Robert P. Nesbit

Robert P. Nesbit


750 West Lake Cook Road
Suite 350
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

tel. (847) 777-7241
fax. (847) 777-7357

rnesbit@ksnlaw.com

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Mr. Nesbit is a principal of Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit and has been practicing law since 1984.  His area of concentration is in condominium, townhome and homeowner association law, in which he advises and consults with boards of directors and property managers on all matters related to associations.

Mr. Nesbit is a frequent lecturer on issues of concern to condominiums and homeowner associations.  He is the chairman of the firm’s Condominium and Homeowner Association Practice Group and also serves on the firm’s Executive Committee.

Publications

Articles

  • Quoted in: "Handy do-it-yourself manual for small associations", by Pamela Dittmer McKuen, Chicago Tribune, April 2, 2010
  • "Why Professional Management?", Association Review, Summer, 1996
  • "Condominium Property Act", Community Associations Institute, Winter Newsletter, 1991
  • "New Legislation - Tenants Beware", Chicagoland Condo Report, Spring, 1990
  • "Reserves: A Board Member's Concern", Chicagoland Condo Report, Fall, 1989
  • "Record Keeping Requirements for Condominiums", ACTHA News and Update, March, 1989
  • "Condominium Act Analysis - Transfers of Limited Common Elements", ACTHA News and Update, October, 1988
  • "Nailing Down Contracts, The Legalities of Maintenance Contracts", Common Ground, March/April, 1988

Awards & Honors

  • Named by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine as being among the top attorneys in Illinois (2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005)
  • Named an Illinois Leading Lawyer in Real Estate Law
  • On April 20, 2008, appeared on the radio show "Uncommon Law" on WCPT 820 AM to speak about the current state of condominiums
  • Speaker at the 2007 Real Estate Law Conference presented by Law Bulletin Seminars


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Education

  • J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1983
  • B.A. (History), DePauw University, 1980

Admissions

  • Illinois State Bar
  • Wisconsin State Bar
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Memberships

  • State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Community Associations Institute (CAI)