EXPECT THE SAME
HIGH QUALITY,
COST-EFFECTIVE LEGAL
EXPERIENCE THAT
WE PROVIDE ALL
OUR CLIENTS
EXPECT THE SAME HIGH QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE LEGAL EXPERIENCE THAT WE PROVIDE ALL OUR CLIENTS
Since 1996, Jaffe and Berlin has been representing individuals and businesses in a wide range of legal matters. Our clients have given us the opportunity to work on personal and business matters, many of which span practices and involve collaboration between our attorneys. We invite you to browse the list of representations and transactions that show the breadth of our capabilities to serve our clients with high quality, cost effective legal work.
Practice Area Representative Transactions
Business and Commercial Law
Commercial Litigation
Real Estate
Personal Injury
Estate Planning & Taxation
Employment Law
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Business and Commercial Law
Representation of software company in acquisition and takeover of another company, including drafting stock purchase agreement and other relevant documents.
Representation of retail running shoe company in purchase of stock interest from majority shareholder.
Representation of startup businesses – assistance with incorporation documents, partnership agreements and other relevant documents.
Employment Law
Representing small and medium sized business at various administrative agencies, state and federal court proceedings pertaining to charges of employment discrimination and/or wage and hour violations.
Drafting employee handbooks and corporate polices for a wide variety of employers.
Drafting and evaluating confidentiality and non-competition agreements.
Representation of sales executive in racial discrimination lawsuit against AOL, Inc., resulting in confidential settlement.
Representation of management executive in employment contract dispute, resulting in successful jury verdict.
Commercial Litigation
Representing a small business owner in an action to recoup reimbursement for expenses he incurred when he had to relocate his small business because of a government public works project.
Representation of a minority shareholder of LLC in a dissolution and misappropriation action against the majority shareholders.
Representation of a publicly traded company in a dispute with a vendor.
Representation of Midwest retail chain in vendor dispute.
Representation of an individual in action to obtain her interest in company she helped found after being forced out by her partners.
Representation of national debt collector to collect on past due accounts.
Representing developers and condominium associations in actions involving building code violations.
Representation of land owner in opposing rezoning by a municipality that sought to allow the construction of a seven-story facility in a neighborhood consisting predominately of single-family homes.
Estate Planning and Taxation
Representation of individuals of all income and asset levels in the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and various other estate planning documents designed to fit the client’s specific needs.
Providing assistance to clients in administration of probate estates from initial filing of opening court documents with Probate Court through all phases of probate administration.
Successful representation of client in citation proceeding in Cook County Probate Court seeking to have assets returned to estate.
Representation of numerous clients in the preparation and negotiation of prenuptial agreements.
Representation of individuals seeking to have guardian appointed in Probate Court for elderly or disabled family members.
Representation of family of decedent in medical malpractice case who died due to failure of physician to diagnose his ruptured appendix which led to his death.
Personal Injury
Representation of family of decedent in medical malpractice case who died due to failure of physician to diagnose his ruptured appendix which led to his death.
Representation of man struck on head and neck due to falling merchandise at national retail chain and suffered a stroke as a result.
Representation of plaintiff in boating accident who suffered severe head injuries, resulting in the payment of policy limits.
Representation of plaintiff in Federal Multi-District Litigation concerning eye injuries that allegedly arose from the use of Bausch & Lomb ReNu MoisturLoc.
Transactional Real Estate
Representation of Governmental Entity in the purchase and sale of real estate for public use purposes.
Representation of purchasers and sellers in transactions involving commercial and residential real estate.
Due diligence review in connection with the purchase and sale of business entities.
Office leasing transactions for Landlords and Tenants.
Representation of large retail commercial developer in multistate sale/lease back transactions representing sellers and buyers.
Representation of residential developers in the development or conversion of multifamily buildings.
Representation of billion dollar company in the securitization of business based loans in a multistate financing transaction.
Representation of individual investor in multi-million dollar 1031 exchange of investment property.
Representation of manufacturer tenant in connection with the lease of an industrial facility.
Representation of start-up real estate company in connection with multiple purchases of distressed residential rental properties.
Representation of lender in connection with non-conventional acquisition and construction financing.
Representation of Borrower in connection with obtaining a mortgage loan from an Institutional lender secured by a shopping center.
Real Estate Litigation
Representation of condominium association in action against developer for fraud and poor workmanship in construction.
Representation of property owner who was named in a mechanics lien suit for construction work done on a multi-million dollar parcel of land in Chicago.
Representation of Commercial Real Estate broker in commission dispute.
Real Estate Zoning and Land Use
Representing developers and condominium associations in actions involving building code violations.
Representation of land owner in opposing rezoning by a municipality that sought to allow the construction of a seven-story facility in a neighborhood consisting predominately of single-family homes.
Representation of a land developer in the annexation, zoning and subdivision of a planned unit development that included issues regarding an annexation agreement, establishing special service area financing and disconnection.