, Illinois
William/Lake Development
Courtroom testimony in support of developers rezoning request

Riverwoods, Illinois
Montessori School
Courtroom testimony in Lake County Illinois Circuit Court in support of private school occupancy of approved development

Schaumburg, Illinois
1.8 Million Square Foot Mixed-Use Project
Testimony in court regarding compatibility of this project with Village's comprehensive plan

South Barrington, Illinois
94 Acre Interchange Parcel Disconnection Suit
Courtroom testimony in support of municipality desire to retain this parcel approved for 1.2 million square feet of office development

Utica, New York
45 Acre Regional Shopping Center
Testimony before New York State Wetlands Protection Hearing Board presenting socioeconomic impacts of proposed development

Warrenville, Illinois
Zoning Ordinance
Courtroom testimony in support of Village's zoning ordinance

Waukegan, Illinois
13-Acre Residential Development
Courtroom testimony in support of downzoning residentially zoned land on behalf of City

Wilmette, Illinois
Residential Subdivision
Courtroom testimony in support of municipal denial of rezoning request with faulty access