Commercial

Education

• Boston College Law School, Newton, MA
  Juris Doctor, 1991
• University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  Amherst, MA
  Major: Political Science (BA)

Associations & Memberships

• DuPage County Bar Association

Admissions

• Illinois

Brian R. Connors is a Director at Huck Bouma. Brian has extensive experience leading and closing a wide array of commercial real estate, lending and business transactions. Prior to joining Huck Bouma, Brian served for more than 20 years as senior and assistant corporate counsel for a commercial real estate investment company and for national and regional commercial banks in the Chicagoland area. He also practiced law at large and midsized law firms in Boston, Massachusetts.

Brian’s experience in commercial real estate transactions includes acquisitions and dispositions, real estate finance and representing both landlords and tenants in the negotiation of commercial leases. Brian is highly skilled in structuring, documenting and negotiating commercial finance transactions, including asset-based and working capital loans, mortgage and construction loans and acquisition financings.

Brian’s immersion in the distinct business pressures of each organization where he served as in-house counsel has instilled the ability to develop practical solutions and creative approaches to move transactions forward without compromising long-term client goals.

Brian is admitted to practice in Illinois. He received his law degree in 1991 from Boston College Law School and his B.A. in political science in 1988 from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Education

• IIT-Chicago-Kent College of Law, J. D. with distinction, 1973
  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.A., English Literature

Associations & Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association
  Member – Real Estate Law Section Council (Chairman 1993-94)
  Chair – Real Estate Law Section Council, 2022-2023
• DuPage County Bar Association
  Member, Section Council, Business Law and Practice Section
• Chicago Bar Association
  Board of Managers (1983-85)
  Chairman, Young Lawyers Section (1982-83)
  Member and former Chairman, Herman Kogan Media Awards Committee
• American Bar Association
• Chicago Mortgage Attorneys Association

Admissions

• State of Illinois
  U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• State of Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

BRUNO W. TABIS, JR. joined Huck Bouma in 2018, after previously practicing in Chicago for nearly 40 years. Bruno serves as general counsel for closely held businesses, concentrating on the formation and maintenance of corporations and LLCs, mergers and acquisitions, employment matters, contract negotiations and UCC issues, as well as consulting and advising the principals on general business matters.

His commercial real estate practice includes purchases and sales, condominium development and conversions, project development and construction contracting, leasing, property management and environmental compliance, permitting and remediation.

Bruno counsels business owners and individuals on estate and succession planning, preparation of Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney, and is experienced in probate proceedings and trust and estate management and administration.
He also practices in the areas of financial institutions and finance, representing both banks and borrowers in loan documentation, mortgage and real estate financing, UCC financing, workouts, forbearances, renegotiations and commercial short sales.

Currently residing in the Stonebridge area of Aurora, Bruno had lived in Wheaton for 35 years, where he continues to be active in the community. He was a founding member and on the original board of directors for the New 200 Foundation and was a long-time member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where he served as President. His wife, Stacie Pierce, teaches English at Wheaton-Warrenville South High School.

Bruno has been rated AV “Preeminent”by Martindale-Hubbell and named to Chicago’s Top Rated Lawyers.

Bruno is an accomplished technical, deep wreck SCUBA diver. He has explored numerous Lake Michigan shipwrecks, including the 370 foot deep Carl D. Bradley, a Great Lakes freighter and Edmund Fitzgerald look-alike which also broke up in a November storm.

