Large Firm Capabilities You Need. Personal Attention You Deserve.
Douglas C. Gruenke
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Practice Areas:
- Municipal Law 50%
- Business and Corporate Law 20%
- Real Estate Law 20%
- General Civil Litigation 10%
Education
- Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois
- J.D. - 2002
- Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
- B.A. - 1999
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2002
- Missouri, 2003
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2003
Classes & Seminars
- Presenter – “A Primer on Special Service Areas” – Southwest Illinois City Management Association meeting – November 6, 2015
- Author – “Vehicle Impound Authority after Hayenga”, Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association Journal – February 2015
- Author – “Public Prayer Post Galloway”, Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association Journal – June 2014
- Author – “Special Service Areas: The Forgotten Development Tool”, Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association Journal – March 2013
- Presenter – “Administrative Adjudication for Illinois Municipalities” – Southwest Illinois City Management Association meeting – November 2, 2012
- Presenter – “Municipal Electric Aggregation” – Illinois Municipal League Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois – October 20, 2012
- Author and Presenter - “Hot Topics in Land Use and Zoning Law”, State and Local Government Law, National Business Institute – June 14, 2011
Pro-Bono Activities
- New Baden Athletic Booster Club, Inc., 2002
Fraternities or Sororities
- Pi Kappa Alpha
Representative Clients
- Village of New Baden, Illinois
- Strano & Associates, Ltd.
- City of Centralia
Representative Cases
- RVS Industries, Inc. v. Village of Shiloh, 353 Ill.App.3d 672, 2004, Il Appellate Ct.
Professional Associations
- Illinois State Bar Association
- St. Clair County Bar Association
- Clinton County Bar Association
- Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association – Board of Directors, 2011 to Present
- Illinois Municipal League
- Illinois Tax Increment Association
- Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus – Steering Committee on Electric Aggregation
Ancillary Businesses
- Adjunct Faculty Member - Park University - Business Law Instructor
Current Employment Position
- Partner
