Lyman &  Nielsen, LLC

1301 West 22nd Street
Suite 914
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
Tel:  (630) 575-0020
Fax: (630) 575-0999

E-mail:

 wdlyman@comcast.net

William D. Lyman

Bill Lyman is the founder of the firm. Bill concentrates his practice in construction-related transactions and operations and has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors, engineers in construction contract drafting and negotiation, dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration and litigation. His litigation practice includes professional liability defense, mechanics lien and insurance issues. His experience includes public and private commercial, industrial, heavy/highway, multi-family residential and institutional projects ranging in value from $1 million to $500 million.

He has served as sole arbitrator and also as chair of a three person panel in cases up to $20 million dollars. He has served as a mediator of many construction disagreements. He has been an expert witness in a number of cases involving real estate and construction issues.

Bill has tried cases in Illinois, Tennessee and Wyoming and he has litigation experience in Iowa, Washington, South Carolina, Texas and Georgia.

Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV

He is listed as a "Leading Lawyer" in Illinois and a Chambers "Leading Lawyer" in the United States, among many other publications

 

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 1970

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1970

U.S. District Court of Appeals 10th Circuit

U.S. District Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Education:

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, IL, 1970
Juris Doctorate

Northern Illinois University, 1962
Bachelor of Science

Published Works:

Co-Author: Chapter 6, "Representing the Construction Trade Contractor," Pre-Construction Issues, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2009

Author: "To Pay or Not to Pay - To Stay or Not to Stay, Contractor’s and Subcontractor’s Right to Receive Payment For Work Performed and The Contractual and Legal Obstacles to Receiving It," American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, October, 2006.

Author: Chapter 1, "Purpose, Nature, Origin and Classes of Mechanics Liens," Chapter 8, Trial Practice - Pleading" and Co-author: Chapter12, "Miscellaneous Problems and Remedies," Illinois Mechanics Liens, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2007, 2003, 1994.

Author: Chapter 7, "Is the Claim Covered by Insurance,"  What to do When Construction Projects Go Bad, Lorman Educational Services, 2007, 2006.

Author: Chapter 17, "Is Defective Construction Covered Under Contractors’ and Subcontractors’ Commercial General Liability Insurance Policies?", Handling Construction Risks, Practicing Law Institute, 2003-2007

Co-author: Chapter 21, "Mechanics Lien Issues in Illinois Residential Real Estate Transactions," Residential Real Estate Transactions, IICLE, 2007, 2005.

Author: Chapter 4, "Indemnity and Additional Insured Agreements," The Construction Contracts Book, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, 2004.

Author: Section 8, "Indemnity, Contribution and Additional Insured Liability of Subcontractor to the Indemnitees and Additional Insureds," Illinois Insurance Coverage for Defects in Design and Construction, Professional Educational Systems, 2004.

Author: Chapter 7, "Contract Changes, Extras and Additions," Illinois Construction Law, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2007, 2004, 1996.

"Construction Loan Escrows - Who Protects the Owner?" February, 1991 DuPage Bar Briefs.

"General Contractor's Sworn Statements - A Trap for the Unwary", January, 1990 DuPage Bar Briefs.

Co-author: Chapter 1, Landlord-Tenant Practice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (1976, revised 1980; 1984).

"Mobile Home Park Financing," Practicing Law Institute, Real Estate Law and Practice, Course Handbook No. 110 (1975).

Published Forms:

DuPage Standard Residential Real Estate Sales Agreement. (1992).

DuPage Standard Commercial Real Estate Sales Agreement. (1993).

DuPage Bar Association Articles of Agreement for Deed. (Primary Co-Author)(1980).

Chicago Real Estate Board Apartment Lease Form 15. (Primary Co-Author)(1973).

Classes/Seminars Taught:

"Construction Bidding, Contracts and Liability," Oakton Community College (Fall 1999-2004).

Frequent Seminar Speaker on the Subject of Mechanics Liens, Insurance Coverage for Contractors, Construction Issues and Construction Project Administration.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

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