Joseph William Jakubowski

I wanted to thank you for your legal services in closing a difficult sale for 450 Uvedale Ct. Without your counsel and expertise this deal would not have gone through. You saved this sale four times! From the very beginning you were professional, polite, patient, and prompt in responding to emai...l, phone calls, and texts. In addition, you were upfront about your fee, took the time to explain the litany of closing cost fees, the Riverside inspection, and the closing procedure with the Title company. It was especially useful when you explained the closing costs for a cash sale. If I had not been informed from the very beginning and had been blindsided with the closing costs for a cash sale, the sale would have been even more difficult and might not have gone through. The second time you saved the sale was when you told me about paying off my home equity line and my wife signing the notarized Title and Deed form. Without your counsel of paying off the home equity immediately and documenting with the appropriate Chase documentation and Title and Deed forms, the closing would have been delayed and the buyer may have walked away. I had two low offers at the same time, and you were helpful in explaining the process of multiple offers. You were especially helpful after the inspection and looking out for my interest, and saved the sale a third time by coordinating with Brian and the buyer’s lawyer. Without your help in negotiating a credit instead instead of repairs, the sale would have fallen through. As well, you saved the sale a fourth time and protected my interests when the buyer—one day before the close—delayed the close by a week, which caused problems for me with rescheduling my flight back to Los Angeles and extra interest, taxes, and insurance. Furthermore, I did not want to go to the close, and you were thorough in preparing the paperwork so I didn’t have to go to the close. I will highly recommend you to my friends and colleagues in Chicago as your patient demeanor and knowledge made a difficult sale possible. In the words of Goldman Sachs, I give you the highest five star “conviction” rating.