312.332.7760 (tel.)
312.332.7768 (fax)
kflorey@rsnlt.com

Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions, Construction Law, Education Law, Finance, Municipal Law, Real Estate Development, Property Tax & Revenue Preservation

Ken Florey concentrates his practice representing public and private clients, including municipalities, school districts, community colleges, private owners, contractors and design professionals regarding land use, municipal law, construction, tax, finance and litigation.

Ken was the Chair of the DuPage County Bar Association's Local Government Committee for 2001-2002. He served as a Trustee for the Village of Lombard for eight years. He was appointed Special Assistant Attorney General to prosecute and defend construction litigation claims on behalf of the Illinois Capital Development Board (1996-98, 2000 to present).

Education

• J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 1992
      Managing Editor, DePaul Journal of Art and Entertainment Law (1991-92)
• B.A., English/Rhetoric, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989

Admitted to Practice

• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Supreme Court of Illinois

Recent Publications

• Contributing author, "Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Standard Review for Zoning Decisions," Illinois Municipal Review (August 2008).
• Contributing author, School Property and Environmental Issues, ILLINOIS SCHOOL LAW (Ill. Inst. for CLE, 2005).
• Contributing author, Labor Relations, ILLINOIS SCHOOL LAW (Ill. Inst. for CLE, Supp. 1996).

Recent Presentations

• Standard of Review for Zoning Decisions, Illinois Municipal League's 95th Annual Conference, Hilton Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (September 2008).
• Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law, National Business Institute, Oak Brook, IL (June 2008).
• Urban Development and Redevelopment in Illinois, Lorman Education Services, Chicago, IL (May 2008).
• Construction Litigation: A Road Map for Success, Community College Conference and School Administrators' Conference, Oak Brook, IL (April and May 2008).
• Creating a Legal Risk Management Plan: The Pearl City Appellate Court Decision, Spring 2008 ICCCFO Conference, Utica, IL (April 2008).
• Construction Litigation: A Road Map for Success, Community College Conference, Oak Brook, IL (April 2008).
• Land Use Law: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning, National Business Institute, Oak Brook, IL (December 2007).
• Purchasing, Bidding & Contract Management; School Boards and the Law, 15th Annual Educational Support Professionals' Conference, Naperville, IL (Sept. 2007).
• Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law, National Business Institute (June 2007).
• Ethics and Immunities for Elected Officials, Elected Officials Seminar (June 2007).
• Using the Illinois School Code to Research School Law, IASBO 14th Annual Educational Support Professionals' Conference, DeKalb, IL (April 2007).
• Outsourcing: Should I? How Do I Begin?, IASBO 55th Annual Conference, St. Charles, IL (May 2006).
• Bidding from the Basics to Advanced Problems and Solutions, Facility Purchasing Seminar, Illinois Association of School Business Officials, Downers Grove, IL (March 2006).
• Legal and Legislative Update, Illinois Community College Trustees Association, Rosemont, IL (March 2006).
• Primer on Township Government for 2005 Candidates, Deerfield, IL (Feb. 2005).
• Purchasing Basics, Illinois Association of School Business Officials, Facility Purchasing Seminar, Downers Grove, IL (Dec. 2004).
• Risk Management Under the Tort Immunity Act, Mt. Carroll Community Unit School District No. 204, Mt. Carroll, IL (Oct. 2004).
• Tort Immunity Fund Workshop, Quincy SD 172, Quincy, IL (Oct. 2004).
• Risk Management Workshop, Pearl City CUSD 200, Pearl City, IL (Oct. 2004).
• Purchasing Handbook for Illinois Schools, Illinois Association of School Business Officials, 53rd Annual Conference, St. Charles, IL (May 2004).
• Public Bidding: How to Keep Your District Out of Court, Illinois Association of School Business Officials, Downers Grove, IL (Mar. 2004).