Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. principal Kevin M. Coyne will introduce community leaders and provide opening remarks for a Naperville Area Leaders Network (NALN) event at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, at Aurelio’s Pizza in Naperville. Mike Briggs, CEO of Little Friends, will talk to attendees about societally empowering those with autism and developmental disabilities. Other featured speakers include Steve Grosskopf, president of the Naperville Area Homeowner’s Confederation, and Ray McGrury, executive director of the Naperville District, who will highlight the work their organizations are involved in. Candidates for the Naperville area local offices are encouraged to attend, distribute campaign literature and will be allowed a one- to two-minute presentation to the group.
The cost for the event is $15 and includes pizza and soda. All Naperville Jaycees and members of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals Network will have their entry fees waived, and are advised to bring business cards in order to establish contacts. A cash bar will be available as well. For more information about NALN and the event, click here.
Coyne leads the 18-attorney Real Estate Practice Group at Chuhak & Tecson. He represents national franchises, restaurants, bars and professional practices and has substantial experience negotiating office, retail and industrial leases on the national and local levels for landlords and tenants. Priding himself on the personal attention he brings to every transaction, Coyne crafts meticulous documentation tailored to align with his client’s present and future business needs and goals. Serving on the City of Naperville’s City Council has given him a unique perspective and constructive insight for clients facing municipal issues in Chicagoland.
Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. principal David J. Bloomberg will give a presentation at the Community Association Institute’s IL Condo-HOA Conference & Expo at 3 p.m. Friday, February 22, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Bloomberg will focus on risk management and how it affects community association managers, property management companies, association board members and association unit owners. Click here to register for this two-day event.
David J. Bloomberg’s caseload ranges from commercial disputes to product liability claims, including aviation-related matters, to issues involving condominium and common interest community associations. His extensive experience encompasses all aspects of the litigation process, including case strategy and management, pre-trial motion practice, depositions, hearings, trial preparation and trial. David has presented CLE-accredited lectures on matters related to multi-party settlements, spoliation and effective deposition. He also speaks about litigation and other topics of interest to condominium, townhome and homeowner associations.
The Illinois Chapter of the Community Associations Institute’s HOA Conference & Expo will offer education sessions on legal updates, innovative trends, hot topics and industry best practices, as well as opportunities to share, learn, network and discuss challenges and solutions. Come and learn to “Gear Up Your Community.” Join more than 1,500 industry professionals and homeowner volunteer leaders – along with over 200 exhibitors – for the most comprehensive two-day event for community associations in the state of Illinois. Attendees will earn up to 9.5 hours of Continuing Education Credits.
The County Historian for Cook County, in conjunction with the Cook County Board of Commissioners, proudly recognizes Joseph A. Tecson on the 43rd anniversary of his swearing in, February 11, 1976, as the first Asian American commissioner on the Cook County Board. The County Archives’ Twitter and Instagram accounts mark this occasion, beginning today.
Tecson, a founding principal of Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., was passionate about public and community service. He served as a delegate with the Constitutional Convention which drafted a new constitution for Illinois in 1970 that is still in effect. In his five years of service to the Cook County Board, he was on the committee that oversaw Cook County Hospital. Tecson’s zest for public service further extended to serving on the boards of MacNeal Hospital and Brookfield Zoo, and he was one of the greatest proponents of the zoo’s continual upgrades and addition of new exhibits. Tecson was dedicated to expanding public transportation and was the initial chair of the board of the Regional Transportation Authority, then subsequently served on the Metra Board. Further, he was frequently called upon to serve as special counsel to government agencies, including the Department of Public Aid, the Illinois Department of Insurance and the Medical Disciplinary Board. Tecson was also the municipal attorney for the Village of North Riverside.
On his way to becoming a ground-breaking attorney in Chicago’s legal community, Tecson attended college on the G.I. bill and worked his way through law school. His commitment to both service and diversity and inclusion has created a culture at Chuhak & Tecson where each person is included, listened to and supported as they strive to achieve their personal best. With the founding of Chuhak & Tecson in 1987, he led the firm’s governmental and healthcare practices. Today, the 11-attorney firm he co-founded over 30 years ago now boasts over 65 attorneys and as many staff members and paraprofessionals.
