Joan Marie Fenstermaker

When my landlord illegally withheld my security deposit, the Metropolitan Tenants Organization recommended that I contact Joan Fenstermaker. We had a short phone discussion to go over the facts of the case and she drafted a demand letter detailing all of my landlord's violations of the RLTO. Once the... demand letter was received, Joan facilitated the negotiation process with the landlord and I was able to settle out of court for more than the value of my original security deposit! Joan is an expert on the Chicago RLTO and was clear, prompt, and responsive (by phone and/or email) throughout the entire process. If you want to get your security deposit back quickly, I would strongly recommend contacting Joan Fenstermaker.

I am so glad I hired Joan after hearing her ad. I could have burned a lot of time trying to get results myself, but it would have taken much longer to get results - and perhaps not as good of results as she produced. I’m an attorney myself, but don’t practice in this area. She handled the case profe...ssionally, quickly & got VERY favorable results. Not only does she know the Chicago LL/Tenant ordinance inside & out, her past experiences will work for you to get the best results out of landlords & their attorneys. Due to her working probably 100s of these cases, she pinpointed what problems areas my case had & what strong points it had. I lack that experience & I would have spun my wheels trying to get maybe 1/2 of what she got. Don't waste your time trying to do it yourself to negotiate w/ a landlord or his attorney; cut to the chase & end your frustration & let her work it out for you.

She stated, during our phone conversation of over 30 minutes that she would take the case (Retaliatory Eviction), she gave me legal advice, and she acknowledged how strong, meritorious the case is for me, that she will represent me, and to contact her once it got to a certain point so that she can fi...le her Appearance and get started. Also, per our conversation, as a re-cap I emailed her a brief outline of the case (what occurred, the illegal things the landlord executed). However, once I followed her instructions/legal advice on the case, and her instruction to contact her so she can get started with the representation, she gave no reason for the following...........................her entire demeanor changed, she dropped the ball, she completely renigged, and left me hanging; of course at the most vital urgent and time sensitive point and when I needed her most. This caused severe Damages and are still to this day Damaging to me, my living situation, my career, my health, my time,my well being.

From the initial consultation through our settlement, working with Joan was a dream come true. She was sympathetic to our plight with our landlord and thoroughly researched all of their violations of the Chicago RLTO. She wrote a great demand letter and convinced our landlords to settle, thereby savi...ng us the hassle of going to court. When we weren't sure whether we should pursue the case in court, Joan gave us her professional take on our chances but left the option open to us. Her input was invaluable and we couldn't be happier with the result. Thank you, Joan!

I had an unusual situation and I turned to Joan after the first lawyer seemed to be more interested in making my case a class action suit he could use to publicize his own interests. She immediately focused on what I considered the real issues and she stayed on track. She took apart any argument my l...andlady and her lawyer attempted to make. I was very impressed with how aggressive Joan was willing to get! She quickly took the upper hand and she never let it go. She kept pounding away until we got everything in our list of demands! There have been no out of pocket costs to work with Joan. Joan is highly knowledgeable in the finest details of the RLTO and she knows how to apply it. A tenant in Chicago could not find a better advocate than Joan!