Speaking Engagements/Presentations

• DuPage County Bar Association, Business Law MCLE Meeting, “Common Provisions Affecting Transferability of Ownership Interests in Closely Held Corporations and LLCs,” May 14, 2019.
• Illinois State Bar Association “Legislative Update,” Real Estate Law Update 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 “Listing Agreements/Engagement Letters/Disclosure Forms,” Residential Real Estate Transactions from Listing to Closing, 2015
• Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education “Estate Planning with Real Estate”; 11th Annual Real Estate Short Course, 2015 “Statutory Update”; 10th Annual Real Estate Short Course, 2014
• DuPage County Bar Association “Hot TODIs and Other Real Estate Cures,” Joint Presentation of Estate Planning and Probate Law and Practice Real Estate Law and Practice Sections, 2014
• West Suburban Illini Alumni Association “Legal Considerations in Business Entity Formation and Maintenance,” 2014
• LORMAN Education Seminars-CLE presenter on finance, title insurance, survey, environmental and real estate matters at multiple seminars.
• Omni Juris Banking Seminar, Annecy, France 1998-presenter Impact of Environmental Law on American Banks.
• Chicago Bar Association, Kane County Bar Association and other organizations -Presenter on environmental, bank lending and real estate matters at multiple seminars.
• Instructor, IIT-Chicago-Kent College of Law, Real Estate Document Drafting (1978-79).

Publications

• “Illinois Totten Trust: The Rights of Legal Representative of a Beneficiary Who Predeceases the Trustee”, Chicago- Kent Law Review: Vol 48, Iss. 1, reviewed in American Bar Association Journal , vol. 58, August, 1972, p. 876
• ”Totten Trusts Tottering in Illinois” resulting in statutory revision of statute, now incorporated into “Illinois Trust and Payable on Death Accounts Act”, 205 ILCS 625/1 et seq.
• “Illinois Conservator’s Right to Invade Joint Savings Account”
• Chicago- Kent Law Review, vol. 48, Iss. 2, most recently cited by Wisconsin Supreme Court in Johnnie Russ vs. Elliott Russ(2007), 2007 WI 83, 302 Wisc 2d 264, 734 N.W. 2d 874

Community Service

• Wheaton Lions Club .NEW 200 Foundation (now Student Excellence Foundation), founding member and original board member
• St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wheaton, Illinois
• Coordinated Advice and Referral Programs for Legal Services (CARPLS), Chicago, Illinois Advisory Board Founding member, original board of directors

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois – J.D. – 1974
• Northwestern University Technological Institute, Evanston, Illinois – B.S.E.E. – 1969

Associations & Memberships

• Kane County Bar Association, Member, 1981 – Present
• Chicago Bar Association, Land Trusts, Real Property and Antitrust Subcommittee, Past Member, 1978 – Present
• Illinois State Bar Association, Member, 1978 – Present
• Kane County Bar Association Commercial Real Estate Law Subcommittee, Chairperson
• Home Builders of the Greater Fox Valley, 1987 – 1990

Fraternities/Sororities

• Alpha Delta Phi

Admissions

• Illinois, 1974
  U.S. Federal Court, 1974

JOHN E. REGAN graduated from Northwestern University Technological Institute with a B.S.E.E. degree and from Loyola University School of Law with a J.D. degree.

He was admitted to practice in 1974 and is a partner with the firm. Mr. Regan concentrates in commercial, industrial and residential development real estate law, including annexations, planned developments, construction and land development contract matters and zoning and subdivision entitlements. He also counsels governmental bodies with regard to general corporate matters, finance and tax matters. Other areas of practice concentration include corporate and commercial law, estate planning, trust and probate practice. John’s prior experience includes serving for 23 years as East Dundee village attorney.

Representative clients have included Villages of East and West Dundee, Dundee Township Park District, Elgin Community College District 509, Sunset Logistics, State Oil Company, Nexamp, Inc. Solar Energy Solutions, Boston, Mass., National Shopping Plazas, Eric J. Fernandez & Co. accounting, Chemtech Plastics and HiLine Utility Supply.

He is a member of the Kane County Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. He is also involved in various civic organizations including currently serving as Board Chairman of the Golden Corridor Family YMCA and member of the Elgin Heritage Commission and Rotary Club of Elgin.

Prior to the joinder of Huck Bouma PC, John was a partner at Early, Tousey, Regan, Wlodek & Wong, LLP and its predecessor firms of which he was a founding member. He is a frequent speaker at Kane County Bar Association continuing legal education seminars on various business and real estate topics.

John lives in Elgin with his wife Flicka. He has three grown children and three grandchildren. John Has a lifelong passion for the sport of sailing and has participated in one design and offshore racing for over 45 years.

