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

Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions, Construction Law, Education Law, Finance, Municipal Law, Real Estate Development

Howard Metz counsels and represents school districts, park districts and municipalities with respect to real estate, commercial transactions, construction law and land use and zoning matters. He has resolved construction cases involving issues such as disputed architectural fees, construction defects, bidding disputes and construction delays. Howard also has litigated issues involving zoning laws and municipal control over school property.

Education

• J.D., IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1993
      Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society Executive Board Member
• B.S., Political Science, University of Iowa, 1989

Admitted to Practice

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

Recent Publications

• Contributing author, School Property, Construction, and Environmental Issues, ILLINOIS SCHOOL LAW (Ill. Inst. for CLE 1999, Supp. 2001).

Recent Presentations

• Contracting and Bidding Considerations in A Heightened Security Era, Community College Conference, Oak Brook (April 2008).
• Bidding from the Basics to Advanced Problems and Solutions, Facility Purchasing Seminar, Illinois Association of School Business Officials, Downers Grove, IL (March 2006).
• Construction Bidding Issues/Resolving Inter-Jurisdictional Disputes, Construction and Purchasing Information Seminar, Illinois Association of School Business Officials (Oct. 2002).
• Legal Aspects of Purchasing, Illinois Association of School Business Officials, 51st Annual Conference (Apr. 2002).
• Co-presenter, Construction Contracting for Public Entities in Illinois, Lorman Education Services (Jan. 2002).
• Who Will Be a Member of Your Construction Team?, 69th Joint Annual Conference, Illinois Association of School Boards (Nov. 2001).
• Co-presenter, Construction Contracting for Public Entities, Lorman Educational Services (2001).
• School Construction Issues, Administrator Academy, North Cook Intermediate Service Center (2001).
• Architect Selection Issues, Illinois Association of School Business Officials (Jan. 2000).
• Co-presenter, Principles of Public Bidding, 85th Annual Convention, Association of School Business Officials International (Oct. 1999).
• Co-presenter, Instruments of Risk Management, 85th Annual Convention, Association of School Business Officials International (Oct. 1999).
• Co-presenter, Everything You Need to Know About Surviving Your School Construction Projects, 85th Annual Convention, Association of School Business Officials International (Oct. 1999).
• How to Survive Your School Construction Projects, 10th Annual School Law Conference, Western Illinois University (March 1999).