Peter M. Rosenthal

Partner

Phone (312) 541-1071
prosenthal@rmcj.com
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Peter M. Rosenthal has served as municipal attorney in several municipalities. As an attorney for the Village of Rosemont, Mr. Rosenthal has been involved in bond issues and in handling legal matters arising out of Rosemont's ownership and operation of the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, the Allstate Arena, and the Rosemont Theatre, as well as handling the village's regular legal matters.

Mr. Rosenthal has had considerable experience in the area of Tax Increment Financing and Economic Development. He has also had extensive experience in the area of litigation and has handled cases involving many different aspects of municipal and school affairs, including zoning, civil rights and home rule powers. He has prepared briefs and argued cases on appeal before the Illinois Appellate Court, the Illinois Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

In addition to representing units of local government, Mr. Rosenthal has represented real estate developers in zoning, land use and real estate matters, including related litigation.

• EDUCATION
  • University of Michigan
    JD, honors, 1975
  • University of Pennsylvania
    BA, 1971
• PRACTICE AREAS
  • Municipal law
  • Labor relations
  • Civil rights
  • Zoning and land use
  • Real estate
  • School law
• ADMISSIONS
  • Bar of the State of Illinois
  • Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for The Northern District of Illinois
  • Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for The Seventh Circuit
• PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • American Bar Association:
    Local Government Law and
    Litigation sections
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Illinois Bar Association
  • Illinois Council of School Attorneys