We would like to express our opinion regarding the wonderful real-estate attorney Kathy Rivera. She assisted us with the property purchase. Always responding on the timely manner, Kathy was very attentive, responsive, and professional. Kathy Rivera's amazing ability to communicate made the stressful and challenging short sale process very easy and simple.
When we met her on the closing, we were amazed by her incredible personality and positive attitude. Her excellent legal representation left us very happy. Thank you very much! I just wanted to thank you, your staff, and your attorney who represented me in front of the Judge. She's awesome! I don't know why anyone would go to anyone else but you?! God bless you all!
When we met her on the closing, we were amazed by her incredible personality and positive attitude. Her excellent legal representation left us very happy. Thank you very much! I just wanted to thank you, your staff, and your attorney who represented me in front of the Judge. She's awesome! I don't know why anyone would go to anyone else but you?! God bless you all!
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If you have a legal issue that is not listed among our practice areas, we invite you to contact us to discuss your matter. We have knowledge in many other areas of law, and if we cannot solve your problem, it is more than likely that we can point you in the right direction. The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law.
A short sale is just like a regular sale of real estate, except thatyou sell the property for less than the balance owed to yourmortgage lender(s). In exchange for your participation, we insistthat the mortgage lender cancel the debt remaining after the sale. The primary reason is to discharge the mortgage indebtedness.
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LaToya Evans
Dec 22, 2021
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Trupti Deshpande
Nov 20, 2021
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We have worked with various real estate attorneys in the past and Peter Berk is hands down the best attorney we have worked so far.
He guided us through a complicated sale of our property and gave us the best legal advice.
He is extremely knowledgable, professional and responsive.
We would be thrilled to work with him again in the future and highly recommend.
Thank you Peter!
He guided us through a complicated sale of our property and gave us the best legal advice.
He is extremely knowledgable, professional and responsive.
We would be thrilled to work with him again in the future and highly recommend.
Thank you Peter!
Karthick
Nov 10, 2021
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We worked with Peter Berk and he advised us on the sale of a property in Chicago. This wasn't a straightforward sale and had some nuances. Peter provided us excellent guidance and counsel. He was very responsive on emails and was always available to talk at 4 PM, regardless of whether we had an appointment or not. Besides his professionalism, Peter demonstrated a willingness to go above and beyond what was expected of him - this is what made want to leave a review for him.
Jonathan Anderson
Oct 13, 2021
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Peter Berk was our attorney for both our home purchase and the sale of our previous home. Peter was incredibly responsive and showed great knowledge of the real estate transaction process. He was an invaluable resource for us as we navigated our first sale. We will definitely use Peter for future real estate transactions and couldn’t recommend him more!
Aj Hermann
Aug 30, 2021
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Galen Dodd
Aug 17, 2021
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To say Peter is good at his job is an understatement - he is AMAZING at it. I had the pleasure of working with Peter as my attorney for buying a condo in Chicago recently. Not only was he extremely responsive and easy to get ahold of, he went above and beyond to ensure we'd be able to close and finalize everything on time when we hit a few hiccups. I would refer him to any friends for future needs.
Russ Rosenzweig
Aug 15, 2021
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Peter Berk and Helena Milman are two of the finest attorneys that I've ever worked with in the real estate context. They helped me with an extremely complicated short sale -- the process took nearly two years and they were patient, professional, thorough, rigorous, gracious, and actually got the deal done with a phenomenal outcome for me. I could not have done it without them. I highly recommend this firm for any real estate transactions; the more complicated the transaction, the higher they shine!
Francesca Nicole Rodolico
Jul 24, 2021
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Saying that Helena (Lena) is great at her job is an absolute understatement.
She is knowledgeable, kind, knows when to add her recommendation and steer us in the right direction and when to sit back and listen to our concerns.
We found the law firm through MetLife and from the first call I knew Lena would be a great person to have on our team when buying our new home.
Lena guided us when it came to the intrinsic legal matters of buying a home and was a great partner to our real-estate agent as they collaborated to negotiate the terms with the seller. We got everything we asked for and more!
