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KUBIESA, SPIROFF, GOSSELAR & ACKER, P.C., is law firm located in the western suburbs of Chicago with a regional practice in the areas of municipal law including park district law, municipal finance, land use, employment law, real estate, business and corporate law, and civil litigation. Its clients include a wide range of individuals, corporations, and local governments. As can be seen from a review of the enclosed resumes of the members of the firm, the attorneys of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., have the expertise and capability to successfully handle a wide range of legal matters. Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., has built its reputation and practice by providing prompt and expert attention to each client and matter entrusted to the firm.
PRACTICE AREA: MUNICIPAL LAW
The attorneys of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., possess an expertise in municipal and park district law gained through representation of various cities, villages and park districts since 1976. Legal services provided to these governments include representation as city, village and park district general counsel and as counsel to agencies and associations of local government. The municipal legal tasks performed by the attorneys of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., run the gamut of those tasks required by local government, including but not limited to:
- Preparing ordinances and resolutions necessary for action by the municipality;
- Preparing contracts and other legal documents necessary for the operation of the municipality;
- Attending regular and special meetings of boards and commissions for the purpose of advice and counsel to those boards and commissions during those meetings;
- Conducting litigation trials and appeals concerning defense of claims and prosecution of claims in state and federal courts and administrative agencies;
- Providing advice and counsel regarding employment matters including personnel policies, workers' compensation, civil rights, employment discrimination, ADA compliance and labor contracts and negotiation thereof, FMLA compliance and FLSA compliance;
- Representing municipal agencies and officials during the conduct of hearings including liquor, police and fire, pension and others;
- Handling real estate acquisition matters including negotiation, documentation, closing, tax increment financing, and eminent domain; and
- Providing advice and counsel to municipal finance officers and governing boards concerning bonds, investment instruments and other investment options, and bond counsel services.
PRACTICE AREA: LAND USE LAW
The attorneys of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., have broad experience in land use law having represented numerous individuals, firms, corporations and government entities in a wide variety of land use matters. Attorneys of the firm have appeared before numerous zoning authorities on annexation, rezoning, conditional uses, variations and subdivision matters including Du Page County, Will County, the Cities or Villages of Carol Stream, Woodridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Evanston, Palos Heights, Burr Ridge, Naperville, Wayne, Lisle, West Chicago, Downers Grove and Hanover Park. Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., has also represented various municipalities in land use matters in State and Federal court on annexation, eminent domain, zoning, regulatory taking and solid waste issues. The municipal entities represented on such issues include the Cities or Villages of Elmhurst, Westmont, Wheaton, Villa Park, Oakbrook Terrace, and the Du Page Mayors and Managers Conference. One member of the firm has served as a Special Assistant State's Attorney, representing the DuPage County Solid Waste Committee, and another member of the firm represented the City of Wheaton and Du Page Mayors and Managers Conference in a quo warranto action involving the operation of landfills by the Du Page County Forest Preserve District. The experience of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., representing both government entities and private clients provides the ability to view land use matters from the perspectives of both major players.
PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL LITIGATION
Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., has an active litigation practice in the state and federal trial and appellate courts. Examples of the firm's trial practice include the representation of local governments regarding defense of personal injury, civil rights and property damage claims, administrative agency appeals, prosecution of ordinance violations, and the representation of various corporate clients in business litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts, principally in Illinois. Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., represents municipalities regarding the defense of personal injury and property damage claims. The firm has successfully defended these claims in state and federal courts including all types of personal injury, wrongful death, property damage and civil rights claims. The lawyers of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., are members of the federal trial bar for the Northern District of Illinois and the bar of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The attorneys of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., also represent defendants in various types of administrative litigation, including before the Illinois Human Rights Commission, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Commerce Commission and others. Also, through our relationship with John B. Adams as "of counsel" to the firm, Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., provides workers compensation defense legal services to its self-insured municipal clients.
PRACTICE AREA: BUSINESS, CORPORATE AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
The attorneys of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., possess an expertise in business and corporate law through representation of a substantial number of privately held corporations and businesses of all sizes, including large publicly held companies. Legal services provided to these businesses and corporations include general corporate representation involving corporate formation, corporate action and the recording of such action, advice and counsel to the board of directors and officers of the corporation regarding corporate structure, finance and stockholder matters. Corporate acquisitions, divestitures and transactions involving the sale of assets or businesses are also part of the representation provided to corporate clients of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C. Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., represents partnerships, sole proprietorships and other business entities, as well as assisting the individuals involved therein to form those business entities. This firm can provide the legal support to allow businesses and corporations to do their business by contract preparation and negotiation. Franchising, corporate and business restructuring, licensing, business litigation and a myriad of other corporate and business law services are expertly and efficiently handled by the attorneys of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C. As an integral and important part of representing and advising businesses, the attorneys of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., have developed an expertise in employment law as well. Employment contracts, discrimination, administrative hearings, unemployment, wrongful termination and worker's compensation are all matters that are regularly and successfully handled by Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., attorneys practicing in the employment law area.
PRACTICE AREA: REAL ESTATE
The practice of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., also includes real estate generally as a necessary part of the municipal and business practice. The real estate practice includes acquisition and sale of real estate (both commercial and residential), acquisition of easements for municipal streets and utilities, construction contracts, loan documentation and foreclosure, title insurance, eminent domain litigation and tax objection defense for local governments. The real estate practice of Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., is broad and varied and deals with virtually every type of transaction or legal issue dealing with real estate due to the many municipalities and local governments represented by this firm.
PRACTICE AREA: PUBLIC FINANCE
Kenneth T. Kubiesa is “red-book” qualified bond counsel and has represented various municipalities, special districts, underwriters and bond purchasers regarding over $200 million of public financings over the past twenty (20) years. These public financings include general obligation and revenue issues, tax anticipation warrants and private activity bonds for not-for-profit organizations. Samples of his clients include the City of Elmhurst, City of Oakbrook Terrace, Village of Wayne, Fifth Third Bank, Fifth Third Securities, Inc., Everen Securities, Robert W. Baird and the Ray Graham Association. The experience of Ken Kubiesa and Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C. representing issuers, underwriters and as bond counsel for public financings of up to $75 million provides the ability to view these public financing transactions from the perspective of all parties involved, and thereby provide superior cost effective legal services to the clients.
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