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Love of the Land

The middle of five kids, my dad worked in a high school and my mom is a Colorado native. We'd pack into the station wagon on summer breaks to live in a Colorado cabin without phone or heat. Water came from a stream. My banker grandfather in Greeley would visit, full of stories about helping ranchers and cattlemen grow their businesses and find profit in unforgiving land. These memories stuck. My passion was born.

After studying Classics & English in college and 2 years in pro cycling, I jumped eagerly into real estate and land use in law school.

Experience

Like my grandfather, I've dedicated 26 years to helping clients grow. From start-ups to Fortune Top 10s, I handle letters of intent, contracts, land use and zoning, financing, acquisition, development, leasing & disposition. I refer tax appeals to trusted lawyers.

I'm equally comfortable with start-ups and executives, negotiating in cafes and board rooms. I was a partner in a large U.S. law firm and often am across deal tables with big firms. I win respect and many favorable deal points through reasonableness and simple hard work. Tenants, landlords, owners, buyers, sellers, developers & land trusts ask me for help.

800+ leases and 300+ property deals later, my focus is office, retail, restaurant, fitness, sports & entertainment, multi-family, rural, industrial & warehouse. I also do conservation, water & natural resource law. I've worked in all 50 states, with deal value of $2+ billion.

A Newer, More Nimble Firm

After thirteen years of working in some of the most prestigious U.S. law firms, I founded the Moorhead Law Group, LLC in 2012 as a Chicago firm with a national practice. I believe clients should receive a fair price for high quality legal services. Clients note the firm’s fair approach, sound advice, responsiveness & ability to get matters done on time, on budget and without surprises.

National Leasing Focus

Since 2008, I've built a nationally-recognized retail and restaurant leasing practice within my firm, assisting clients grow into national, multi-million dollar operations.

Award-Winning Attorney

I won the “40 Under Forty Illinois Attorneys” in 2011. Our firm has won the “Best of the Best Law Firm" by Midwest Real Estate News each year from 2018-2024. I serve on Lake Forest's Plan Commission and its Zoning Board & am assisting the City in updating its Central Business District comprehensive plan. I speak nationally and published Tenant Leasing 101 in 2014.

My wife, from coastal Georgia, and I reside north of Chicago with our two children. Hobbies are cycling, trail running, history, skiing, & the mountains.

If you would like legal help, please give me a call.