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Spesia & Taylor Is Working With The Community Foundation of Will County

January 22, 2020

Partner Chris Spesia was honored to speak at the Community Foundation of Will County’s 2019 Grant Awards Ceremony. Spesia, a member of the Foundation’s Executive and Grants Committee, spoke to the attendees on the significant impact of co-investment in the Foundation’s annual Grant Awards. Co-investment allows donors and community members to participate in specific grants by funding in whole or in part the grant request. Spesia spoke about a ... Read More

Filed Under: News & Cases, Philanthropy Tagged With: 2019 Grant Awards Ceremony, Chris Spesia, Community Foundation of Will County

Appellate Court Affirms Condemnation Rulings

January 16, 2020

The Fourth District Appellate Court affirmed compensation in three eminent domain cases in favor of an energy company represented by Spesia & Taylor. During the condemnation proceedings, the defendants sought over $5,300,000 for 7.3 acres of permanent pipeline easements. Eight months after the cases were filed, attorney John Spesia effectively argued that the compensation owed for the 7.3 acres totaled $45,000. The trial court agreed with ... Read More

Filed Under: Eminent Domain, News & Cases Tagged With: Eminent Domain, Fourth District Appellate Court, John Spesia, Spesia & Taylor

Steps Municipal Officials Should Take Before Seeking Employment With The Municipality They Represent

January 9, 2020

Often times, elected municipal officials have skills, training, and experience that make them a good fit for other positions in the municipalities that they represent. When such positions open up, these officials often would like to take advantage of the opportunity and throw their name in the hat, but questions can arise as to the propriety of seeking a job at the municipality you help to govern. This article will point out some of the pitfalls ... Read More

Filed Under: Municipal Law, News & Cases Tagged With: 50 ILCS 105/0.01 et seq, elected municipal official, municipal law, municipal news, municipality official employment, Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act

Jonathan Powell New Co-Chair of The Will County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division

December 20, 2019

Spesia & Taylor’s Jonathan Powell and RCK’s Lorien Schoenstedt New Co-Chairs of The Will County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division On October 3, 2019 the Will County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) held a speaking event at Juliet’s Tavern in downtown Joliet. There, it was announced that former Co-Chairs of the YLD, Jacob Gancarczyk and Tyler Moore, would be stepping down. Taking over as new co-chairs of the YLD are ... Read More

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The Living Trust: Its Advantages And Disadvantages

December 10, 2019

I. What is a living trust? Basically, a Living Trust (also known as revocable trust, declaration of trust, grantor trust, and many other names) is a trust in which the same individual is simultaneously the creator, or "settlor", of the trust, the initial trustee and the initial beneficiary. Such "one party" trusts are valid in Illinois and most other states. To create a valid Living Trust, your intention to establish the trust must be clear ... Read More

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