Peter C. Bazos

Partner

Phone: (847) 742-8800 Ext: 2030
Fax: 847-742-9777

Peter C. Bazos graduated  cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1973, and upon graduation, was elected to the Order of the Coif (a legal honor society). He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in the same year. Mr. Bazos then practiced business and securities law in Chicago for two years before moving his practice to Elgin in 1975, where he has practiced ever since. 

Mr. Bazos served as the Chair of the Kane County Bar Association’s Real Estate Practice Committee for over 16 years and has lectured in the areas of commercial real estate, mechanics liens, and corporate governance. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Elgin Academy (an independent school) and as its General Counsel for over 10 years. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois for 6 years. 

 

PRACTICE AREAS


Commercial & Residential Real Estate

Zoning & Land Use

Business & Transactional

Estate Planning, Trust, Wills

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

 

“Peter has rendered legal services (land acquisition, zoning and general business issues) to the McGrath Auto Group (my group of auto dealerships) for several years now. We have found Peter to be on target with all his different approaches to attacking all our diverse issues. Unlike other law firms we have used, their firm is very fair in the billing process.”

— Gary D. McGrath, President
McGrath Automotive Group

“Peter has rendered legal services of land acquisition, zoning and general business issues to the Bob Loquercio Auto Group (my group of dealerships) for several years. Peter is attentive, organized, provides a high level of professionalism, along with great interpersonal skills. Peter is diligent and provides detailed explanations. I would highly recommend Peter and I am happy to speak personally with any principal clients wanting a further conversation about Peter’s work.

— Robert P. Loquercio, President
Bob Loquercio Auto Group

“Peter has rendered legal services to Lennar in connection with several of our residential development projects in Northern Illinois for the last several years. We have found Peter to be an amazing source of knowledge as it relates to residential zoning and municipal work throughout the Chicago suburbs. Peter has shown an incredible ability to take a conceptual plan and turn it into reality. His win/win philosophy is well received by both the municipalities he works in and the clients he serves.”

— Scott Guerard, Vice President of Land Acquisition, Lennar-Chicago

 

Representative
Clients

Following are some of the representative business clients for whom Mr. Bazos has primary responsibility, listed in alphabetical order, and not in order of importance.

CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc., Richmond, VA: Land Use Entitlements

Chicago Mold Engineering, Inc., Batavia, Illinois

Clean Harbors, Inc., Norwell, MA and its subsidiary, Safety Kleen, Inc., Elgin, IL

Colors for Plastics, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Crow Holdings Industrial, Chicago Illinois - Land Use Entitlements

D.R. Horton, Inc.-Midwest, Vernon Hills, IL – Land Use Entitlements

Duke Realty Corporation, Indianapolis, IN and Oakbrook, IL - Land Use Entitlements

Elgin Academy, Elgin, IL – General corporate and Governmental Matters

Equity Lifestyle Properties (affiliates in Illinois) - Property Management and Landlord / Tenant Issues

Hillwood Investment Properties, Dallas, TX - Land Use Entitlements

Hines Lumber Supply (a division of US LBM Holdings LLC), Wheaton, IL – Land Acquisition; Leases; Mechanics Lien Enforcement; Land Use Entitlements

IHC Construction Companies, LLC, Elgin, Illinois - General Construction and Business matters

Lafarge Aggregates Illinois, Inc,. South Elgin, IL – Mining Lease Agreements

Lennar Corporation, Dundee, IL - Land Use Entitlements

Loquercio Automotive Group, Streamwood, IL – Land Acquisition and Entitlements; Leases; Dealership Transactions; General Business Matters

McGrath Enterprises, Inc., St. Charles, IL - Land Acquisition and Entitlements; Leases; General Business Matters

Montemayor Construction, Inc.. South Elgin, IL - - General Construction and Business matters

NorthPoint Development, LLC, Downers Grive, IL – Land Use Entitlements

Scannell Properties, LLC, Indianapolis, IN - Land Use Entitlements

Seefried Industrial Properties, Chicago, IL – Land Use Entitlements

Shodeen Group, L.L.C., Geneva, IL – Land Acquisition; Land Use Entitlements;

TM Crowley & Associates, Indianapolis, IN - Land Use Entitlements for CVS Pharmacy sites

Weber-Stephen Products, LLC (the Weber Grill company), Palatine, IL –Land Use Entitlements