Joseph Bisceglia is Chair of the Real Estate and Construction Litigation Practice.  Businesses rely on his extensive experience in all facets of real estate and construction dispute resolution and litigation.  He also excels in a wide variety of complex civil and criminal litigation in both federal and state trial and appellate courts, including business and corporate litigation of virtually every type.  He has taught, lectured, and published extensively in the area of civil litigation, and regarding federal and state civil practice and procedure and trial practice.  In addition to numerous other professional and charitable activities, he served as President of the Illinois State Bar Association (2007 - 2008).  He taught Trial Advocacy as an adjunct professor at the John Marshall Law School for 20 years (1985 - 2005).  He has received numerous honors and awards for his professional and charitable activities.

Mr. Bisceglia is recognized as among the top lawyers in his field in numerous publications, including Best Lawyers in America, Legal 500, Chambers USA, Illinois Super Lawyers Top 10 in 2005, and Top 100 in 2009, and Leading Lawyers.  He is AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability.

In addition to serving as Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate and Construction Litigation practice, Mr. Bisceglia is a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation and Trust & Estate Litigation Practices and the Real Estate Finance Litigation and Workout Task Force.  Mr. Bisceglia is extensively involved in bar association and charitable activities.  In addition to his services as President of the Illinois State Bar Association, he has served in numerous other important capacities in the ISBA and other bar groups.  He is a member of the American Bar Association's House of Delegates and its Forum on the Construction Industry, a member of the Branch of the Federal Bar Association (Chicago Chapter), and a long-term member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Justinian Society of Lawyers (1992-1993).  He has been a committee member for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Annual Chicago Fundraiser since 1995, and Co-Chairman of the fundraiser since 2006, during which time it has raised more than $5.3 million for the hospital.