Each day the firm continues to adhere to the decorum Tecson instilled in the firm three decades ago—integrity, hard work, quality, community service, civility toward one another and, equally important, a sense of humor. His dedication to community service alone lives on today through the initiatives founded by the firm’s principals, such as Women Helping Women, Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Service and the Joseph A. Tecson Scholarship Fund, along with myriad programs the firm participates in that include Lawyers in the Classroom, Lakeview East Festival of the Arts and Volunteers of America of Illinois’ Operation Backpack.
The firm recognizes and congratulates the family of Mr. Joseph A. Tecson on his being the first Asian American commissioner elected to the Cook County Board.
Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. principal Kevin M. Coyne will introduce Senator John Curran and provide opening remarks to the Naperville Area Leaders Network (NALN) at 7 p.m. Monday, February 11, at Aurelio’s Pizza in Naperville. Senator Curran will reveal the latest news from Springfield, followed with an economic development update from Naperville’s planning and zoning commissioner Bruce Hanson. The third speaker is CEO and president of the Alive Teen Center Kandice Henning who will give insights regarding the center and the Naperville community. Candidates for the Naperville area local offices are encouraged to attend, distribute campaign literature and will be allowed a one- to two-minute presentation to the group. The cost for the event is $15 and includes pizza and soda. The entry fee will be waived for all Naperville Jaycees and members of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals Network. For more information about NALN and the event, click here.
Coyne leads the 18-attorney Real Estate Practice Group at Chuhak & Tecson. He represents national franchises, restaurants, bars and professional practices and has substantial experience negotiating office, retail and industrial leases on the national and local levels for landlords and tenants. Priding himself on the personal attention he brings to every transaction, Coyne crafts meticulous documentation tailored to align with the client’s present and future business needs and goals. Serving on the City of Naperville’s City Council has given him a unique perspective and constructive insight for clients facing municipal issues in Chicagoland.
Every January, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, more than 50 Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. employees — attorneys, paralegals and staff —engage in various service opportunities to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. Such opportunities, ranging from packaging personal care items for women escaping abuse to knitting blankets for hospital patients, offer individuals the chance to develop meaningful connections with diverse communities while raising awareness and serving a local nonprofit.
Cognizant of the positive effects community service has on its employees and the communities it serves, Chuhak & Tecson will extend its annual Martin Luther King Jr. day of service in 2019. With the support of its Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Council and Women Helping Women (WHW) program, the firm will hold three days of community service—in January, May and June— to meet the vital needs of Pacific Garden Mission, Wills for Heroes Foundation and Chicago Lights Urban Farm. .
Chuhak & Tecson’s three days of community service will kick off on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Pacific Garden Mission. The country’s oldest operating Gospel rescue mission, Pacific Garden Mission provides food, shelter, clothing and medical care to the Chicago community. Throughout the day Chuhak & Tecson employees will prepare bedrolls, serve a meal in the kitchen and perform other light housekeeping assignments.
“Year after year, Chuhak & Tecson employees enthusiastically arrive at the mission with smiles on their faces and ready to get to work,” said Gerald Casey, director of outreach ministries. “It is great to see organizations like Chuhak & Tecson committed to giving back to the community and finding new ways of doing so.”
In May, Chuhak & Tecson volunteers will assist Wills for Heroes Foundation. Headed by the firm’s Estate Planning & Asset Protection practice group leader Lindsey Paige Markus, attorneys, paralegals and staff will protect those who protect us by providing essential estate planning documents free of charge to veterans and first responders.
The three days of community service will culminate in June with the final group of volunteers paying tribute to another civil rights activist, Cesar Chavez. Volunteers will spend their Saturday afternoon at Chicago Lights Urban Farm planting and harvesting produce, weeding beds and turning compost at the nonprofit’s community garden. Chicago Lights Urban Farm, whose mission is to provide hope and opportunity to children, youth and adults facing the challenges of poverty, cultivates the garden for the community so youth and adults have access to fresh, local and sustainably grown produce.
Chuhak & Tecson looks forward to launching the three days of community service and providing a lending hand to its communities.
“Helping those in need is a value woven into the culture of the D&I Council, Women Helping Women and the firm as whole,” said Terry Isselhard, D&I Council chair. “Our employees have always placed personal importance on giving back within their communities, and Chuhak & Tecson strives to support their passion by developing opportunities for them to reach not only their own individual goals—but also our firm’s goals.”
