Carol A. Lockwood
Carol A. Lockwood
Partner
"I understand that there is a difference between clients with businesses that are devoted to real estate development and those requiring real estate-related services to operate other types of businesses. I focus on helping clients achieve their goals accordingly."
Carol A. Lockwood
Partner
"I understand that there is a difference between clients with businesses that are devoted to real estate development and those requiring real estate-related services to operate other types of businesses. I focus on helping clients achieve their goals accordingly."
About Carol
Carol is a business-first lawyer focusing on transactional and real estate matters, including property purchases, sales, and leases. She represents local developers in acquiring property and handles annexation and zoning requirements for residential and commercial projects.
Carol also represents various hospitals and physicians’ groups in the acquisition, construction, disposition, and leasing of medical facilities and office space throughout Illinois. She has assisted them with the real estate components related to compliance with revenue bond financing and covenants.
Areas of Focus
Experience
- Represented client, a Delaware corporation, in a series of sales of vacant platted residential land and farmland, by a combination of private sales and auction.
- Represented client and its affiliated limited liability company in the acquisition of vacant real estate located within a TIF district, and in negotiating a Redevelopment Agreement with the local municipality, for the development of a manufacturing and distribution facility.
- Represented a private investment group and its related subsidiaries in the acquisition of a nationwide portfolio of single-tenant commercial and warehouse properties.
- Served on the legal counsel team for the Winnebago County Housing Authority in an $18 Million HOPE VI scattered site redevelopment project.
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Represented the owner of a multi-family residential apartment complex in the refinancing and regulatory compliance tasks related to a 223(f) NHA loan.
Recognition
- University of Illinois College of Law, Rickert Award, Excellence in Legal Writing
Credentials
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law, JD, cum laude, 2001
- University of Sussex , PhD, 1991
- University of Sussex , MA, 1987
- Northwestern University, BA, 1985
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Thought Leadership
Presentations
- "Law of Easements: Legal Issues and Practical Considerations in Illinois," Lorman Education Services seminar, Rockford, Illinois, August 2005
- "Like Kind Real Estate Exchanges in Illinois," 2003
Publications
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Ms. Lockwood has written a number of history-based articles on rural society, land use, and social reform.
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In The News
Interests
Did you know...
Carol is a competitive ballroom dancer. If she were not a lawyer, Carol would be a professor of history and humanities.
Community/Civic Activities
- OSF St. Anthony College of Nursing, Board Member
- USA Dance, Gender Neutral Rule Committee
- McHenry County Historic Preservation Commission, Past Member
Thought Leadership
Presentations
- "Law of Easements: Legal Issues and Practical Considerations in Illinois," Lorman Education Services seminar, Rockford, Illinois, August 2005
- "Like Kind Real Estate Exchanges in Illinois," 2003
Publications
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Ms. Lockwood has written a number of history-based articles on rural society, land use, and social reform.
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In The News
Carol's Insights
In The News
Feb 7, 2017
Hinshaw's Carol Lockwood Profiled in Leading Lawyers Magazine
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Oct 25, 2016
In The News
Feb 7, 2017
Hinshaw's Carol Lockwood Profiled in Leading Lawyers Magazine
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Oct 25, 2016
Press Release
Jul 2, 2012
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Announces Election of 7 New Partners
