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Its practice areas include Administration, Management and Governance, Projects for Maintenance, Repairs, Replacements, Additions and Alterations to Common elements, Annual Meetings and Elections, Special Assessments, Labor and Employment Law, Corporate Formation and Related Matters, Interpretation and Legal Opinions Regarding Association Documents and Statutes, Insurance Review and Interpretation, Collections, Document Review and Preparation, Condominium and Homeowner Association Declaration, Bylaws, Rules, Restated, Declarations, Amendments, Cooperative Proprietary Leases Bylaws, Rules, Amendments, Restated Documents, Easements, License Agreements, Commercial and Residential Leases, Construction, Service, Management, Cable, Independent Contractor and other Contracts, Financial Transactions, Loan Document Preparation and Review, Real Estate Transactions, Litigation, Claims against Developers, Warrantors, or Contractors, Enforcement of Declarations, Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and Covenants, Municipal and Building Code Violations, Administrative Claims (Discrimination, ADA, Fair Housing...etc.), Injunctions or Other Special Remedies, Collection Actions, Other General Litigation (related to common interest properties), Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice The number of attorneys at Penland & Hartwell, LLC is 5. There are more than 1.3 million lawyers in United States. We suggest you contact other law firms nearby before making any decisions.

During your evaluation process, you should consider whether the lawyers at Penland & Hartwell, LLC offer free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, what's the fee schedule, if there is any hidden attorney fees, whether they have good community reputation and are able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if the lawyers have ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Penland & Hartwell, LLC's office is located at Chicago, IL, the lawyers might belong to the bar association of other states. So you should also find out in which state the lawyers are licensed to practice law, whether they are licensed at Illinois, in which area are they licensed.

You should ask how long the lawyer has been in practice, how much experience he or she has in cases like yours, and more importantly, the outcomes of those cases! Focus of Lawyer's Practice and Years Practice are also very important factors in your evaluation process. The more focused the lawyers' practice areas, the better service they could provide. Anyway, do not make decisions solely on one or two factors. Trust your instinct, and only hire people you feel comfortabe working with.

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