The LAW OFFICES OF RALPH J. SCHUMANN is a full-service law firm involved in residential and commercial real estate, estate planning, corporate and business law, employment discrimination matters, as well as trade secrets and general litigation.

Ralph J. Schumann graduated with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law, and currently serves as President of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association (IRELA) and as Vice-Chair of the ISBA Real Estate Law Section Council.

We utilize the benefits of current technology to make our practice and the delivery of our legal services more efficient and more economical. You can reach us by telephone or e-mail us at info@SchumannLaw.com.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:

Ralph Schumann recently spoke at an NIU Law Review Symposium on The Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis

as part of a panel of national speakers on the topic of "Foreclosure Defense and Alternatives: Litigation Steps, Practice Suggestions, and Recent Developments."

REAL ESTATE UPDATE: 

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is suing five of the nation's biggest banks for deceptive foreclosure and mortgage modification practices, her office announced recently. Coakley's suit signals her formal departure from ongoing settlement negotiations between those banks, the Obama administration and a coalition of other state Attorneys General over faulty foreclosure procedures. To access the story, click on: Massachusetts AG Sues Big Banks

 

Ralph Schumann was recently interviewed by veteran political reporter Dick Kay of WCPT 92.7 FM on the housing market, short sales, and mortgage foreclosure defense basics.

Ralph Schumann was recently interviewed in his capacity as President of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association for a story aired on National Public Radio's   on property flipping: "House Flipping in a Post-Bubble World." Schumann was quoted in the accompanying article published on WBEZ's web site, which can be accessed as a PDF document here:

"House Flipping in a Post-Bubble World".

 

 

 

"Schumann provided quality legal representation on a complex problem we faced, but charged reasonable rates. I highly recommend the firm."

Mike Casadas.