815.722.6560 (tel.)
815.722.0450 (fax)
pstephanides@rsnlt.com

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

Paul Stephanides' practice is concentrated in the areas of transactional work, real estate, land use and zoning, litigation, construction law and counseling for municipalities, school districts, community colleges, townships, corporations, and local government boards and commissions.

Before joining Robbins, Schwartz, Paul was a Senior Assistant City Attorney for the City of Naperville. In this capacity, Paul defended and prosecuted numerous court and administrative actions for the City, including personal injury and torts, labor and employment, civil rights, administrative review, condemnation, contractual disputes, class actions, appeals and criminal prosecutions. Paul also was responsible for corporate matters, including legal counseling, real estate and commercial transactions, land use and zoning, drafting of laws and ordinances, claims liability, collective bargaining and labor and employment matters. Prior to his tenure with the City of Naperville, Paul worked as an Assistant General Attorney for the Chicago Park District, where he concentrated his litigation practice in personal injury and tort defense.

Paul served as the Chair of the Local Government Committee of the DuPage County Bar Association and was a member of the Regulatory Issues Committee of the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference. Paul serves on the Advisory Board of Little Friends, Inc., a private, non-profit organization serving children and adults with developmental, emotional or behavioral disabilities based in Naperville, Illinois.

Education

• J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 1990; Moot Court Society Executive Board Member
• B.A., cum laude, DePaul University, 1987
• Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration, Study Abroad, Budapest, Hungary, 1987

Admitted to Practice

• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• Trial Bar for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Supreme Court of Illinois

Organizations

• Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois
• Will County Bar Association

Recent Presentations

• Letting The Sunshine In: Implementing the Sweeping Changes To Illinois' Freedom of Information Act, Township Clerks Association of Cook County (September 2009)
• New Notary Requirements: Signatures, Identification and Notarial Records, In-Service (August 2009)
• Village Clerk Duties and Notarizing Documents, Kankakee County Municipal Clerks Associations (May 2009)
• Standard of Review for Zoning Decisions, Illinois Municipal League's 95th Annual Conference, Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IL (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)
• Advising Public Officials at Board Meetings, DuPage County Bar Association (March 2008)
• Records Retention and Electronic Records, Kankakee County Municipal Clerks Association (March 2008)
• The Path of Being a Governmental Lawyer, DePaul University College of Law (February 2008)
• Land Use Law: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning, National Business Institute (December 2007)
• Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law, National Business Institute (June 2007)
• Parliamentary Procedures Made Easy, Elected Officials Seminar (June 2007)
• Duties of Boards and Commissions, In-Service, Village of Bradley (November 2006)