Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle

50 Virginia Street
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
T:  (815) 459-2050
F:  (815) 459-9057
rshepley@zrfmlaw.com

Regan concentrates her practice in commercial litigation and corporate law, with an emphasis in the areas of construction and insurance.  Regan has successfully represented public and private sector clients in complex litigation involving distributorships, guarantees, insurance, land use, construction, employment, property damage, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and bad faith.  She advises her business clients on organizational and general corporate matters, and regularly drafts and negotiates documents for commercial transactions, including real estate, manufacturing, construction, consulting, lending, and product licensing and distribution.

Regan has an extensive construction practice representing owners, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers on public and private projects.  She regularly drafts and negotiates bidding and contract documents for a wide array of project delivery systems for private sector, as well as state and local government projects.  Regan frequently litigates construction matters involving competitive bidding, minority contracting, delay damages, defective construction and/or designs, liens, liquidated damages, indemnification, personal injury, termination, performance and payment bond claims and surety takeovers. Regan focuses on getting the project completed, and emphasizes practical solutions over litigation. 

Since 1990, Regan has regularly represented clients in connection with insurance issues.  Her representation has included insurance coverage litigation and arbitration, insurance program analysis for compliance with state and local contracting requirements, analysis and drafting of contract insurance specifications, manuscript endorsements and reservation of rights, tender, demand and bad faith letters.  Regan has also advised national and state banks on depository agreements, third party brokerage and insurance agency arrangements and compliance issues.  She has drafted and negotiated construction loan documentation, and correspondent lending and underwriting agreements, and has represented banking clients in litigation involving construction loan priority and fictitious payees.

Regan has given presentations on construction contracting for owners, contractors and subcontractors, and on officers and directors liability insurance.  She has authored an article on additional insured coverage, “Are You Insured When the Circus Comes to Town?”, and has co-authored, with partners David McArdle and Kelly Cahill, the book “Construction Law Road Map 2007” recently published in connection with the Illinois Road Builders Association.

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

• Municipal/Local Government Law

• Construction Law

• Commercial Law

• Corporate and Business Transactions

• Government and Public Entities

• Civil Litigation

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS:

• United States Supreme Court, 1994
• United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1992
• Illinois, 1989
• Wisconsin, 1989

• United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1989
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin,1989

EDUCATION:

• J.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1989
• B.A., St. Norbert College, 1986