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James J. Riebandt concentrates his practice in the areas of business transactions, real estate, trusts & estates, and labor and employment. Early in his career, he handled a variety of civil litigation matters before developing a transactional practice that includes business sales and acquisitions, entity formation and representation, residential and commercial real estate transactions, the drafting and review of financial documents and estate and trust planning and administration.
He served as a member of the Palatine Zoning Board of Appeals and, for twenty-one years, was a Director of the Oakton Community College Educational Foundation, including two terms as President.
Jim was a founding member of the Holy Cross High School Alumni Education Endowment Fund, where he also served as President. He began his practice with Daley, Reilly and Daley in 1975 and joined Palmer, Blackman and Mancini in 1978 which became Riebandt and DeWald in 1990, where he served as President and Managing Partner until his affiliation with Robbins DiMonte in 2013. He previously served as the public-address announcer for the Chicago Bears for 38 seasons and for the DePaul Blue Demons Men’s Basketball Team.
• Successfully defended a car dealership client in a binding arbitration conducted by the American Arbitration Association. The case involved issues related to the sale and purchase of a Land Rover Range Rover vehicle. The arbitrator issued a final award in favor of the car dealership and against the claimant on all counts. The claimant sought approximately $100,000 in alleged monetary damages for claims under the Truth in Lending Act, the Illinois Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act, the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, the Illinois Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, the Illinois Attorney Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and unjust enrichment.