Joan Marie Fenstermaker

My partner and I were in a contentious situation with our landlord over the terms of our lease renewal. We felt we were being taken advantage of and didn’t know what our legal options were. I don’t know what we would have done without Joan and Nick. They were immediately responsive and provided us cl...ear, sound counsel throughout our ordeal. With their help we were able to come out of a stressful and uncertain situation without having to concede to our landlord’s demands. Joan and Nick are the exact sort of people you want advocating for you.

Joan Fenstermaker is an absolute God-send! My fiance and I needed to relocate from Chicago in a short period of time, and we reached out to Joan in the hopes of reaching an agreement to break our lease. The property management company we were renting from was going through some transitions - unbeknow...nst to us, but Joan navigated our entire relationship with the company to help us reach a favorable solution. She was extremely accommodating with her time, made the effort to make sure we understood every angle of the situation, and made a point of providing us all we needed to make informed decisions throughout the process of reaching agreement. Joan knows her stuff and knows how to get stuff done... and, she's just a calming presence in a hectic scenario. I can't adamantly enough express how appreciative we are for her, but - if you're in the market for a tenant lawyer - look no further; you've found her.

Joan was our first experience hiring a lawyer and a very positive experience at that. Joan is direct, efficient and was very helpful with finding a solution with our landlord problems. Joan helped us terminate our lease and get money owed to us from our landlord. And this was all done remotely with n...o in person meeting needed, covid safe and less time consuming. We're really grateful for her help and highly recommend her if you are dealing with a landlord who is not acting in accordance to the law.

My tenant related matter received careful attention that generated an insight that those not steeped in Chicago housing law would have undoubtedly missed. Joan and Nicholas acted on it, leveraged it, and produced a positive outcome for my issue which ultimately involved breaking a lease for cause. Pe...rhaps even more importantly, they carefully and clearly explained to me the various options at ever step of the process so I could make informed decisions when required. So not only did I get the outcome I was seeking, it was a pleasure to work with them. I would HIGHLY recommend them to any tenants seeking to resolves issues with their landlords.