Attorneys from Spesia & Taylor successfully defended an energy company against claims by landowners and their counsel seeking exorbitant compensation for easement rights. In Enbridge Pipelines (Ill.) L.L.C., n/k/a Ill. Extension Pipeline Co. L.L.C. v. Kuerth et al, 2016 IL APP (4th) 150519, the landowners’ attorney and his retained expert appraiser advanced a theory under which easements voluntarily acquired (i.e. settlements with ... Read More
Partner Christian Spesia And Attorney Michael Santschi Help Pipeline Company Negotiate New Easements In Preparation For Pipeline Relocation
With the Union Pacific Railroad constructing a new High Speed Railway line between Chicago and St. Louis, a firm client with a liquid products pipeline located within the Railroad’s own right of way was forced to relocate. Because the company lacked eminent domain authority, its ability to acquire new rights was at the mercy of the owners of each individual parcel along the pipeline’s new path. Fortunately, the company was in good ... Read More
Partner Chris Spesia Represents Client in 80,0000 Square Foot Distribution Facility Project
Partner Chris Spesia recently represented a Firm client in the purchase an approximately 7-acre site in a Joliet Business Park for the construction of an 80,000 square foot distribution facility. Spesia & Taylor had previously established a limited liability company (“LLC”) for the client, and had prepared a lease between the LLC and the business entity that will occupy the building. The project included the securing of over $500,000.00 ... Read More
Jake Gancarczyk Recognized by Leading Lawyers
Attorney Jacob Gancarczyk of Spesia & Taylor has been recognized in the Law Bulletin Publishing Company’s Leading Lawyers division as an Emerging Lawyer in Illinois. This distinction is reserved for attorneys who are 40 years old or younger and have proven themselves to be professional, ethical, and experienced. This distinction has been awarded to less than 2 percent of Illinois attorneys. Mr. Gancarczyk was specifically recognized in the ... Read More
Third District Appellate Court Affirms Directed Verdict In Favor Of Energy Company
Earlier in the year, attorneys from Spesia & Taylor successfully obtained a directed verdict on behalf of an energy company only six months after filing a condemnation suit in Will County. The defendant-landowner filed an appeal, arguing that the trial court erred in ruling on their Traverse and Motion to Dismiss without first conducting an evidentiary hearing, and that the trial court had subsequently made several erroneous evidentiary ... Read More
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