Brian Meltzer

Of Counsel

847-330-2402
bmeltzer@mpslaw.com

Schaumburg

1515 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 250
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173

Brian concentrates his practice in the area of real estate, with an emphasis on real estate transactions and condominium and planned unit development law.

Brian has assisted developers in formulating development plans for residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments, and has drafted documentation for hundreds of developments, mainly in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Brian has also assisted developers, builders, lenders, and investors in evaluating troubled, stalled, or failed projects. He has developed strategies to revise development plans and documentation in order to give client projects the best possible chance for successful resumption and completion.

Education

  • J.D., Harvard University Law School
  • B.A., Cornell University

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • “Condos and Common Interest Communities in Illinois – A Look Back and Suggestions for Going Forward," Co-Authored with Victoria Breshahan, Illinois Condominium Law: Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2021
  • “Time to Rehab the Aging Condominium Concept: Fixing Problems Uncovered by the Great Recession,” ACREL Papers, Spring 2017; Practical Real Estate Lawyer, September 2017.
  • “Condominium Removal: Now You See It, Now You Don’t,” Speaker, Chicago Title Insurance Company, 2016.
  • “Condos and Common Interest Communities in Illinois: A Case of Arrested Development,” Co-Authored with Victoria Bresnahan, Illinois Condominium Law: Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2016.
  • “Development Plans for New or Stalled Housing Developments,” Co-Authored with Victoria Bresnahan, Illinois Condominium Law, Supplement: Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2012.
  • “Development Plans for New or Partially Completed Housing Developments,” Illinois Condominium Law Handbook, Institute for Continuing Education, 2010.
  • “Formulating a Development or Conversion Plan for a Planned Unit Development,” Illinois Condominium Law Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2000.
  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers
  • Best Lawyer
  • Leading Lawyer
  • Super Lawyer
  • Top Ten Real Estate Lawyer, Chicago and Chicago Suburbs, Leading Lawyer Network