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Justin Strane
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β¨ About
About Justin Strane
Founder of Front Door Legal LLC, Justin Strane focuses his practice primarily on commercial and residential real estate transactions, and estate planning. His firm is located in Chicago, and he provides representation to people and businesses throughout the greater metropolitan area. In addition to his real estate practice, Justin handles a variety of other types of business matters for his clients, and he is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Justin attended the University of Michigan, where he studied political science and music and received a Bachelor of Arts in 2007. He then enrolled at The John Marshall Law School, which is now the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. While he was there, Mr. Strane was an editor of the John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law and won a first place award in a national moot court competition prior to graduating with his Juris Doctor in 2010. He also holds an LL.M. in real estate from his law school alma mater.
In his real estate practice, Mr. Strane has represented buyers and sellers in connection with the purchase and disposition of residential and commercial properties. He has also assisted condominium associations, and he has negotiated, prepared, and reviewed lease agreements involving office buildings and other commercial real property. Outside of the real estate and estate planning areas, he has helped clients launch new ventures and provided them with advice and counsel on regulatory compliance as well as mergers and acquisitions. Held in high regard by his colleagues, Mr. Strane possesses a 10.0 βSuperbβ peer review rating through Avvo.
βοΈ Practice Areas
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Real Estate Law
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Probate
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Estate Planning
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Business Law
Credentials & Experience
π Education
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School
LL.M. (2013)
Real Estate
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School
J.D. (2010)
Intellectual Property
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
B.A. (2007)
Political Science, Music
π Bar Admissions
Chicago Bar Association
Member
Co-Chair, Residential Real Estate Committee
Member
Chicago Bar Association
Member
Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Section Real Estate Committee
Member
πΌ Professional Experience
Founder
Front Door Legal LLC 2022 - Current
Partner
Shapiro Strane, LLC (Previously Ansari & Shapiro) 2015 - 2022
π Awards & Recognition
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
Clients'
Choice Award
Avvo
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
Clients'
Choice Award
Avvo
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
π Publications
- Commercial tenancies: Clearly define every term in a lease agreement
- Illinois State Bar Association Real Property Newsletter