Education

• Valparaiso University School of Law, JD., LL.B.
• Valparaiso University, B.A.

Admissions, Associations & Memberships

• Member Illinois State Bar
• First Community Financial Corp., Director, 1991 – 2016
• National Sports Management Inc., Director, 1999 – 2002
• Phi Alpha Delta
• Tau Kappa Epsilon

Richard (Bud) Heimberg’s professional time is spent dealing mainly in areas relating to real estate, including purchases and sales, deferred exchanges, annexation and zoning, subdivision and development, and project structuring, including residential and commercial entities. Representative clients have included Pulte Home Corporation, Concord Development Corporation, Pasquinelli Builders, CMD Midwest Corporation, Safety Kleen Corporation, Sherman Hospital, Interstate Partners, Windsor Development Corporation, The Residential Land Fund I, Residential Development Group, Inc., Centex Homes, Wyndham Deerpoint Homes, as well as local property owners, builders, and developers. In addition, Bud consults with other members of the firm in real estate-related facets of business and estate planning projects. Bud is a firm believer in drawing on the firm’s wide variety of talent and experience to provide the best legal service available to the firm’s clients.

Bud attended Eastern Illinois University (1959-1961) and transferred to Valparaiso University where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree. Bud then entered Valparaiso University School of Law where he received his Bachelor of Laws Degree (1965), graduating cum laude with the highest grade point average in his class and serving as president of the Student Bar Association. While attending law school, Bud played varsity baseball for Valparaiso University and was elected to the All-Indiana Collegiate Conference Team in 1964.

Following graduation from Valparaiso University School of Law, Bud became an associate with the firm (then Brady, McQueen, Martin, Collins & Callahan). Bud became a partner in 1969.

Bud’s community participation includes: (a) service as Treasurer and two separate terms on the Board of Directors of the Greater Elgin YMCA, (b) membership on the Finance Committee of the Larkin Center, (c) membership on Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church Council and Finance Committee, (d) member of Board of Trustees of Fox Valley Mental Health Foundation, (e) member of the Greater Elgin Family Care Center Endowment Board, and (f) coaching youth basketball and baseball.

Bud was elected as a director of The Larkin Bank in 1979 and served in that capacity until the bank merged into NBD Bancorp in 1992. Bud co-founded First Community Financial Corporation, the holding company of First Community Bank, Elgin, and served as a member of the holding company Board of Directors until it merged into St. Charles National Bank and Trust Company in 2016.

Bud is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Kane County Bar
ssociation. Bud has been awarded an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, indicating
that his legal abilities are the highest standard and that his professional ethics are
unquestioned.

Bud has resided in Elgin, Illinois since 1965, having previously lived in his hometown
of Valparaiso, Indiana. Bud and his wife, Karen, have four children.

“AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell DistinguishedSM and Martindale-Hubbell NotableSM are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell® certification procedures, standards and policies.”

Education

• Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago Kent College of Law, J.D.
• University of Illinois, B.A.

Admissions, Associations & Memberships

• Member Illinois State Bar

The primary focus of Brian’s practice has been residential and commercial real estate transactions.

Brian attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences degree in 1992. Brian subsequently attended law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he graduated in 1995 and passed the Illinois State Bar Exam that same year. Brian became a partner at Brady & Jensen in January, 2015, prior to their joining Huck Bouma in 2017.

Brian has been a life-long resident of Elgin.

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Education

• Northwestern University
  School of Law, J.D.
• Bradley University,
  B.S., with honors

Admissions

• Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Federal Trial Bar
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
• U. S. Supreme Court

David Zajicek is a highly experienced attorney whose practice includes corporate, finance and real estate transactions, as well as related lítigation. He represents companíes in sales of businesses; mergers and acquísitions; leveraged buyouts; executive compensation; employment law; shareholder disputes, and business succession planning.

As part of his corporate practice, David represents major lending institutions as well as borrowers ín all types of private financíng arrangements, including aircraft financing, New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing, Tax Incremental (TIF) financing, and workout litigation.

David’s real estate practice includes representation of developers from acquisition thru construction, sale and leasing. He has extensive experience in zoning and land use matters before many local communities in the Chicagoland area and in state courts regarding annexation, zoning, special use permits, wetlands permits, impact fees, storm water management and building permits.

On the trial side of his practíce, David has tried cases in state and federal courts regarding diverse commercial matters, ìncluding shareholder disputes, manufacturer/distributor disputes, and real estate matters of all types.

Honors & Awards
Named as a “Super Lawyer” in inaugural issue of lllinois Super Lawyer magazine, where selected by peers in area of closely and privately held Business Law.

Member of the Leading Lawyers Network, where selected by peers in the area of Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation Law.

Holds the AV@ Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethics and legal ability

Presentations
Documenting Unusual Real Estate and Commercial Loans-Buílding Lender Protections From Start to Finish, live video conferences.

Publications
David has written and lectured to professional groups regarding the New Markets Tax Credit Program, enacted as part of the Federal Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000.

He has also been a guest lecturer on zoning and land use law conferences sponsored by the lnternational Conference of Shopping Centers and has taught real estate law courses at Roosevelt University in Chicago.

Personal
David was a Captain in the United States Air Force and is a recipient of the Air Force Commendation Medal.
He and his wife, Lucrezia, live in Naperville, Illinois.

AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell DistinguishedSM and Martindale-Hubbell NotableSM are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell® certification procedures, standards and policies.

Education

• Lake Forest College
• John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois

Associations & Memberships

• DuPage County Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association

Admissions

• Illinois

Robert L. Renfro, a Director with the Firm, has been an attorney with Huck Bouma for over 30 years and concentrates his practice in both the commercial and residential real estate markets.

As a member of the Huck Bouma Real Estate Practice Group, he has extensive experience in purchase and sale transactions as well as office, retail and industrial leasing.

Rob has represented clients in a wide variety of real estate matters, whether it involves assisting a client in securing a “mom and pop” retail lease in downtown Glen Ellyn or negotiating an office lease in the Willis Tower. Rob has also advised condominium boards in association matters and has assisted property owners in matters of finance and title.

He routinely works with the firm’s estate planning group and often called upon to assist in the administration of wills and trusts.

Rob is a graduate of Lake Forest College, having transferred there following his freshman year at Iowa State University. He received his law degree at John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

Rob is a virtual life-long resident of Glen Ellyn and has served as a Village of Glen Ellyn Trustee, President and Ambassador of the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce, and Chair of the Glen Ellyn Architectural Review Commission. Rob is also a member of the Kiwanis Club of Central DuPage.

He and his wife Viki, and daughter Rachel, continue to reside in Glen Ellyn.

Education

• Chicago-Kent College of Law,
  Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois J.D. with honors
• Marquette University,
  Milwaukee, Wisconsin, B.A.

Associations & Memberships

• Selected as a leading lawyer in the areas of Secured Transactions Law, Closely & Privately Held Business Law and Real Estate Law: Commercial by the Leading Lawyers Network
• Member, American Bar Association (Sections of Business Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Commercial Real Estate Transactions And Management Group; committees on Banking Law, Loan Documentation, Real Estate and Commercial Lending and Commercial Finance)

Admissions

• Illinois

T. Gregory Mieczynski, has been advising business, banking and real estate clients for over twenty-five years on local, regional, and national operations and transactions. Greg has been a part of the Huck Bouma team since 2004 and before that, practiced with firms in Chicago and the western suburbs.

Greg, a senior Director with the Firm, concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial real estate, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and finance.

Greg’s practice includes extensive commercial real estate expertise including construction, acquisitions, leasing and property development. In addition, Greg has worked with entrepreneurs and established companies to assist them with business development and financing, partnering and protecting the value of their business entities. Greg also works with the Firm’s business clients, both lenders and borrowers, to negotiate and document the terms of all manner of credit facilities, including asset-based lending, mortgage-backed lending, taxable and tax-exempt bond financings, and private equity transactions.

Greg lives in the near western suburbs and enjoys many activities away from the office including bicycling, golfing, traveling, cooking and reading.