Joan Marie Fenstermaker

Joan represented me in a case where our landlord had been taking advantage of us for quite some time. Joan was absolutely fantastic and our experience was outstanding. Her experience with these sorts of cases was invaluable to us and made the experience very simple. It was extremely easy to get in co...ntact with her and I would recommend her in a heart beat.

Joan Fenstermaker is the real deal. She took on our case after we basically cold-called her office. She was utterly professional, kind, and incredibly knowledgeable about tenants' rights. Not only did we get our security deposit back, but Joan found several other infractions committed by the landlord...s. It was an arduous process, but Joan fought with us to the end and we ended up getting a lot more than we had originally supposed. In short, go with Joan.

We were referred to Joan by the Metropolitan Tenants Organization. We were dealing with a management company that was ignoring the City of Chicago ordinances and doing what ever they wanted. The rent was always paid, the condo was very well maintained, there was no reason for these entities to behave... the way they did. Joan did some research and found other more serious violations we were not aware of. We attempted to work it out with the management company but it was clear they were both ignorant and unwilling to work with us. At that point we contacted Joan again and asked for her help to stop the illegal eviction threats. We met with Joan and we had a couple of important questions. Did she think we had a case against the management company? How long would this take? Joan told us she wouldn't take on a case she didn't think she could win. She also explained to us it could take time. Trusting her judgement we went ahead and sued the management company and won. It did take time, as Joan informed us, but we were aware of this fact. It took a while because the management company and condo association ignored repeated requests to respond. We are very happy with the award, extremely happy with Joan and highly recommend Joan to others. Professional, friendly, glad we managed to find the right Attorney for what we were dealing with. I remember Joan telling me she only dealt with tenants, that made a huge difference in choosing the attorney we needed. Thank you Joan we appreciate your help.

I have a problem with a devil and crazy landlord who not only confiscated my $900 deposit unreasonably, but also threatened to sue me for extra $50000. My friend recommended Joan to me. Joan was very professional. She explained my case so I had a full understanding of my right and violation of the la...ndlord. She helped me to fight the landlord and finally we won the lawsuit. I definitely would recommend her to a friend.

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.