Real estate disputes tie up assets that cannot be replaced. Litigation over a building, a parcel, or a priority position is rarely just about damages; it is about control of the asset itself.
Henderson Parks represents owners, developers, lenders, landlords, and tenants in purchase and sale disputes, commercial lease litigation, mechanics lien and construction claims, title and easement disputes, and foreclosure and workout litigation.
The firm moves early to protect possession, priority, and value, and it tries the case when trial is what protects the client’s position.
Experience:1
- Briefed and argued an appeal arising from a construction dispute between a developer and a precast concrete supplier.
- Won a verdict awarding title to the last large piece of open land in the Chicago metropolitan area, plus $13.8 million in damages, in a contested acquisition battle.
- Achieved a favorable settlement for a leading academic medical center in litigation brought by the former owner of a commercial building.
- Briefed and argued appellate litigation involving mechanics lien claims on a major Chicago development.
1 The illustrative matters listed include work performed by our lawyers at prior firms.