Legal Practice Areas
Real Estate
Home Sales and Purchases: Tom has extensive experience representing homeowners and home buyers at competitive rates in Cook and the collar counties of the Chicagoland area. Tom has represented buyers and sellers in standard transactions, as well as auction, short sale and foreclosure transactions. Tom is an attorney in the south suburbs of Chicago where he was born and raised.
Commercial Real Estate Sales and Acquisition: Tom has represented both sellers and buyers in significant commercial real estate transactions.
Some of the Real Estate Brokers I work with often are linked here:
John Flynn — Baird & Warner
Laura Walter — LJW Realty in Homewood
Joe Kunkel — Baird & Warner
Georgeann Weisman — Coldwell Banker
Jen Sjoblom — Baird & Warner
Valerie Kearns — Baird & Warner
Marilyn Brown — Baird & Warner
Denise Raines — Raines Realty Ltd.
Kiersten Voss — Baird & Warner
Wills & Trusts
Wills and Trusts: Tom Tozer of Tozer Law Office has created personal and family Living Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, and written Wills, Testamentary Trusts for children and others, and related documents for South Suburbanites, including Health Care and Property Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, Guardianship documents and others.
Lawsuits
Lawsuits: Tozer Law Office can assist you in Court whether you have been sued as an individual or business, or if you have a case that you are considering bringing against someone else. Tom Tozer has more than 20 years of experience in Cook County courts, in matters including breach of contract, employment disputes, product liability, class actions, business defense and others.
Business Law
Day to Day Business Law: Tozer Law Office has experience with and can assist you in creating your corporation, single LLC or serial LLC, Partnership Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements, and other business issues.
Business Litigation: Tom has many years’ experience representing business and individuals in Cook County courts. He is also a court certified mediator in Cook and Will Counties, and can help your company review cases from that perspective as well.
Corporate Litigation: Tom has experience representing clients including Apple, Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society, BP, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Exxon, Hyatt Corp., KB Partners, McDonald’s, Prudential Insurance, Railroad Development Corp., Robert Trent Jones, Jr., S&C Electric Co., Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Ticor Title Insurance Company and many others. His experience includes all areas of business-related commercial litigation including construction, product liability, environmental disputes, class action, contract disputes, mechanics liens, and securities fraud.
Mediation
Tom is Certified as a Mediator by the Cook County Circuit Court and the Will County Circuit Court, and a founding member with the Association of Attorney Mediators, Illinois Chapter. Tom has mediated more than 100 matters and has helped the parties reach a successful conclusion in about 80 percent of matters referred.
Pre-Litigation Counseling
Pre-Litigation Counseling: Preparation for a lawsuit can significantly reduce the cost, whether you’re a plaintiff or a defendant. Tom has vast experience in Electronic Discovery and Document Retention Planning, General contract, Construction and liens, Product liability, Environmental issues and General dispute resolution.