Talia Lissner, Esq. is the General Counsel for Baum Development, overseeing all legal aspects of acquisition, disposition, office and retail leasing, financing, equity investments and corporate governance.

Lissner comes to Baum Development from the law firm of Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal, LLP, where her practice focused on commercial real estate law and she had broad experience in representing developers, landlords, tenants, and lenders in a variety of projects including office, retail, industrial, residential, hotel and student housing developments. While at Sonnenschein, Lissner also brought her expertise to economically disadvantaged individuals by offering pro-bono representation to those seeking viable housing opportunities and worked on low-income and tax credit financings.

Lissner is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and is a licensed broker in Illinois. She graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law with High Honors and was inducted to the Order of the Coif. Lissner obtained her undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois.