Duncan Lamphere – Attorney

Duncan Lamphere represents small businesses, closely held companies, business owners, nonprofits, and landowners facing development in rural, exurban, suburban, and urban settings. His practice focuses on helping businesses and other goal-oriented clients achieve the results they need efficiently. Whether the issue involves drafting or negotiating an agreement, resolving a dispute, or navigating the zoning or permitting process, Duncan Lamphere provides experienced representation in a perpetually evolving legal landscape.

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Business Organization and Management
  • Illinois Real Estate Taxation

Education

  • Juris Doctor – Georgetown University Law Center
  • Bachelor of Arts – Lawrence University

Admissions

  • Illinois Bar
  • Wisconsin Bar
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Memberships

  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • State Bar of Wisconsin
  • American Bar Association

Representative Matters

  • Represented a private investor in the negotiation of a triple net lease of a 45,000 square foot industrial building with a multi-million dollar customized buildout
  • Represented a syndicate of private investors in the  purchase of security instruments and a high seven figure promissory note from a distressed debt fund
  • Represented a local developer in office and industrial leases
  • Represented a local developer in the sale of three strategic land parcels to industrial, commercial and hospitality users
  • Represented a Tenant in a politically controversial landlord tenant dispute which involved local and regional media attention.
  • Represented a group of real estate investors in the sale and exchange of a 58,000 square foot research and development building to a publicly traded entity
  • Represented a family in the negotiations to gain access to, re-subdivide and construct a 5,400 sq. ft., 12 acre lakeside retreat
  • Represented a group of local investors in the acquisition of three Lake County industrial buildings
  • Provided counsel for real estate brokers and developers on Covid-19 issues, employment matters, brokerage law, land use and zoning matters

Madison R. Miller – Of Counsel

Madison R. Miller’s law practice is primarily based on estate planning and trust administration. Madison earned her law degree at The University of Chicago Law School and is licensed in Illinois where she serves clients in the North Shore and greater Chicago area.

Areas of Practice

  • Estate Planning

Education

  • Juris Doctor – University of Chicago Law School
  • Bachelor of Science – Oklahoma State University

Admissions

  • Illinois Bar

Memberships

  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Lake County Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association

Joseph Hemphill – Of Counsel

Joseph Hemphill practices as a litigator in Illinois and Federal courts. Joseph earned his law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and is licensed in Illinois.

Areas of Practice

  • Litigation

Education

  • Juris Doctor – Case Western Reserve University School of Law
  • Bachelor of Arts – University of Illinois

Admissions

  • Illinois Bar
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Memberships

  • Chicago Bar Association

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