Eminent Domain

Righeimer Martin & Cinquino, P.C. specializes in eminent domain litigation. Leo N. Cinquino has vast experience litigating eminent domain matters, handling numerous types of takings, involving improved and unimproved properties, development acreage, and innumerable types of land uses: from manufacturing to commercial and residential. Our firm has successfully litigated multimillion-dollar cases involving complex “troubled” properties with issues such as wetlands, flood plain, reasonable probability of rezoning, reasonable probability of annexation, and questions of highest and best uses. The firm has litigated innumerable partial takings with issues of damage to the remainder caused by drainage issues, change in highest and best use, loss of parking, a change of access, a change in driveway design, cost to cure, and necessity to redesign land-use plans. The firm also has handled eminent domain matters involving significant engineering issues. The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience in framing the key elements of value in the best light for owners on issues such as comparable sales, sale of the subject property, or offers to purchase, and highest and best use.

The firm has represented many different types of land owners, from national companies to individual homeowners, and knows how to maximize the case for each. Righeimer, Martin & Cinquino has an extensive eminent domain practice in Cook County and the collar counties, including DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will, McHenry and Grundy counties. The firm has handles both State and Federal Court condemnation.

Our firm represents individual and corporate landowners in cases involving acquisitions for road widenings, schools, libraries, airports, business redevelopment districts, TIF takings and many other municipal purposes. The firm has represented individuals condemned by public authorities, including the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the City of Chicago, the Forest Preserve Districts of DuPage, Kane and Cook Counties, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and many municipalities.

Righeimer, Martin & Cinquino, P.C. is committed to offering the best legal services in eminent domain proceedings. If we can be of assistance to you, or if you would like further information about the firm, please contact us. Initial consultations are provided free of charge.

Representative Clients:

McDonalds
Harris Bank
Shell Oil
Mobil Oil
Walgreens
Advocate Health Care Systems
Village of Palatine
Village of Hillside
Village of LaGrange
Village of Deerfield
City of Morris

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