Hovde & Tufo, PC concentrates its practice in the following areas:

Divorce

Hovde & Tufo, PC accepts cases involving Dissolution of Marriage, Adoption, Paternity, Custody, Visitation, Child Support, Mediation, Evaluation, enforcement of dissolution judgments and related issues in DuPage County, Kane County, and the First and Third Municipal Districts of Cook County. Referrals are available for other counties and districts.

Civil Litigation

Hovde & Tufo, PC handles Civil litigation for both Plaintiffs and Defendants in DuPage, Cook and Kane counties. Referrals are available for other counties.

Examples of Civil Litigation are lawsuits to:



* Collect debts

* Enforce written and oral contracts

* Collect unpaid Judgments

Real Estate

Residential Real Estate Closings

Services for Buyers include:

* Review and negotiation of contract
* Review of inspection report and negotiation of repairs
* Consultation with lender regarding loan approval
* Attendance at closing, explanation of closing documents, review of survey and title insurance

Services for Sellers include:

* Review and negotiation of contract
* Review of inspection report and negotiation of repairs
* Consultation with buyers lender regarding loan approval
* Ordering title insurance and survey (if applicable)
* Arranging mortgage payoff
* Obtaining Association closing documents (if applicable)
* Attendance at closing, preparation of closing documents, review of survey and title

Complex Residential Real Estate Closings

* Residential real estate closings which involve articles of agreement for deed, contract sales, post possession agreements, sale of partial interests, 1031 tax deferred (Starker) exchanges, etc.

Commercial Real Estate Closings

*Land or buildings used for commercial purposes, whether or not transferred in conjunction with a sale or purchase of a business.

Criminal and Traffic

*Available to handle cases in DuPage, Cook, Kane Counties
*Routine Traffic matters -representation starts at $125
* Complex Traffic matters - DUI, Reckless Driving, etc. - representation is available on either a flat fee or hourly basis
* Misdemeanor and Felony matters - representation is available on either a flat fee or hourly basis