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Seeing the Big Picture: Best Practices for Contracting and Risk Management
Seeing the Big Picture: Best Practices for Contracting and Risk Management
Apr 14
On April 14, 2021, Jeremy will present “Seeing the Big Picture: Best Practices for Contracting and Risk Management” in the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) and American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on Construction Law. This presentation focuses on how you can protect your project...
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Strategies that Help Clients Comply with Accessibility Requirements
Strategies that Help Clients Comply with Accessibility Requirements
Feb 26
Some of the scariest risks I have helped clients address – in terms of potential claim value, meeting exacting performance requirements, and the inability to transfer risk by contract – relate to “accessibility standards,” like Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Housing Act (FHA)....
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Jeremy Baker selected as Leading Lawyer for fifth consecutive year
Jeremy Baker selected as Leading Lawyer for fifth consecutive year
Jan 28
Jeremy has been named a Leading Lawyer in Construction Law for 2021, marking his seventh consecutive year of recognition by Law Bulletin Media. This is the fifth year that Jeremy has been named a Leading Lawyer, which recognizes the top 5% of licensed attorneys in...
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Jeremy Baker recognized as Illinois Super Lawyer again by Thomson Reuters
Jeremy Baker recognized as Illinois Super Lawyer again by Thomson Reuters
Jan 28
Jeremy has been named among the top 5% of lawyers in Illinois with his inclusion in Thomson Reuters’ 2021 list of Illinois Super Lawyers. Jeremy was recognized for his work in Construction Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, marking his third consecutive year as a Super...
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Construction Contracts Primer: What Real Estate Attorneys Should Know
Construction Contracts Primer: What Real Estate Attorneys Should Know
Dec 07
On December 10, 2020, Jeremy will present “Construction Contracts Primer: What Real Estate Attorneys Should Know” to The Chicago Bar Association’s Real Property Law Committee. This presentation focuses on the importance of giving thoughtful consideration to the project delivery method, their insurance ramifications, and construction...
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Why Illinois Courts Often Favor Arbitration Over Litigation
Why Illinois Courts Often Favor Arbitration Over Litigation
Nov 24
The choice between arbitration and court litigation in Illinois is complicated. Arbitration is no panacea. Some disputes are definitely better suited to litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction than arbitration. However, Illinois courts and law are no longer hostile to arbitration, and recognize its...
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How Guided Choice Mediation Achieves Earlier Settlements of Design and Construction Disputes
How Guided Choice Mediation Achieves Earlier Settlements of Design and Construction Disputes
Nov 24
A version of this article first appeared in the Construction Law Newsletter, Volume 34, Number 3 (January 2018), coauthors Paul M. Lurie and Jeremy S. Baker Want to Resolve Design and Construction Disputes Quickly? Clients have spoken, and their in-house counsel, lawyers, and mediators now...
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Jeremy Baker inducted into the prestigious Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys
Jeremy Baker inducted into the prestigious Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys
Oct 19
Admission to the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys (SOICA) is by invitation only. Its ranks include distinguished former judges, highly regarded mediators and arbitrators, and attorneys who are widely considered to be at the top of the Illinois construction law bar. “Joining SOICA has been...
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The Hidden Benefit to Thoughtful Contract Negotiations
The Hidden Benefit to Thoughtful Contract Negotiations
Sep 30
The very act of two project participants coming together to thoughtfully negotiate a design and construction contract has a benefit unto itself – one that is separate from the piece of paper produced at the end of the contract negotiation. Why Are Good Contracts Important...
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Accessible Design Requirements: Worthy Aims, Huge Risks for Design Professionals
Accessible Design Requirements: Worthy Aims, Huge Risks for Design Professionals
Sep 30
Design professionals must comply with a variety of federal, state, and local statutes, rules, and codes, or accessible design requirements, that require certain public and commercial buildings to be designed in a manner so they are readily accessible to and usable by persons with certain...
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Contact Jeremy S. Baker, a Chicago-based design and construction attorney who served at “big law” firms for nearly 18 years before launching Baker Law.

Phone Number (312) 621-7184

Baker Law, Design & Construction Counsel

Baker Law, Design & Construction Counsel N/a
Address Cook County Office 33 N. Dearborn,
Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60602
Office meetings by appointment only.
(312) 621-7184
Address Lake County Office 790 Estate Drive,
Suite 200
Deerfield, IL 60015
Office meetings by appointment only.
(312) 621-7184