Top Divorce Lawyers Near Me in Deerfield Area

Susan Lampert has concentrated her law practice on divorce and family law for over 25 years. She has successfully handled hundreds of complex family law matters, including maintenance, income determination issues, business valuations, dissipation claims, tracing of marital and non-marital assets, as well as child custody, visitation, child support, removal disputes, domestic violence orders of protection and pre-nuptial agreements. Ms. Lampert is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, North Shore Law and Exclusive Professional Women’s Networking Group. The attorneys of Susan Lampert & Associates are all experienced in all matrimonial and family law matters. We work as a team to provide quality legal representation at reasonable rates. Our clients are treated with professionalism, competence and courtesy.

Stuart A. Reid is an experienced family law attorney and mediator with offices in Deerfield, Illinois. From 1997 until April of 2004, Mr. Reid practiced family law with Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck, the nation’s largest family law firm. While with Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck, Mr. Reid handled hundreds of family law matters ranging from straightforward post-decree child support adjustments to complex, multi-million dollar divorce trials. In April of 2004, Mr. Reid opened The Law Offices of Stuart A. Reid in Lake Forest, Illinois, with the goal of continuing to provide high quality legal services to individuals involved in family law disputes while also developing the mediation and collaborative components of his practice. In May of 2009, The Law Offices of Stuart A. Reid, P.C. moved to an expanded facility in Deerfield, Illinois to better serve clients in Lake, Cook, McHenry and DuPage Counties.. Mr. Reid is a 1988 graduate of Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Illinois, a 1992 graduate of the University of Iowa and, in 1997, graduated from the University of Iowa Law School with High Honors. Mr. Reid was on the staff of the Iowa Law Review.. Mr. Reid’s practice is focused in the area of Lake, Cook, McHenry and DuPage County family law matters including matrimonial law, divorce/dissolution of marriage, child support, child custody, visitation/parenting time disputes, spousal support/maintenance and allocation of college expenses. Mr. Reid has successfully litigated numerous cases involving complex executive compensation packages, analysis of unreported income, business valuations, domestic violence and parentage matters. Mr. Reid is a frequent lecturer on family law topics including motion practice, stepparent visitation rights and the utilization of Section 529 college savings accounts in marital settlement agreements.. Mr. Reid is a member of the Lake County and Illinois State Bar Associations. He has served on the Executive Board of the Lake County Bar Association as both Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Reid moderated the 2001 Lake County Bar Association New Attorneys Seminar. Mr. Reid has also served on the Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Councils.

I partner with my clients to help them through a very difficult time in their lives.  Whether it involves procuring their share of the marital estate, or ensuring quality time with their children, I use the skills that I have developed over the years to further my client's best interests.   Children should not be caught in the middle of a divorce or separation, and I use legal tools available to try to prevent this from happenning.. I work not only with divorcing couples, but also couples who have never been married (Paternity actions), as well as same-sex couples.  I personally handle each of my client's cases so they work with me on a one-on-one basis throughout the process.. I am also cognizent of trying to ensure that my clients have sufficient assets left over after the legal process to enable them to begin the next chapter in their lives.  As a result, I am a strong advocate for mediation, when appropriate, as well as the Collaborative divorce process.

I am a dedicated community servant committed to providing affordable, quality and one-on-one legal service to my cleints. I use my years of experience from both military and community service to partner with my clients and help them through some of the most difficult times in their lives. I focus my practice in family law matters, such as divorce, child custody, child support, contempt proceedings, and all other family law matters, here in Lake County, and throughout the Chicago area.. I joined the Law Offices of David Kerpel in February, 2021. I was originally licensed to Practice law in 2014 and am currently licensed in Illinois, Texas, and South Carolina. Prior to joining the Law Offices of David Kerpel I was an attorney with the North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic and worked almost exclusivley with Survivors of Domestic violence. Prior to that I was a Judge Advocate with the United States Marine Corps, where I helped my military cleints with Estate Planning, Divorce, Consumer law, Landlord Tenant issues, and matters concerning Military Justice.