Storino, Ramello & Durkin

What Storino, Ramello & Durkin does

Storino, Ramello & Durkin is a full-service law firm founded in 1987 and headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois (suburban Chicago). The firm concentrates its practice in state and local government law and represents a portfolio of municipal clients including cities, villages, school districts, park districts, townships, and local commissions, alongside corporate clients ranging from small businesses to larger corporations and individual clients in litigation, real estate, and estate matters. The firm operates through nine formal practice areas: Civil Litigation, Condemnation and Eminent Domain, Corporate Law, Election Law, Labor and Employment Law, Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law, Real Estate Transactions and Financing, and Taxation.

The firm has no proprietary technology platform. Its operational infrastructure consists of conventional law firm systems including a complete law library, computer network, document processing, invoicing, accounting, legal research, and docket and client control systems. Service delivery is attorney-led across a 21-attorney roster comprising six partners, eight associates, and seven of-counsel attorneys, supported by paralegals, secretaries, and clerks. The firm's technical legal capabilities include collective bargaining negotiation (over 200 contracts handled by founding partner Michael K. Durkin), Illinois Supreme Court appellate advocacy (March 2025 win for the City of Rolling Meadows), and a real estate taxation practice covering over 1,000 properties across Cook County and parts of DuPage County.

The business model is a traditional professional services structure. The firm bills through hourly fees, flat fees for specific matters, and contingency arrangements for certain litigation cases, with rates negotiated based on matter complexity, practice area, and client type. Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by professional reputation, peer referrals, and direct client relationships rather than digital marketing or external distribution. The firm maintains a single office location in Rosemont following its October 2024 relocation, and its client base is concentrated in the Chicagoland metropolitan area with selected DuPage County coverage. Ownership is held by the six equity partners with no parent company or institutional investment.

Name

Storino, Ramello & Durkin

Legal name

Storino, Ramello & Durkin

Website

https://srd-law.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Storino, Ramello & Durkin is a full-service law firm founded in 1987 in suburban Chicago, representing over 50 municipalities plus corporations and individuals across nine practice areas including municipal law, litigation, real estate, and taxation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rosamond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services billed through hourly fees, flat fees for specific matters, or contingency arrangements for certain litigation cases. Revenue derived from representing municipal clients, corporations, and individuals in various legal matters including municipal law, corporate law, eminent domain, zoning, taxation, real estate, and civil litigation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Storino, Ramello & Durkin is a full-service law firm that provides legal representation across nine practice areas for municipal clients, corporations, and individuals. The firm's core practice is concentrated in state and local government law, including acting as general corporation counsel and special counsel to cities, villages, school districts, park districts, townships, and local commissions. Services are billed through hourly fees, flat fees for specific matters, or contingency arrangements for certain litigation cases.

Product overview

Storino, Ramello & Durkin is a multi-practice law firm founded in 1987, providing legal services through nine distinct practice areas: Civil Litigation, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Corporate Law, Election Law, Labor & Employment Law, Land Use & Zoning, Municipal Law, Real Estate Transactions & Financing, and Taxation. The firm specializes in state and local government law and represents municipalities, corporations, and individuals. As a full-service law firm, these practice areas operate as integrated legal service offerings rather than standalone products, with attorneys providing comprehensive legal counsel across multiple related disciplines to municipal clients including cities, villages, school districts, park districts, and townships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Law Legal services for local governments including ordinance drafting, contracts, land use, eminent domain, public sector financing, tax increment financing, and municipal prosecution. Provided to cities, villages, school districts, park districts, townships, and local commissions.
• Civil Litigation Civil litigation legal services including personal injury law, family law, condemnation, real estate, commercial litigation, and chancery matters at trial and appellate levels. Provided to corporate and individual clients.
• Condemnation & Eminent Domain Legal representation in eminent domain actions including compensation analysis, appraisal coordination, condemnation procedures, and settlement negotiation. Provided to public and private sector clients involved in property condemnation.
• Corporate Law Corporate law services including contract negotiation, taxation, sales, finance, mergers and acquisitions, labor relations, and general corporate governance. Provided to small businesses through larger corporations.
• Election Law Election law representation for electoral boards, candidates, and municipal clients including petition objections, election procedures, and appellate court appearances.
• Labor & Employment Law Labor and employment law services including collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, disciplinary matters, and defense of employment claims before state and federal agencies. Provided to municipal and private sector employers.
• Land Use & Zoning Land use and zoning services for public and private sector clients including annexation, disconnection, special use permits, variances, and planned unit developments.
• Real Estate Transactions & Financing Real estate transaction and financing representation including commercial, industrial, and residential property transactions, development agreements, construction contracts, and secured loan transactions.
• Taxation Real estate taxation representation for residential, commercial, and industrial properties including assessment appeals and tax refunds through Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board and circuit court.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully represented City of Rolling Meadows before Illinois Supreme Court, establishing bright-line rule for sales tax misallocation cases between municipalities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Howard & Howard Attorneys: Illinois firm with a municipal and government law practice serving local governments. Comparable regional footprint and practice overlap with SRD across northern Illinois.
• Franczek Radelet: Chicago firm focused on education, municipal, and labor law for Illinois public entities. Directly comparable in practice emphasis on school districts and local governments, with overlap in labor/employment and governance work.
• Hodges Loizzi Eisenhammer Rodick & Kohn: Illinois firm with a strong focus on school district and municipal representation. Comparable public-sector practice mix and client base to SRD, particularly in northern Illinois.
• Robbins Schwartz: Illinois-based law firm with a parallel focus on representation of school districts, municipalities, park districts, and other public entities. Closely comparable in size, client mix, and practice areas to SRD, and competes directly for general counsel engagements across Illinois.
• Burke Burns & Pinelli: Chicago-based law firm with an established municipal law practice representing local governments in Illinois. Direct competitor for general counsel and special counsel engagements in the Chicago suburbs.
• Scariano Himes Petrarca: Chicago-based municipal law firm with a longstanding general counsel practice for villages, park districts, and school districts. Comparable size and Chicagoland service area to SRD.
• Ancel Glink: Major Chicago-area municipal law firm (Ancel Glink Diamond Bush DiCianni & Krafthefer) representing local governments across Illinois. Competes head-to-head with SRD for general corporation counsel, land use, labor, and litigation work in the Chicagoland market.
• Ottosen DiNolfo Hasenbalg & Castaldo (ODH Legal): Illinois municipal law firm providing representation to municipalities, school districts, and park districts. Similar practice focus and client type as SRD, with comparable size and Chicagoland presence.
• Del Galdo Law Group: Illinois firm specializing in municipal and government law with a strong Chicagoland presence. Comparable practice areas including municipal, land use, litigation, and labor matters serving local government clients.

Broad incumbents

• Chapman & Cutler: Larger Chicago-based law firm with a significant public finance and government law practice. Overlaps with SRD in municipal bond, finance, and tax work, but operates as a broad full-service firm rather than a municipal specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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