Jennifer Niesen
Attorney
J Peterman Legal Group, LLC
Contact Information
847-464-8089, jennifer@jplegalgroup.com
Website
Biography
Jennifer concentrates her practice on real estate and corporate transactional matters including litigated matters in both practice areas. Her experience covers a wide range of areas including; residential real estate closings, real estate litigation involving landlord-tenant disputes, foreclosures, mitigating breach of contract disputes, and handling corporate transactional matters. Jennifer has significant experience in nearly all aspects of civil litigation, including pre-suit settlement negotiations through trial. She has been lead counsel on a number of cases, and has successfully drafted and argued dispositive motions, and argued discovery issues.
Jennifer earned a B.A. in both Political Science and Spanish at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her J.D. degree at the University of Gonzaga Law School. While in law school, Jennifer was an Associate Editor for International Law Journal, a member of the Alfred Mugel Tax Moot Court Team, and the President of the Business and Law Society. As the President of the Business and Law Society, Jennifer headed a CLE hosted at the law school with a focus on a range of topics involving corporate securities. Jennifer was also a law clerk at the Washington State Attorney General’s Office in the Torts Department, and a was a law clerk for the University of Gonzaga Business Clinic where she represented small business owners and non-profit corporations with employment contracts, business planning, and corporate restructuring.
Areas of Law and Practice
| Areas of Law | Areas of Practice |
|---|---|
| Business Law | Business Arbitration, Business Associations Law, Business Cooperatives, Business Crimes, Business Development, Business Dissolutions, Business Enterprises, Business Estate Planning, Business Formation, Business Fraud, Business Litigation, Business Mediation, Business Organization, Business Planning, Business Regulation, Business Reorganization, Business Start-Ups, Business Succession Planning, Business Successions, Business Syndication, Business Taxation, Business Torts, Business Transactions, Business Transfers, Business Trusts, Business Valuation, Buy-Sell Agreements, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Closely Held Business Estate Planning, Closely Held Business Law, Closely Held Business Taxation, Complex Business Litigation, Cooperative Taxation, Emerging Business Law, Emerging Growth Companies, Entrepreneurial Business Law, Family Business Law, Family Business Mediation, Family Business Successions, International Business Law, International Joint Ventures, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Company Law, Minority Business Law, Pass-Through Entities, Private Business Law, Privatization, Professional Practices, Small Business Law, Sole Proprietorships, Strategic Alliances, Trade and Professional Associations, Trade Association Law |
| Litigation | Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Complex Litigation, Defense Litigation, E-Discovery, Federal Civil Litigation, Federal Litigation, International Litigation, Long-Arm Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Trial Practice, U.S. Supreme Court Litigation |
| Real Estate | Adverse Possession, Boundary Disputes, Common Interest Community Law, Community Association Law, Condominium Association Law, Condominium Conversions, Condominium Development, Condominium Law, Condominium Timeshares, Conservation Easements, Conveyancing, Cooperative Housing Association Law, Cooperative Conversions, Cooperative Housing Law, Easements, Historic Conservation Easements, Homeowners Association Law, International Real Estate, Land Acquisitions, Land Sales, Land Trusts, Manufactured Housing Law, Mixed Use Development, Mobile Home Law, Planned Unit Development Law, Property Management, Quiet Title, Real Estate Acquisitions, Real Estate Arbitration, Real Estate Banking Law, Real Estate Bankruptcy, Real Estate Brokerage Law, Real Estate Brokers and Agents Liability, Real Estate Brokers Licensing, Real Estate Brokers Malpractice, Real Estate Brokers Malpractice Defense, Real Estate Collections, Real Estate Contracts, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Errors and Omissions, Real Estate Exchanges, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Foreclosure, Real Estate Fraud, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Investment Taxation, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Real Estate Leasing, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Mediation, Real Estate Partnerships, Real Estate Restructuring, Real Estate Sales, Real Estate Secured Lending, Real Estate Securities, Real Estate Settlements, Real Estate Syndication, Real Estate Tax Appeals, Real Estate Tax Assessment, Real Estate Tax Foreclosure, Real Estate Tax Liens, Real Estate Taxation, Real Estate Title, Real Estate Title Examination, Real Estate Title Insurance, Real Estate Trade Association Law, Real Estate Valuation, Real Estate Workouts, Real Property, Real Property Acquisitions, Real Property Development, Real Property Finance, Residential Real Estate, Residential Real Estate Acquisitions, Residential Real Estate Development, Residential Real Estate Finance, Residential Real Estate Foreclosure, Residential Real Estate Sales, Right of Way Easements, Waterfront Development |
Jurisdictions
- Illinois
Employment History
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Education
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Juris Doctor | University of Gonzaga Law
2010 - 2013
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TYPICAL HOURLY RATE: $260
TYPICAL FIXED FEE: $600
TYPICAL CONTINGENCY FEE: -- -
Chicago, Illinois, Cook County
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