American Planning Association - Illinois Chapter

Peter Friedman, is a Partner at Elrod Friedman LLP. Peter Friedman has an accomplished and broad real estate and government law practice, representing both private and public sector clients in all phases of government operations, real estate finance, acquisition, development, zoning and land use matters. He is the co-founder of Elrod Friedman LLP and serves as the firm’s General Counsel.

Michael has been a planner for over 35 years. That time working in both the public and private sectors of planning have given him a broad perspective of the field and how planners can best serve communities. Prior to joining Teska in 2013, Michael was the Director of Community Development in Highland Park, IL for 11 years. There he managed a department of 30 staff, worked on a range of planning projects, refined the Department's organization, supported City Council and Commission activities, and managed passage and implementation of the City's affordable housing ordinance. Prior to Highland Park Michael was Deputy Community Development Director for the Village of Mount Prospect, IL, managing planning, building permit and code enforcement efforts. Michael been actively involved in Illinois and national leadership of APA. He is the formerly the Chair of the national APA’s Planning Officials Committee and the Illinois Planning Officials Development Officer. Michael has BAUP and MUP degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign.