Law Offices of Mark J. Rose

Attorneys

History

Mr. Rose has a civil litigation, trial and appellate practice concentrating in construction and mechanics lien disputes, bankruptcy, mortgage foreclosure and general commercial litigation. He also advises and represents clients in business organization and reorganization, contract preparation and review, real estate transactions, and other aspects of business activity.

Mr. Rose has over thirty years of experience in the complex and highly technical area of construction and mechanics lien law. Closely related to his practice in this specialized field is his work in disputes involving breach of contract claims. Mr. Rose represents owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors and materialmen before the Circuit Courts of Cook, Dupage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties in cases involving both public and private projects. Some of these projects have included Millennium Park, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the New Academic Library at Chicago State University, the American Youth Hostel-Chicago, and various condominium conversions and developments throughout Chicago. He is an active member of the Chicago Bar Association Construction Law & Mechanics Lien Subcommittee and recently served on a Chicago Bar Association subcommittee which drafted protocol guidelines for use in mechanics lien cases involving large numbers of lien claims.

A significant portion of Mr. Rose's practice is in the area of commercial bankruptcy. His representation includes debtors, creditors, and creditors' committees. He regularly appears before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois and also has handled significant commercial bankruptcy matters in other Courts around the country. Mr. Rose is a long-standing member of the Chicago Bar Association Bankruptcy & Reorganization Committee.

Mr. Rose is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the areas of Bankruptcy and Construction Law.

Admissions and Certifications

1977--Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

1981--U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

2002--U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin

2007--Supreme Court of the United States

Education

Law School: Northwestern University, J.D., 1977

College: University of Illinois, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1974

Academic Honors and Activities

Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Pi Sigma Alpha; Member, Bronze Tablet; Edmund J. James Scholar; Participant, Julius Miner Moot Court Competition, 1976

Bar Association and Other Memberships

American Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association; Decalogue Society of Lawyers

Since 1982, Mr. Rose has served as a member of the Chicago Bar Association Bankruptcy & Reorganization Committee and since 2006, as a member of the Chicago Bar Association Construction Law & Mechanics Lien Subcommittee. During 2006 and 2007, Mr. Rose served on a Chicago Bar Association subcommittee which drafted protocol guidelines for use in mechanics lien cases involving large numbers of lien claims.

Personal

Born May 16, 1952, Chicago, Illinois; married; two children

Reported Cases

Springfield Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. 3947-55 King Drive at Oakwood, LLC, Southeast Contractors, LLC, 387 Ill. App. 3d 906, 901 N.E. 2d 978 (1st Dist. 2009)

Cordeck Sales, Inc. v. Construction Systems, Inc., 382 Ill. App. 3d 334, 887 N.E. 2d 474 (1st Dist. 2008)

ADCO Oil Company v. Michael J. Rovell, 357 F. 3d 664 (7th Cir. 2004)

The Home Insurance Company of Illinois v. Michael J. Rovell v. ADCO Oil Company, 987 F. Supp 1057 (N.D. Ill. 1997)

James Walaszek v. Reinke Interior Supply Co., 972 F. Supp 1156 (N.D. Ill. 1997)

The Home Insurance Company of Illinois v. ADCO Oil Company, 965 F. Supp. 1147 (N.D. Ill. 1997)

L.J. Keefe Company, Inc. v. Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company, 287 Ill.App. 3d 119, 678 N.E. 2d 41 (1st Dist. 1997)

State Bank of Lake Zurich v. Winnetka Bank, 245 Ill. App. 3d 984, 614 N.E. 2d 862 (2nd Dist. 1993)