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Real Estate Litigation Partner | Levin Ginsburg
About Reas Bowman
Reas has been a commercial litigator since his admission to the Illinois Bar in 2005. Reas primarily represents businesses in real estate, construction, and
contract disputes. Reas is also an experienced class action attorney, having represented clients in several cases involving business torts.

Reas is experienced in all phases of commercial litigation, including trials and appeals, arbitration and mediation. Reas’s experience is wide-ranging and
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Reas Bowman's Recent Answers
Oct 4, 2021
From an Anonymous Contractor
IllinoisMechanics Lien
Real Estate Litigation Partner at Levin Ginsburg
After you 30-day demand to file suit expires (which is a Section 34 Demand under the Illinois Mechanics Lien Act) and suit is not filed, you'll next send a
Section 35 Demand, which obligates the contractor to release the lien within 10 days.  If the contractor does not comply, Section 35 of the Act allows you to
file suit and obtain both your attorney fees incurred in getting the contractor to release the lien and a $2,500 statutory penalty.
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Sep 28, 2021
From an Anonymous Contractor
Illinois
Real Estate Litigation Partner at Levin Ginsburg
If this is in Illinois, you should send a demand, under Section 34 of the Illinois Mechanics Lien Act, demanding that the contractor either file a lawsuit within 30
days, or their lien will be released. Also tell the contractor in that letter that, if they pursue their lien, you will file a counterclaim for slander of title, due to
their lien being knowingly overstated. If they do not act within the 30-day deadline provided by Section 34 of the Illinois Mechanics Lien Act, you sSee More...
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