She is knowledgeable, kind, knows when to add her recommendation and steer us in the right direction and when to sit back and listen to our concerns.
We found the law firm through MetLife and from the first call I knew Lena would be a great person to have on our team when buying our new home.
Lena guided us when it came to the intrinsic legal matters of buying a home and was a great partner to our real-estate agent as they collaborated to negotiate the terms with the seller. We got everything we asked for and more!
Steven Todd
Apr 24, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Peter Berk represented me in my condo sale. The buyer and buyer's attorney were extremely aggressive/demanding and I nearly walked away from the transaction. Peter defended my interests and was able to negotiate a satisfactory compromise. The next time I buy a home, I will ask Peter to represent me. He is an outstanding attorney!
Peter Berk represented me in my condo sale. The buyer and buyer's attorney were extremely aggressive/demanding and I nearly walked away from the transaction. Peter defended my interests and was able to negotiate a satisfactory compromise. The next time I buy a home, I will ask Peter to represent me. He is an outstanding attorney!
Benjamin J.
Sep 06, 2020
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Atty. Peter Berk was absolutely excellent in terms of dealing with me. He was sympathetic in conscientious in understanding the position that I was in and went above and beyond the call of duty to assist me and help me not only walk me through the process of bankruptcy but also give me payment options that I could work with him with. I highly recommend him to anybody.
Jan Greszta
Nov 07, 2019
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Peter was recommended by Hyatt Legal Services, which I utilized as a voluntary benefit from work. My wife and I are very grateful to have hired Peter as our attorney during the home purchasing process. He promptly answered all of our questions and requests during the contract negotiation and inspection period, and made the daunting closing process go very smoothly. He has great attention to detail and explained each legal document thoroughly.
We highly recommend hiring Peter L. Berk for your real estate legal needs.
We highly recommend hiring Peter L. Berk for your real estate legal needs.
Lanie L.
Sep 08, 2019
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I found this law firm listed as an attorney that I can use for real estate closing via my employer Hyatt Legal Plan. I have used them twice and will continue to use this law firm for all my real estate needs.
The attorney office was very prompt to my email and telephone call query. I don't mind communicating via email because I am always on call at my job anyway.
The attorney, Mrs. O'Keefe was very personable, professional and did an excellent job explaining all documents in layman terms.
The attorney office was very prompt to my email and telephone call query. I don't mind communicating via email because I am always on call at my job anyway.
The attorney, Mrs. O'Keefe was very personable, professional and did an excellent job explaining all documents in layman terms.
Frank N.
Jun 20, 2019
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I hired him based on these reviews to handle a simple purchase of condo. Incompetent enough to ask if we got an approval from bank when we were not even done getting documents from the seller. Which he certainly did not know about because he was not the one getting the docs, even though that is his job...I was. Then, when I asked him to start doing his job, he just quit 1 week before closing leaving me unprotected w/o any reason. He seemed to just want to sit, have paralegal do basic work and collect the $$. Disaster, quitter and failure, not an attorney.
Julie J.
Jul 17, 2015
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I cannot say enough good things about Peter Berk and his colleagues! Not only did he make sure my condo closed in a very challenging short sale transaction, but he did so with such professionalism and care. There were many times I was confused about various documents and Peter walked me through it step by step. He always went the extra mile and helped to put my mind at ease when I was feeling anxious about the process. Without hesitation, I would highly recommend Peter and his colleagues for any legal needs. Thanks, Peter!
Eddie E.
Nov 04, 2014
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Attorney Peter Berk was referred to me by a reliable source. I reside in Denver CO, and I was purchasing property in the Chicago area. The concern for me was that I was back in Denver and was not going to be at closing. I needed someone who knew real estate matters, who had answers to my questions, and who could put my mind at ease about things like wiring funds over, the timing of it, checking the status of tax exemptions on the property, and more. Before returning to Denver, I hand-delivered some documents to Peter as I sought to meet him face to face. I like looking people in the eye in these
Maria B.
Sep 29, 2014
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