The number of legal forms available on the internet has grown significantly in the past few years, and as a result more and more people are beginning to use them without fully understanding their force and effect. While many people may not realize it, there are risks associated with using these forms without the benefit of an attorney’s assistance. Estate Planning When our attorneys meet with clients and potential clients to discuss and prepare ... Read More
Real Estate Transfers – Do I Need to Pay Someone for a Copy of My Document
Have you transferred any real estate as part of your estate plan? Sold your home? Gifted property to family by way of quit-claim deed? Have these deeds been recorded? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you have also most likely received solicitations from companies offering to get you a copy of your deed for a fee somewhere in the range of $90.00 to $100.00. Do you need to pay that amount in order to get a copy? In almost all cases, ... Read More
Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Spesia & Taylor on Key Easement Valuation Issue
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
