Barry Kreisler | Chicago Business & Real Estate Lawyer

I have been practicing law for 47 years and have served Chicago's Logan Square/Avondale community since 1976.

Experience. Knowledge. Responsiveness.

We provide sophisticated legal services typical of a downtown law firm in a convenient neighborhood location.

• Member        Condominium Subcommittee of the Real Property Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association        2010–present        
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  Member        Real Property Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association        2010–present        
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  Member        Association of Condominium and Town Home Associations        2008–present        
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  Admitted to Practice        United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit        2006–present        
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  Member        Logan Square Chamber of Commerce        2005–present        
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  Specialist in Real Estate Securities        Real Estate Securities and Syndication Institute        1987–present        
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  Member        Chicago Board Of Realtors        1981–present        
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  Member        National Association of Realtors        1981–present        
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  Admitted to Practice        Supreme Court of the United States        1977–present        
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  Admitted to Practice        United States Tax Court        1972–present        
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  Admitted to Practice        United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois        1970–present        
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  Member        Chicago Bar Association        1969–present

• Accredited Member        Better Business Bureau        2010        
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  Specialist In Real Estate Securities        Real Estate Securities and Syndication Institute        1987        
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  Certified Public Accountant        University of Illinois        1967

• Diakonian Society v City of Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals - Religious Society sought issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy permitting use of a single family home as monastery or convent - Obtained Reversal of Adverse Judgment on Appeal

• Management Issues in Cooperative Buildings        The Chicagoland Cooperator        2016        
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  Stop the Noise - Resolution of Noise Transmission Problems in Condominium Buildings        Chicagoland Cooperator        2015        
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  Unit Owner Actions in Response to Board Refusal to Cooperate in Holding Special Meeting of Unit Owners        ACTHA News        2013        
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  Deduction of Roof Leak Repair Costs from Condominium Assessments        Chicagoland Cooperator        2013        
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  Procedures for Special Unit Owners Meeting of Condominium Association        ACTHA News (Monthly Newsletter)        2012        
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  Proxy Solicitation and Collection Procedures for Illinois Condominium Association Board Election        The Chicagoland Cooperator        2012        
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  Options for Dealing with Noise Transmission Problems in Older Chicago Condominium Buildings        The Chicagoland Cooperator        2012        
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  Responsibility for Costs of Remediating Mold Problem caused by Water Intrusion in Illinois Cooperative Apartment Building        The Chicagoland Cooperator        2011        
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  Charge Back of Improvement or Repair Costs by Condominium Association to Individual Unit Owners        ACTHA Newsletter        2010        
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  Financing Multi-Year Special Assessments for Major Condominium Association Capital Improvements        Association of Condominium, Townhouse and Homeowners Associations News        2009        
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  Use of Evictions to Collect Amounts Due Community Associations        ACTHA News        2009        
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  Defensible Commercial Space in High Crime Areas        Institute on Planning and Zoning        1990

 Saturday morning by appointment

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