McGrath, William V.
Stock Carlson Flynn & McGrath LLC
124 South County Farm Road
Suite C
Wheaton, IL 60187-4596
Phone: 630-665-2500
Fax: 630-665-9427
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.scfmlaw.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
William V. McGrath is a native of the Chicago area, residing in DuPage County since 1985. He studied History and Political Science at Marquette University, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University in 1973. Mr. McGrath was awarded his law degree from John Marshall Law School in 1977. He was elected to that law school's Law Review in his second year, graduated in the top 10% of his class, and received his degree cum laude. From law school Mr. McGrath joined a boutique civil litigation firm on LaSalle Street in Chicago, and began practicing state and federal business, real estate and construction litigation and transactional law. Mr. McGrath became a partner in that firm prior to opening his own law offices in the Chicago loop.
As the principal of his law offices, Mr. McGrath was responsible for all aspects of that practice, including client counseling, legal drafting, contract negotiation/drafting, deposition, motion, trial and appellate practice in Cook, DuPage and Will counties. He also appeared in Federal trial and appellate courts. He was trial and appellate attorney in the Federal District Court and 7th Circuit Court of Appeals for the successful plaintiffs in Boden v. McCain, collecting a $6 million recovery cited by the Jury Verdict Reporter and Chicago Daily Law bulletin as a top 10 business verdict of the year. In 2005, Mr. McGrath was appellate counsel in obtaining reversal of an adverse trial court judgment in a commercial real estate brokerage commission case involving the sale of a parcel of real estate valued at $10.8 million. On retrial, Mr. McGrath obtained judgment in favor of the real estate broker in the amount of $540,000 based on implied contract. Recent trials to verdict include cases involving claimed prescriptive easement on commercial real estate, and breach of builder's implied warranty of habitability.
Mr. McGrath has long represented one of Chicago's largest commercial roofing contractors. In the course of that representation he has been involved in mechanic's lien and construction litigation involving McCormick Place, 2 Prudential Towers, the Hotel Sofitel, 900 N. Michigan Avenue, Millennium Park and numerous public and university construction projects. He represents the Chicagoland Roofers Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee of the Roofers Union and Illinois Roofing Contractors, and a major national roofing materials company.
In his leisure hours, Mr. McGrath enjoys playing piano and golfing.
Areas of Practice
- Farms & Ranches
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Deceptive Trade Practices
- RICO Act
- Unfair Competition
- Debt Discharge
- Contracts
- Debtor/Creditor
- Joint Ventures
- Secured Transactions
- Transactions
- Uniform Commercial Code
- Business Organizations
- Business Successions
- Closely Held Businesses
- Formation & Business Planning
- Partnerships
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts
- Construction Liens
- Government Construction Contracts
- Housing & Construction Defects
- Wrongful Termination -- Employee
- Wrongful Termination -- Employer
- Electric Power
- Hydroelectricity
- Estate Planning
- Guardianships & Conservatorships
- Living Wills
- Powers of Attorney and Appointment
- Trusts
- Wills
- State & Municipal Contracts
- Intellectual Property Law
- Trade Secrets
- Trademarks
- Litigation & Appeals
- Class Actions
- Complex Litigation
- Federal Trial Practice
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Estate Administration
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Leasing
- Commercial Real Estate
- Condemnation
- Condominiums & Cooperatives
- Conveyancing
- Eminent Domain
- Land Use & Zoning
- Landlord/Tenant
- Mortgages & Foreclosures
- Residential Real Estate
- Title Insurance
- Workers' Compensation Subrogation
Representative Clients
- James Mansfield & Sons, Co., Inc.
- North Coast Commercial Roofing Systems of Chicago, Inc.
- Chicagoland Roofers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee
- Chicago Industrial Equipment, Inc.
- Precision Pump & Mechanical, Inc.
Representative Cases
West Practice Categories
Farms & Ranches, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Deceptive Trade Practices, RICO Act, Unfair Competition, Debt Discharge, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Joint Ventures, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Formation & Business Planning, Partnerships, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Government Construction Contracts, Housing & Construction Defects, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Electric Power, Hydroelectricity, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, State & Municipal Contracts, Intellectual Property Law, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Litigation & Appeals, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Eminent Domain, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Residential Real Estate, Title Insurance, Workers' Compensation Subrogation
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1977
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1986
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Illinois State Bar Association
- DuPage County Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- Barnard, Marconi & McGrath, Ltd., Partner, 1977 - 1980
- Law Offices of William V. McGrath, Principal, 1980 - 2006
Education
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois,
1977
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Law Review: John Marshall Journal of Practice & Procedure, 1976 - 1977 - Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
1973
B.A.
Major: History/Political Science
References
References
- Lakeside Bank, Chicago, Illinois
Office Information
Address
124 South County Farm Road
Suite C
Wheaton, IL 60187-4596
Phones
630-665-2500
Faxes
630-665-9427
