Douglas F. Spesia, Attorney


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Commercial Real Estate, Defamation & Slander, Elder Law, Eminent Domain, General Practice, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Land Use & Zoning, Living Wills

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Douglas F. Spesia is a senior partner in the law firm of Spesia, Ayers & Ardaugh. Mr. Spesia graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois in 1962, received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1965, and joined this firm that same year. While at the Notre Dame Law School, he served as Associate Editor of the Notre Dame Law Review and was the recipient of various awards for academic achievement. He is admitted to practice before the Illinois Supreme Court, the Northern Federal District Court, the U.S. Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Spesia's areas of expertise lie in the fields of municipal, zoning, taxation, real estate, and commercial litigation. In his capacity as a Senior Partner of the firm, Mr. Spesia manages all governmental and transactional matters and coordinates all municipal, commercial, real estate and condemnation matters. He has extensive experience in a wide variety of governmental, municipal, corporate, and tax matters both as a litigator and counselor. His clients include municipalities, and local and national corporations.

Mr. Spesia is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, as well as numerous civic and charitable boards and committees. He is past President of the Will County Bar Association, the Joliet Rotary Club and a former member of the Will County Zoning Board of Appeals. He is a lifetime resident of the Joliet area.

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Joliet, IL 60435
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