Charlene Holtz, a nationally recognized attorney in local governmental law, has joined the firm as a partner in the Chicago office. She joins Tressler from Friedman & Holtz, a firm she co-founded in 1988.
With more than 30 years of experience as a local government attorney, Charlene brings significant litigation and counseling experience to the firm’s local governmental law practice. As outside general counsel to local government clients, Charlene provides legal assistance in all aspects of their operations including financial planning, real estate and land use matters, capital project implementation, ordinances and regulations and legislative counseling, intergovernmental cooperation and conflict, ethics compliance, contracts for services and equipment, personnel policies, employment contracts and employment actions; grant compliance and constitutional law issues. Charlene also acts as special counsel to park districts on capital development/construction matters.
Charlene has extensive experience in capital project implementation, a topic on which she has presented client workshops and sessions at several conferences. Charlene has spoken at the National Recreation and Park Association National Congress, the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) and Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) State Conference, the IAPD Annual Legal Symposium, the Park District Risk Management Agency Institute, and various IPRA and IAPD regional workshops. She has presented sessions at the American Park and Recreation Society’s National Legal Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Illinois as well as authored a chapter on park district law for the handbook on Special Districts published by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and has lectured on the subject for the Institute. Additionally, Charlene has been recognized as one of the top local government attorneys in Illinois by Illinois Super Lawyers® magazine.