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# Bond Conway Smith Law Firm

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- [Neal Smith and Sarah Kallas Author “Public Water Districts” Chapter in Latest IICLE Publication](https://bondconway.com/2026/06/24/neal-smith-and-sarah-kallas-author-public-water-districts-chapter-in-latest-iicle-publication/) - The Bond Conway Smith Law Firm is pleased to announce that attorneys Neal Smith and Sarah Kallas are the authors of the “Public Water Districts” chapter in the latest Special Districts publication of the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) published on June 9, 2026. The chapter outlines the legal structure governing public water
- [Sean Conway of The Bond Conway Smith Law Firm Scores a Major Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Victory for Village in Dispute Over Village’s Short-Term Rental Regulations](https://bondconway.com/2026/06/10/sean-conway-of-the-bond-conway-smith-law-firm-scores-a-major-seventh-circuit-u-s-court-of-appeals-victory-for-village-in-dispute-over-villages-short-term-rental-regulations/) - Sean Conway of The Bond Conway Smith Law Firm has obtained a comprehensive appellate victory for the Village of Barrington Hills in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. On June 9, 2026, the federal appeals court issued its ruling in Wortham v. Village of Barrington Hills, No. 25-3072 (7th Cir. 2026),
- [Sean Conway Secures Appellate Victory For Township In Wrongful Death Suit On Tort Immunity Grounds](https://bondconway.com/2026/05/31/sean-conway-secures-appellate-victory-for-township-in-wrongful-death-suit-on-tort-immunity-grounds/) - In a major victory for local government entities, Sean Conway of the Bond Conway Smith Law Firm has successfully defended an Illinois township before the Illinois Appellate Court, securing a complete affirmation of the lawsuit's dismissal in Mankame v. Bloomingdale Township et al., 2024 IL App (3d) 230381-U. The Appellate Court’s decisive ruling firmly validates
- [Neal Smith Secures Decisive Appellate Victory For Village of Winfield in Court Challenge To Village's Downtown TIF District](https://bondconway.com/2026/05/30/neal-smith-secures-decisive-appellate-victory-for-village-of-winfield-in-court-challenge-to-villages-downtown-tif-district/) - Neal Smith has achieved a significant appellate victory for the Village of Winfield in a long running dispute with local school districts about the validity of a Village TIF district (“TIF 2”) established under the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act (TIF Act) (65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 to 11-74.4-12). The case is Board of Education of Winfield School
- [Sean Conway and Patrick Bond Obtain Landmark Victory for County Election Authority in the Illinois Supreme Court](https://bondconway.com/2025/10/23/sean-conway-and-patrick-bond-obtain-landmark-victory-for-county-election-authority-in-the-illinois-supreme-court/) - January 2025 Sean Conway and Patrick Bond obtained a landmark unanimous victory in the Illinois Supreme Court with positive ramifications for all Illinois Election Authorities as well as countless other administrative actions taken at State and local levels of Illinois government in Ontiveroz v. Khokhar, 2025 IL 130316. For the first time, the Illinois Supreme Court
- [Municipalities Must Get to Know the Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act](https://bondconway.com/2026/05/30/municipalities-must-get-to-know-the-rooftop-safety-for-first-responders-act/) - The Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act, 430 ILCS 180/1, became effective January 1, 2026. Pursuant to the Act, buildings that contain a low-sloped roof (meaning a roof with a slope of less than 2 in 12 units, or a 17% slope), with a “shaft,” (for example, an elevator shaft, a ventilation shaft, service shaft,

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- [Home](https://bondconway.com/) - The Bond Conway Smith Law Firm provides high quality, cost-effective legal services to local governmental entities in DuPage County.
- [Sean Conway](https://bondconway.com/sean-conway-2/) - Sean Conway is an equity Partner of the Bond Conway Law Firm and serves as day-to-day Counsel for several local government entities.
- [Sarah Kallas](https://bondconway.com/sarah-kallas/) - Sarah Kallas has provided effective legal counsel to municipalities and other local government units on a wide range of legal matters for over 28 years.
- [Patrick Bond](https://bondconway.com/patrick-bond/) - Patrick Bond is a founding equity Partner of the Bond Conway Law Firm - dedicated to representing units of local government in the State of Illinois.
- [Neal Smith](https://bondconway.com/neal-smith/) - Neal Smith is a Partner at the Bond Conway Law Firm where he represents municipalities, townships and other local governmental entities.
- [Michael Roth](https://bondconway.com/michael-roth/) - Michael Roth is a Senior Counsel to Bond Conway Law Firm with focus in the areas of commercial and governmental transactions, real estate use and development.
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