Marshall N. Dickler

Marshall N. Dickler, is the senior member of the firm.

Mr. Dickler's practice encompasses representation of condominium and homeowner associations in all matters including litigation, commercial and residential real estate transactions and litigation, corporate acquisitions, divestitures, operation and litigation, healthcare organizations operation and litigation, zoning and collections.

Mr. Dickler is a sustaining member of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and has lectured, taught and participated in national and regional conferences and conventions since 1977, addressing many subjects dealing with condominiums, homeowners associations, corporate, real estate, insurance and tax matters.  Mr. Dickler is a former director and past president of the CAI-Illinois Chapter and a former trustee of the CAI-National Association.  CAI conducts an annual National Law Seminar and Mr. Dickler was a member of the Seminar faculty.  He is a member of the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL).  He is a member of ACTHA and has spoken at their programs.  Additionally, Mr. Dickler is the author of three chapters on Condominium and Homeowners Association Litigation for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE).  Mr. Dickler has lectured statewide on the subject matter of these chapters to members of the Illinois Bar, and he was a special advisor to the IICLE, as to its real estate publications and lectures.  Mr. Dickler has many years of experience providing all aspects of legal assistance in business and financial advise to small and large businesses and corporation and was and is counsel to a number of major For-Profit and Not-for-Profit organizations in healthcare, manufacturing, real estate, hospitality and construction.  He has been counsel to and performed work for a major natonal collection agency.  He is counsel to a national medical products supply company.

Mr. Dickler is admitted to the Illinois Bar; he is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, United States Appellate Court for the Seventh Circuit, the Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois and the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.  He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association and American Bar Association.  Mr. Dickler has been selected by peers and added as a member of the Leading Lawyers.

In addition to being an attorney, Mr. Dickler is an electrical engineer by education and experience.  Mr. Dickler practiced as an electrical engineer for six (6) years and during part of that time, attended law school at John Marshall in Chicago, Illinois.  He is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and has practiced as a patent attorney.  Mr. Dickler's practical engineering background is of great value in understanding technical problems involved with the construction, operation, reconstruction and repair in structures such as multi-unit residential buildings.

Honors & Awards

Selected by peers as Leading Lawyer