Illinois residents facing municipal law issues have access to attorneys who specialize in local government operations, zoning and land use, public finance, government liability, and municipal regulation. The legal framework in Illinois differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern municipal law cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for municipal law matters in Illinois is generally 2 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Illinois's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Illinois State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on municipal law in Illinois bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right municipal law attorney in Illinois means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

For a detailed overview of how municipal law law works in Illinois — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to municipal law law in Illinois. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Christopher Everett Sherer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, P.C.
 One West Old State Capitol Plaza Suite 600 ~ Myers Building Springfield IL 62701
(217) 525-1571
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (1997)
Bar #6275910
Missouri Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Estate Planning
Mr. Jacob J. Frost - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jacob J. Frost, Lawyer at Law
 102 E. Saint Paul Street Spring Valley IL 61362
(815) 323-4851
University of Illinois College of Law (2003)
English
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Education Law
Vincent C Mancini - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fornaro Law
 1022 S. LaGrange Road LaGrange IL 60525
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1994)
English, Spanish
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
David Arena - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Arena Law Office, LLC
 216 W Higgins Rd Park Ridge IL 60068
(847) 698-9600
Illinois Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
James G Militello III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Prime Law Group, LLC
 747 S. Eastwood Drive Woodstock IL 60098
(815) 338-2040
The John Marshall Law School (1988)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Communications & Internet Law
Dr. Maudia Norman Washington - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Washington Law Offices, P.C.
 22 W. Washington Street, Suite 1500 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 772-7906
Argosy University
English
United States Tax Court Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
J. Steven Ayres - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weber, Heap, Ayres & Greene, P.C.
 P.O. Box 250 102 E. Main Street Robinson IL 62454
(618) 544-8661
University of Illinois College of Law (2003)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Amira Vicari Hills - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vonachen, Lawless, Trager & Slevin
 411 Hamilton Blvd Suite 1400 Peoria IL 61602
(309) 671-3550
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2010)
English
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Collections Family Law
Shawn Barnett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hale & Monico LLC
 701 Main Street Peoria IL 61602
(312) 870-6905
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
English
Southern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Philip Fornaro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fornaro Law
 23 Lincoln Street Unit 101 Hinsdale IL 60521
(708) 639-4320
The John Marshall Law School (1991)
English, Italian
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Gerald Thomas Dietz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Gerald T Dietz
 625 W Rollins Rd Round Lake Beach IL 60073
(224) 338-8345
John Marshall (1999)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Gov & Administrative Law
Michael S. Hopkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hopkins Legal, LLC
 3033 West Jefferson Street, Suite 208 Joliet IL 60435
(708) 289-9820
The John Marshall Law School (2004)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Education Law
David B. Sosin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sosin & Arnold & Shoenbeck Ltd.
 9501 W. 144th Place Suite 205 Orland Park IL 60462
(708) 448-8141
Northwestern University (1968)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Municipal Law
Brandon C. Mayberry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Brandon C. Mayberry
 400 W. Jackson St. Suite B Marion IL 62959
(618) 579-5250
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Thomas P Higgins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Thomas P. Higgins, Esq.
 Unit 3276 6310 N. University Peoria IL 61614-9800
(309) 251-7803
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (2000)
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Municipal Law
Valerie M Moehle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moehle, Swearingen & Lobacz, Ltd.
 410 Broadway Pekin IL 61554
(309) 347-4141
Northern Illinois University (1982)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Nrupa Patel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bolen, Robinson & Ellis, LLP
 202 S. Franklin St., 2nd Floor Decatur IL 62523
(217) 429-4296
Gujarati, Hindi, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Paul V Martin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
White Marsh Anderson Martin Vickers Deobler & Goode
 511 E. Etna Rd Ottawa IL 61350
(815) 434-2000
The John Marshall Law School (1970)
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Insurance Claims
Vicki Hathaway Gonzalez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bellas & Wachowski - Lawyers at Law
 15 N Northwest Hwy Park Ridge IL 60068
8478239030220
The John Marshall Law School (1992)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Foreclosure Defense Municipal Law
Andrewe William Johnson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Johnson & Johnson, P.C.
 212 East Chestnut Canton IL 61520
(309) 647-4200
University of North Carolina School of Law (1992)
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Estate Planning
Nick Bathas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1304 Dunrobin Rd. Suite 100 Naperville IL 60540-8282
Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Sami Ziad Azhari - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 633 Skokie Blvd #220 Northbrook IL 60062
(847) 655-1702
Michigan State University (2004)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Steven H. Jesser - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2700 Patriot Blvd. Suite 250 Glenview IL 60026
Illinois Institute of Technology (1970)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Education Law
Mary Christine Ludwig - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Johnson & Taylor
 P.O. Box 407 109 N. Mill St. Pontiac IL 61764
(815) 844-7151
Drake University (2003)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Business Law Estate Planning
Nirav S Patel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Nirav S. Patel, PC
 121 Fairfield Way Suite 106C Bloomingdale IL 60108
(312) 473-5085
University of Illinois College of Law (2009)
English, Gujarati
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Landlord Tenant Municipal Law
Patrick G. King - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MillerKing LLC
 2410 State Street Alton IL 62002
(618) 462-8405
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Municipal Law Personal Injury
Kevin G. Drendel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Drendel & Jansons Law Group
 111 Flinn Street Batavia IL 60510
(630) 406-5440
Northern Illinois University (1988)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Municipal Law
Michelle Broughton-Fountain - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michelle Broughton-Fountain
 19150 S. Kedzie, Suite 103B Flossmoor IL 60430
(708) 647-8053
Bar #c33e0de5-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Active License
Verified
Divorce Municipal Law
Sal John Sheikh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Salim John Sheikh
 542 S. Dearborn Street Suite 510 Chicago IL 60605
(312) 532-8554
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (2001)
Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Gov & Administrative Law
Ann Lampariello-Perez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rathje & Woodward LLC
 Rathje & Woodward, LLC 300 E. Roosevelt Rd., Suite 300 Wheaton IL 60187
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Duncan Lamphere - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lamphere Legal
 1 Overlook Point STE 246 Lincolnshire IL 60069
(847) 634-2481
Georgetown University Law Center
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Municipal Law Real Estate Law
Mark Schmidt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schmidt & Barbrow, PC
 300 S. County Farm Road Suite F Wheaton IL 60189
(630) 690-0100
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (1980)
English
Certified Arbitrator for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, DuPage County, IL Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Consumer Law
James E. Doherty - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tully & Associates
 33 North Dearborn Street Suite 2450 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 917-2409
Northwestern University (1978)
English
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Municipal Law Real Estate Law
Michele J Braun - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Michele J. Braun
 1906 Maplewood Rd Northbrook IL 60062-1234
(847) 559-8406
The John Marshall Law School
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Insurance Defense Municipal Law
Janella L. Barbrow - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schmidt & Barbrow, PC
 300 S. County Farm Road Suite F Wheaton IL 60189
(630) 690-0100
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (1981)
English
Supreme Court of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Estate Planning
Daniel Lauber - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7215 Oak Ave River Forest IL 60305
(708) 366-5200
Northwestern University School of Law (1982)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Municipal Law Real Estate Law
Steve Giacoletto - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Giacoletto Law Office
 30 Summer Tree Lane Collinsville IL 62234
(618) 346-8841
Saint Louis University School of Law (1987)
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Otto Faulbaum - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Patinkin and Patinkin, Ltd.
 300 East Madison Millstadt IL 62260
(618) 939-1812
George Mason University School of Law (1973)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Municipal Law Real Estate Law
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