Nicole I. Lopatinsky

Nicole I. Lopatinsky joined the Law Offices of Samuel V. P. Banks in 2022 as a Law Clerk and was promoted to Associate in 2024. Her practice focuses on Zoning and Land Use, Building Code Violations, and Property Tax Appeals.

Ms. Lopatinsky represents a diverse range of clients, including homeowners, landlords, developers, corporations, business owners, and legal entities. She regularly appears on their behalf before the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals, Chicago City Council, the City of Chicago Committee on Zoning, and in Administrative Hearings and the Housing Court Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. She works closely with the Department of Buildings, the Department of Planning and Development, the Cook County Assessor’s Office, neighborhood and community groups, associations, Aldermen of Chicago, and other City staff. Ms. Lopatinsky has experience handling Variation and Special Use applications, Zoning Amendments, Administrative Adjustments, and Lakefront Protection Applications, among other matters.