Nicholas D. Standiford

About Nicholas D. Standiford

Nick Standiford is a real estate development, local government, and litigation attorney…

Experience

1. Partner

   Schain Banks

   Apr 2015 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Practicing all aspects of litigation, including client intake, legal research, motion and brief writing, depositions, settlement conferences, mediations, arbitrations, trials, and appeals. • Counsel to several Illinois municipalities, acting as village prosecutor, reviewing and drafting ordinances, resolutions, and contracts, overseeing zoning and board meetings, and ensuring compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Open Meetings Act (OMA), and prosecuting and defending various litigation matters.• Handling zoning and land use matters for private clients throughout Illinois and Michigan, including text amendments, re-zonings (map amendments), special/conditional use permits, variations, administrative adjustments, and annexations. Recent approvals include fitness center, car wash, senior apartments, cannabis dispensaries and craft grow facilities, as well as community and utility scale solar farms.

Education

• University of Michigan

  Bachelor's Degree, B.A. History and Political Science.

  2005 — 2009

• Michigan State University

  Juris Doctor (J.D.), Trial Advocacy

  2010 — 2013

• Huron High School

  High School

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Research
• Arbitration
• Team Leadership
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Public Policy
• Constitutional Law
• Legal Research
• Strategic Communications
• Policy
• Editing
• Civil Litigation
• Negotiation
• Motions
• Legal Issues
• Political Campaigns
• Trials
• Legal Assistance
• Criminal Law
• Policy Analysis
• Mediation
• Courts
• Legislative Relations
• Lexis
• Appeals
• Government
• Event Management
• Litigation Support
• International Law
• Westlaw
• Communication
• Communications Strategy