Jeremy Fernando

Jeremy Fernando is an associate attorney at Hirzel Law in Chicago who focuses on community association law and litigation. He advises condominium and homeowners associations on governing document amendments, rules and regulations, bylaw enforcement, collections, opinion letters, and disputes involving breach of contract or fiduciary duty. He also attends association meetings and counsels boards and property managers on legal issues arising from the operation and governance of residential communities.

Jeremy earned his J.D. cum laude from Marquette University Law School, where he ranked in the top 15 percent of his class and served as an Associate Editor of the Marquette Law Review. He received a B.A. in History cum laude from Texas A&M University and participated in moot court. His academic record reflects training in legal writing, advocacy, contract analysis, and public service that supports his community association practice.

Jeremy previously worked in the corporate practice at Greenberg Traurig in Chicago, representing insurance companies and institutional investors in US and cross-border private placements of securities. His transactional experience included private placement financings, project financings, credit tenant lease financings, and secured and unsecured lending. He also completed judicial internships in federal district court and the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This background adds transactional and litigation perspective to his association-law work.

Jeremy Fernando has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Real Estate Law. He writes and speaks on community association issues and is active with the Illinois Chapter of the Community Associations Institute. He also serves in leadership within the Chicago Bar Association’s Residential Real Property Law condominium subcommittee. His practice combines governance counseling, document work, collections, and litigation for community associations throughout Illinois.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Hirzel Law, PLC
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Vice Chair, Chicago Bar Association’s Residential Real Property Law – Condominium Subcommittee
• Vice Chair of the Golf Committee and Member of the Magazine Committee, Illinois Chapter of Community Associations Institute

Licensed State

• Illinois
• Michigan

Education

• Marquette University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• Texas A&M University
  Bachelor of Art, History (Cum Laude)

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