Roger L. Strandlund

Partner
Roger Strandlund

Western Illinois  Office
1515 5th Avenue, Suite 422-3
Moline, IL 61265

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Direct Phone:  309.585.4672
Fax:  312.782.0943

Email: rstrandlund@ancelglink.com

Practice Areas
Local Government
Litigation 
Labor & Employment
Land Use and Economic Development
 
Education
J.D., University of Iowa (1982)
B.A. and B.S., Iowa State University, magna cum laude (1977)
 
BAR ADMISSIONS
Illinois and Iowa
Northern District of Illinois
Central District of Illinois
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Tax Court
United States Supreme Court
 

Mr. Strandlund offers expertise in urban planning, local government law, and transportation. Joining Ancel Glink, P.C. in 2024 as a Partner, Mr. Strandlund brings over 30 years of legal practice and dedicated public sector service to the team.

Roger L. Strandlund received his Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University, majoring in Urban Planning and Economics. Mr. Strandlund thereafter graduated from University of Iowa College of Law. Mr. Strandlund brings to his practice prior employment in regional planning and 20 years of service on the City of Moline Plan Commission and Rock Island County Board of Building Appeals.  Prior to joining Ancel Glink, P.C., Mr. Strandlund practiced law from offices in Naperville and Moline for a fourteen-member law firm, including service as managing shareholder. 

Mr. Strandlund has provided legal opinions and documents to municipal officials on matters of federal, state and municipal law, and Mr. Strandlund has represented various public sector entities in court and before administrative agencies.  As to the negotiation of contracts involving complex public-private partnerships and development incentives, Mr. Strandlund’s work with the John Deere Commons is most notable.  For over a decade Mr. Strandlund served as outside general counsel to the transit district and commercial airport serving the Quad Cities.  While Mr. Strandlund continues with some of that work, Mr. Strandlund is presently lead outside counsel for the City of East Moline, Illinois, and serves as special counsel to a number of public sector entities.  

Mr. Strandlund lives in Moline, Illinois with his wife, Carol.

Awards/Professional Recognitions/Memberships

Memberships – 

  • American Public Transportation Association
  • Illinois Institute for Local Government Law

 

Awards – 

  • Listed in Leading Lawyers Network
  • Featured in Leading Lawyers Network Magazine-Real Estate, Construction and Environmental Edition

Hobbies

Mr. Strandlund enjoys family hikes and creative swim workouts; while also serving his long-held pursuit as an advocate of polio immunization and rehabilitation.

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