To learn more about Chuhak & Tecson’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, click here.
Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. principal Kevin M. Coyne will reveal to the Illinois REALTORS® Commercial/Industrial/Investment Committee the benefits Opportunity Zones have in communities and the opportunities they provide to investors, followed by a discussion of the requirements needed to create a Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund. Coyne’s presentation takes place from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 23, at Embassy Suites by Hilton East Peoria Riverfront Hotel & Conference Center, 100 Conference Center Dr., East Peoria IL. Registration is not required. Illinois REALTORS® meet in East Peoria for the annual Public Policy meetings to ensure they have a voice in the local, state and federal public policy issues and legislative battles that affect their business. For a complete list of meetings over three days, click here.
Coyne leads the 18-attorney Real Estate Practice Group at Chuhak & Tecson. He represents national franchises, restaurants, bars and professional practices and has substantial experience negotiating office, retail and industrial leases on the national and local levels for landlords and tenants. Priding himself on the personal attention he brings to every transaction, Coyne crafts meticulous documentation tailored to align with the client’s present and future business needs and goals. Serving on the City of Naperville’s City Council has given him a unique perspective and constructive insight for clients facing municipal issues in Chicagoland.
Illinois REALTORS® is the only advocate for private property rights at the capitol in Springfield and in communities statewide. This organization stands for excellence in advocacy, education and ethics for real estate practitioners. One of Illinois’ largest trade associations, Illinois REALTORS® represent 47,000 members involved in virtually all aspects related to the sale, purchase, exchange or lease of residential or commercial property in Illinois.
Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. principal Kevin M. Coyne will reveal to the DuPage County Bar Association’s Local Government Committee the benefits Opportunity Zones have in communities and the opportunities they provide to investors, followed by a discussion of the requirements needed to create a Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund.Coyne’s presentation takes place from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, January 24, in the Attorney Resource Center at the DuPage Judicial Center, 505 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton. To register, click here.
Coyne leads the 18-attorney Real Estate Practice Group at Chuhak & Tecson. He represents national franchises, restaurants, bars and professional practices and has substantial experience negotiating office, retail and industrial leases on the national and local levels for landlords and tenants. Priding himself on the personal attention he brings to every transaction, Coyne crafts meticulous documentation tailored to align with the client’s present and future business needs and goals. Serving on the City of Naperville’s City Council has given him a unique perspective and constructive insight for clients facing municipal issues in Chicagoland.
The DuPage County Bar Association’s (DCBA) Local Government Committee keeps DCBA fully informed of all case law, statutory and regulatory changes in this area including administrative law in coordination with Legislative Liaison. The committee surveys various corporate in-house departments as to which service the DCBA could provide to these attorneys.
Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. Principal Lindsey Paige Markus participated in a complimentary webinar hosted by Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School’s Endowment Committee titled “Planned Giving Opportunities” where she provided the audience with tax planning strategies to maximize charitable contributions. While examining the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and its effect on the standard deduction, she reviewed the concept of bunching charitable gifts—where taxpayers can exceed the standard deduction and itemize their deductions in a given year—and explained the value of opening a donor-advised fund. Markus also detailed important items for consideration in order to leverage tax planning upon death.
Markus, leader of Chuhak & Tecson’s Estate Planning Practice Group, is an educator at heart. In addition to her regular column in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, she is a dynamic contributor to local news outlets such as NBC 5 Chicago, Fox News Chicago, WGN Radio and WCIU. In serving her clients, she draws on her early career in business, finance and clinically applied neuroscience to develop innovative solutions to fit their estate planning, wealth protection and corporate needs. Her breadth of experience and commitment to training audiences about estate planning has afforded her recognition as a Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Women Lawyer, a Law Bulletin 40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty, a Woman Making an Impact in the Law, an Illinois Super Lawyer and a Leading Lawyer. Markus has a national practice and is licensed in both Illinois and Florida.
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School is an independent Jewish day school for the 21st century. Its mission is to engage students in a program of rigorous studies through a variety of classroom and real world learning opportunities, to educate students to be active and informed citizens in a pluralistic community, to inspire them to develop Jewish literacy and to guide them as they embrace their chosen Jewish practice and beliefs.