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also known as Jacob B. Handelman
Jacob B. Handelman enjoys a passion for helping people prepare for the future, making communities safer and giving families a chance to own a home instead of renting. He was an editor of the Loyola Law Journal, received the AmJur award for obtaining the highest grade in Trusts & Estates, loves inspecting dilapidated buildings and envisions how repairing them will improve problematic neighborhoods. For many years as an Assistant Corporation Counsel Jacob prosecuted owners of Drug-Houses, worked with the Chicago Police Department, aldermen and neighborhood community groups. Jacob later worked with the City’s Troubled Buildings Initiative and the Community Investment Corporation to turn around distressed condominium buildings. Jacob has renovated scores of affordable homes and as an attorney represented many corporate, family and individual clients. He is on the Avodah Chicago Advisory Council, Board of Directors of the Dearborn Realtist Board and taught over 300 members of the community how to be a City of Chicago court-appointed receiver.
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Acquired: 1995
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Southport and Addison Streets, Chicago, IL, 60657
25 Client Reviews
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Posted by Stacey | November 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney
Extremely Pleased.
I was very pleased to have Jacob to represent me. He was very nice and pleasant to talk to and he kept me informed on every transaction that was taking place in a timely manner. I would definitely want to do business with him again. I would definitely recommend him to people who are looking for a ext...
Posted by anonymous | November 09, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate
Real Estate Transaction
Jacob was a patient, confident, responsive and extremely knowledgeable partner to my wife and I in our real estate transaction. I was only too happy to have him represent us as a Buyer, and I would retain him again in a heartbeat.
Posted by Daniel | November 05, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Power Of Attorney
Reliable and knowledgeable Attorney!
Attorney Jacob handelman has been a helpful, knowledgeable, and thorough guide for both me and my fiance. He has guided us through the legal process of becoming each other's power of attorneys in the event of medical necessity, as well as helping us create our wills. Thanks to Jacob, we feel secure i...
Posted by Andrew Bransky | July 09, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Business
Business Creation
Creating a new business and a partnership; Jacob was able to step in and seamlessly create and implement the entire process. With the benefit of hindsight, Jacob enabled me to focus on actual work saving an incredible amount of time. He brings an old school intimate and personal sense of attention ...
Posted by Ami | July 07, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Residential
Great Lawyer
Jacob was our lawyer when we sold our house. His understanding of our needs and amazing office made everything easy and simple. We really appreciated that his responses to our questions were timely and felt that he really cared about the work he did on our behalf.
Ami, it was a pleasure helping you sell your home.
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2021
Associate of the Year, Dearborn REALTIST® Board
2006
Outstanding Achievement Award, City of Chicago, Department of Law
2003
Arnold Mireles Special Partnership Award, Chicago Police Department
2003
Special Public Service Award, Uptown Community Commission
2000
Community Partner Award, 48th Ward - Alderman Mary Ann Smith
2013 - 2017
Manager Condo Project, Community Investment Corporation
1998 - 2013
Assistant Corporation Counsel, City Of Chicago Corporation Counsel
1996 - 1998
Hearing Officer, Property Tax Apppeal Board, State of Illinois
2017 - Present
Illinois State Bar AssociationMember
2016 - Present
Dearborn REALTIST® BoardBoard of Directors
1992 - Present
Decalogue Society of LawyersMember
1995
JD
1991
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2017
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