An IRELA CLE Webinar

Case Law Update 2025

Joseph R. Fortunato Jr.

MCLE tentative for 1-hour Professionalism CLE credit

Registration is Free for IRELA Members
Non-Members ~ $50*

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Joseph R. Fortunato Jr.

Joseph R. Fortunato Jr. has been “in-house counsel” to the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® since October 1, 2024 and served as Mainstreet’s general counsel since 2001 Prior to his retirement from active practice, he was a partner at several law firms, the last being Momkus LLP, focusing his practice on residential and commercial real estate transactions, real estate broker matters and civil litigation.

Joe served as Mainstreet’s representative on the drafting committee of the Multi-Board Residential Real Estate Contract committee on each iteration of the contract form, beginning with the 3.0 version.

He has lectured for bar associations and title companies on many occasions.

He is a past chair of the ISBA Real Estate Section Council, a past chair of the DuPage County Bar Association Real Estate Law & Practice Committee, and the former president and former board member of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association.

When in active practice, he testified extensively as an opinion witness in cases involving real estate law issues. In 2016, his book “Getting Started as a Real Estate Attorney” was published by the American Bar Association.

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