Before joining Evergreen, Jeff was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for The Habitat Company, a full-service real estate company involved in real estate development, property management, asset management, and property brokerage, primarily in the metropolitan Chicago area. Jeff has been a practicing attorney in Chicago since 1966. Before joining Habitat in 1987, Jeff was a senior partner in a major Chicago law firm specializing in all aspects of real estate law. He received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and graduated from the University of Chicago Law School.
Jeff is experienced in real estate financing, particularly tax-exempt bond financings. He has been an attorney and principal in over one billion dollars of tax-exempt bond transactions. He also has extensive experience working with numerous federal, state, and local housing agencies, including the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Illinois Housing Development Authority, and the City of Chicago Department of Housing. Other legal experience includes representing various not-for-profit sponsors in developing senior and physically disabled housing and contractors specializing in constructing apartments and condominiums.
Noteworthy committee service includes stints with the American and Chicago Bar Associations, primarily in real estate development and financing. He has also lectured on aspects of real estate development before various bar groups and real estate conferences.
Jeff’s community and charitable services include terms on the School Boards for Northbrook and Glencoe and as Chairman of the Nominating Committee for the New Trier High School Board. Recent charitable participation includes involvement with Literacy Chicago, Children’s Oncology Services, Inc. (which operates One Step At A Time Camp), AIDS Chicago, the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, and Victory Gardens.
