Michael T. Nigro

Mike is President of Nigro, Westfall & Gryska, P.C. In 1980 he and Craig Westfall established the firm and dedicated the firm to personalized and quality service.

Practice Areas of Special Emphasis

• Business Law - Contracts, Sale and Purchase of businesses, corporations, and partnerships
  
• Construction Law - Mechanics Liens, Public Liens, Bond Claims
  
• Creditors Rights and Collection Law
  
• Real Estate - Commercial, Industrial and Residential

For over 30 years Mike has been able to help many people and businesses achieve their goals. He is dedicated to make sure that the N&W promise of quality representation, personal attention, prompt service and reasonable fees is kept for every client. He is also dedicated to concepts of fairness and professionalism in all dealings. He has successfully handled and concluded thousands of cases and matters over the years. He and the firm have many satisfied clients.

Education

Loyola University of Chicago (BA, 1970)
Loyola University Law School (JD, 1973)

Licenses

State of Illinois (since 1973)
United States Northern District of Illinois (since 1979)

Professional Associations

DuPage County Bar Association
Illinois Bar Association
American Subcontractors Association
Illinois Equipment Distributors
Attorney's Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
Professional National Title Network

Professional Activities

• Frequent speaker on Mechanics Liens, Bond Claims, Construction Issues, and Creditors' Rights
• Testified before the Illinois Senate Commerce Committee regarding an amendment to the Mechanics Lien Act
• Past Chairman of the DuPage Bar Association Committee on Legal Aid
• Arbitrator on the Construction Law Panel for the American Arbitration Assoc.

Published Articles

• Getting Progress Payments and How to Properly Suspend Work
• Steps To Protect Mechanic's Lien Rights, Lien Rights on Private Property, Common Defenses to Mechanics Lien Rights, and more
• Illinois Construction Manual, Chapter 4, Selected Statutes, West Publishing, 2008 (co-author)
• Violation of the Home Repair and Remodeling Act, DuPage Bar Association Brief, April 2008
• Illinois Employee Classification Act, Construction Connection by Association of Subcontractors & Affiliates (ASA), August 2008 (co-authored with James R. Mata)

Mike@NigroWestfall.com

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