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Robert A. Shipley is the founding partner of Shipley Law Group, Ltd. For decades he has maintained long-standing client relationships while engaged in an active litigation and trial practice, along with general business counseling.
Mr. Shipley focuses his practice in civil litigation involving complex commercial, construction, construction defect, insurance, professional liability and tort litigation and general business counseling, as well as Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. An experienced trial attorney, he has in excess of 100 cases to verdict and has successfully argued cases in the Illinois Appellate Court.
Mr. Shipley has been awarded the AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale Hubbell Law Directory and has been included in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™ since 2010.
Mr. Shipley is a certified mediator and panel arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.
Robert A. Shipley has handled cases throughout the State of Illinois.
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Insurance Defense
- Legal Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
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- Illinois
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- 7th Circuit
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- United States District Court Northern District of Illinois
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney / Managing Partner
- Shipley Law Group Ltd.
- Current
- Northern Illinois University
- J.D. (1978) | Law
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- Activities: Member, Student Government
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- University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
- B.A. (1975) | History
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- University of Illinois - Chicago
- History
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- AV Preeminent
- Martindale-Hubbel Lawyers Service
- Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
- Fellow
- Construction Lawyers Society of America
- Invitation-only, selective and limited membership international association of the world’s best construction lawyers.
- Illinois State Bar
- Member
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- Commercial General Liability Insurance in the Age of Covid-19
- Illinois State Bar Association Insurance Newsletter
- Contracts:The Basics
- Building Entrepreneur Magazine
- Commercial General Liability Insurance, ISBA Insurance Section Council Seminar, Chicago
- ISBA
- ADR and Joint Venture Agreements, Construction Industry Conference, Chicago, Illinois
- Private Engagement Counseling, Construction Industry Conference
- Certified Mediator and Panel Arbitrator
- American Arbitration Association
- Website
- Shipley Law Group Web Site
Robert A. Shipley Chicago IL, Construction Law Lawyer
- Q. Can I terminate a contract with a General Contractor who appears to be inflating costs and being unethical?
- A: The contract must be reviewed to determine provisions regarding scope of work, time to complete, payment schedule and termination provisions. If work is not being performed correctly or perhaps to code, you will need to have another contractor(s) in the appropriate discipline, inspect your property and provide their assessment as to the necessary scope of work, cost and whether any of that work represents correction of the original contractor's work. Based on your comments, I would recommend you consult with an attorney to review the details.
- Q. I am starting a in home music lesson business and I wonder if I can hire all the teachers as independent contractors
- A: Based on your brief description the teachers would be considered independent contractors because it would be their decision as to whether they wanted to work or not. They have the flexibility to work as much or as little as they may want through your site.
- Q. I have a judgement in wisconsin that's around 10 years old I just got an letter that they want to garnish my wages
- A: State statutes have provisions by which judgments can be revived. You do not identify if the action is pending in Wisconsin or Illinois. Regardless, I would strongly recommend that you have a consultation with an attorney whose practice is concentrated in consumer law, to review whether the judgment was properly entered as well as compliance with all procedures necessary to revive an older judgment. You will be able to provide the attorney with all of the documents you received which will help identify the issues and answer your questions.
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