Atty. Rita M. Powers
Rita M. Powers is Co-Managing Shareholder of the Chicago office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Litigation Practice.
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Rita M. Powers is a Chicago Co-Managing Shareholder; Co-Chair, Real Estate Litigation Practice based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 36+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1990. Their practice focuses on real estate, estate litigation, and litigation. Admitted to practice in Illinois U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit U (1990). Educated at Vanderbilt University Law School J.D. 1990 Executive Editor Vanderbilt University Law School J.D. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law (—) and DePauw University B.A. Economics and Management DePauw University B.A. cum laude DePauw University B.A. 1986 Management Fellow (—). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Rita M. Powers is Co-Managing Shareholder of the Chicago office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Litigation Practice
- She concentrates her practice on litigation involving real estate and real estate financing, primarily with respect to shopping centers, hotels, and office buildings
- Rita counsels clients on pre-dispute issues, and engages on their behalf in complex business litigation, trials, arbitrations, and mediations
- Her experience spans a wide range of matters, including commercial landlord-tenant disputes and rent resets
- large commercial mortgage foreclosures
- conveyance and post-closing disputes among real estate buyers, sellers, brokers, and managers
- construction issues
- ADA claims
- JV and partnership disputes, fraud claims and dissolution
- and business torts
- Rita has been recognized by Chambers USA as a leading litigator, with clients praising her as “the best commercial real estate litigator” they work with and “a tremendous strategist.” Concentrations •Complex commercial litigation •Real estate litigation, including landlord-tenant and property acquisition disputes •Shareholder, partnership and limited liability company disputes •Complex commercial foreclosures and workouts •Business fraud •Construction litigation •Reinsurance/insurance Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2026 •Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Litigation: General Commercial, 2025 •Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2023 •Team Member, U.S
- News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Edition, 'Law Firm of the Year,' Real Estate - Litigation, 2017 and 2022 •Listed, Crain’s Chicago Business •'Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys,' 2025 •“Notable Women in Law,” 2022 •“Notable Gen X Leaders in Law,” 2019 •Listed, Leading Lawyers Network, 2011-2026 •Top 100 Real Estate-Related Lawyers in Illinois, 2020 •Top 100 Women Real Estate-Related Lawyers in Illinois, 2011-2013, 2015-2020 •Named, Client Service All Star, BTI Client Service All-Stars Report, 2016
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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