RICHARD W. RAPPOLD, Member

Richard W. Rappold is a real estate and business lawyer with over 25 years of experience, handling a variety of real estate transactions, including commercial acquisitions and dispositions; commercial, office and industrial leasing on behalf of landlords and tenants; condominium and housing developments; tax-deferred exchanges; financing and refinancing on behalf of property owners as well as institutional lenders. Rich also represents businesses ranging from sole proprietorships to family businesses and corporations and limited liability companies, as well as probate administration and business succession planning.

Rich Rappold has received an AV rating under the Martindale Hubbell lawyer rating system. An AV rating means that his attorney peers have recognized Rich Rappold with their highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards.
Rich's real estate transactional experience is broad-based and varied, ranging from the representation of the borrower of a $60 million dollar construction loan to the seller of a multi-million dollar hotel, as well as residential developers of homes and condominiums and developments ranging from shopping centers to large mixed-use developments. He is actively involved in the drafting and negotiating of leases, purchase and sale agreements, development documentation and the financing and zoning issues incident to commercial real estate transactions.
Richard W. Rappold was a partner in the Chicago office of Marks, Marks and Kaplan, Ltd. prior to becoming one of the founders of Gordon & Rappold LLC.

Education and Bar Admissions:
•J.D., 1978 Loyola University of Chicago College of Law
•B.A., cum laude, 1975 Bradley University
•1987 admitted to Bar of the State of Illinois and U.S. District Court

Practice Groups:
• Real Estate
• Business
• Estate Planning

rwr@gordonrappold.com

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