Graham helps clients obtain government entitlements and solve problems with units of local government. With a focus on the city of Chicago and Cook County, he helps secure necessary approvals for land developments in the Chicago metropolitan area. A consensus builder and negotiator, he maintains excellent relations with community organizations, local elected officials and other stakeholders. Graham provides legal counsel for compliance, regulatory, public policy and encompasses zoning, land use, building code compliance, licensing, construction agreements, government contracts, procurement and legislative approvals.
Graham has lectured on land use law and development at Northwestern University School of Law, Northwestern University Graduate School of Management, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Roosevelt University and DePaul University and the American Law Institute/American Bar Association Land Use Institute.
Graham received his. B.A. from the University of Illinois, where he was a student member of the Board of Trustees. He earned his J.D., with honors, from Northwestern University School of Law.
Graham is civically active in Chicago as a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Economic Club of Chicago, and is founder of Chicago African-Americans in Commercial Real Estate.