Bio

Amanda N. Hart is a senior attorney in the firm's Real Estate Litigation & Title Insurance Practice Group. She has an extensive background in real estate law and has achieved optimal outcomes through creative and critical thinking, enhancing client satisfaction and operational efficiency. 

Throughout her nearly 15-year legal career, Ms. Hart has represented clients in residential and commercial real estate transactions. Her title insurance practice involves all aspects of real estate tax liens, including preparing clients to participate in foreclosing on tax liens and vacating tax sales. This includes examining public records, abstracts of title, contracts and other legal documents to identify parties interested in real property in furtherance of tax lien foreclosure proceedings. Ms. Hart also routinely appears in court on contested and uncontested real estate tax lien matters, housing court matters and administrative hearings.

Representative Client Work

  • Examines public records, abstracts of title, contracts and other legal documents to identify parties interested in real property in furtherance of tax lien foreclosure proceedings and to identify grounds to vacate property tax sales
  • Regularly represents clients in court hearings and in negotiations with other parties
  • Routinely drafts contracts, including commercial and residential leases and land contracts as well as settlement agreements
  • Advises clients on real property taxation matters by providing thorough legal analysis and well-reasoned recommendations
  • Collected and analyzed client documentation to prepare board of review and specific objection complaints
  • Negotiated favorable settlements in numerous tax lien foreclosure and mechanics lien cases, saving clients time and expense in litigation proceedings

Professional Affiliations

  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly, Volunteer

Credentials

Education

Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 2011

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S., 2005

Admissions

  • Illinois, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2012

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