He teaches historic preservation law at the University of Chicago Law School and in the graduate program in historic preservation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is the Director of the Chicago Art Deco Society and the Past Director and General Counsel of Landmarks Illinois. He is also a frequent lecturer on eminent domain and historic preservation topics. Mr. Friedman received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.