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Practice Areas

Municipal Law

The municipal lawyers at Spesia, Ayers & Ardaugh have over 50 years of combined experience. Attorneys from the firm have chaired the Will County Bar Association's Local Government Committee and participated in the Illinois Bar Association's Local Government Section Counsel. The firm's existing municipal clients include the Village of New Lenox, Village of Manhattan, Village of Rockdale, Village of Minooka and Manhattan Township. The firm also serves as special counsel to communities which seek our assistance when they have special problems.

The firm's experience includes representation of its municipal clients in all areas of municipal practice, including matters of litigation. Because of the rapid growth in Will County and in several of the municipalities represented by the firm, the firm's municipal attorneys are well versed in growth related issues including annexation, boundary disputes, condemnation, and zoning matters. Some areas of concentration include:

Annexation

  • Zoning
  • Open Meetings Issues
  • Condemnation
  • Special Assessments
  • Boundary Litigation
  • Zoning Litigation
  • Civil Rights Litigation
  • Traffic and Ordinance Prosecutions

The Law Offices of Spesia, Ayers & Ardaugh in Joliet, Illinois, represents clients in Will County, Cook County, Grundy County, Kankakee County, Kane County, Kendall County, and Du Page County, including the communities of Joliet, Morris, Plainfield, New Lenox, Naperville, Aurora, Oswego, Bolingbrook, Mokena, and Frankfort.


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