Mark Daniel This is Me

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1. 1. Daily Herald: Suburban Chicago's Information Source

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   Published on: 7/1/2004   Last Visited: 7/2/2004

   Mark Daniel, of the law firm Rothje and Woodward, stood before Barrington officials for more than two hours answering questions during a public interview in which he highlighted his ability to be impartial and professional.
   
   Daniel is Village President Marshall Reagle's new pick for village attorney after a 6-month, $100,000-plus lawsuit against the trustees over long-time village attorney Ed Springer.
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   Daniel said Wednesday he had read up on the village's recent clashes. He also noted to the trustees that he had meet Reagle for the first time before Wednesday's special meeting.
   
   Reagle came across Daniel because a case he was involved in while serving as Westmont's village attorney was cited many times in Reagle's recent lawsuit against village trustees.
   
   The case stemmed from a similar situation in which some Westmont trustees wanted to remove Daniel as village attorney but the mayor wanted to keep him.
   
   The mayor won.
   
   Daniel said even in that heated situation he still offered impartial advice, telling trustees the proper way to fire him.
   
   He also said he worked well with another tumultuous village board headed by an "aggressive, free-wheeling mayor."
   
   To get Barrington's village board to work well together, Daniel said he would keep "open communication" with all officials.
   
   He also suggested Barrington officials could meet behind closed doors with a professional counselor "to air problems."
   
   Most of Daniel's experience comes from representing developers in municipal issues. He said that knowledge will help the village get more concessions from developers.
   
   Daniel currently serves as a special counsel for Diamond, a town of 1,800 in Grundy County, and is an assistant village attorney for Oakbrook Terrace.