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James A. Podgorny is a sole practicing attorney, which means he will be the only attorney you will deal with at the firm. You will not be shuffled amongst many associates who will not necessarily know the current status of your case, as is commonly found in large law firms. In addition to providing representation in civil cases, James Podgorny will serve as a Guardian Ad Litem and Child Representative for the Circuit Court of Cook County in the near future. His practice area's include: Family Law, Paternity, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Orders of Protection, Real Estate Closings, Civil Litigation, and Personal Injury.. Visit his attorney profile for more information:

Facing family law matters can be an emotionally overwhelming experience. This is why it is important to have an attorney on your side that will advocate for your rights and that understands the process of your matter. Kelley Zuber is a Senior Team Leader Attorney with Stange Law Firm and can assist you from the firm's Maryville, Illinois Office in Madison County.. Kelley Zuber graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1999. His academic proficiency led him to be named to the Dean's List on multiple occasions. Prior to obtaining his law degree, he earned a Bachelor of Science in History with a minor in Biology from the same University.. Kelley has worked for numerous State's Attorney's offices, including in Jackson County, St. Clair County and Union County. Kelley also worked in private practice, resulting in a vast amount of trial and courtroom experience.. When he is not practicing law, Kelley enjoys watching soccer and playing music.. Note: The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements. Kelley Zuber is responsible for the content. Neither the Supreme Court of Missouri/Illinois nor The Missouri/Illinois Bar reviews or approves certifying organizations or specialist designations. We invite you to contact us and welcome your calls, letters and electronic mail. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send any confidential information to us until such time as an attorney-client relationship has been established. Past results afford no guarantee of future results and every case is different and must be judged on its own merits. Headquarters office: 120 S. Central Avenue, Suite 450, Clayton, MO 63105.

Emma Curtis is a Team Leader Attorney with Stange Law Firm, PC. She puts the needs of her clients at the forefront and can assist clients with their divorce or family law matters from the firm's Belleville, Illinois office.. Emma graduated with her undergraduate degree from Maryville University, Emma then went on to further her education and received her Juris Doctor from St. Louis University School of Law.. Prior to working at Stange Law Firm, Emma was an Assistant States Attorney then worked with a private firm totaling 16 years of experience in various areas of law. Emma is also proud to have served in the United States Navy.. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements. Emma Curtis is responsible for the content. Headquarters office: 120 S. Central Avenue, Suite 450, Clayton, MO 63105.

Kristen Strieker is the Managing Attorney/Owner of Strieker Law Firm, LLC in Glen Carbon, IL. She is actively licensed to practice law in Illinois, and she also is a member of the Missouri bar. Kristen started her own domestic relations law firm in October 2018 with a goal to provide her clients with a modern approach to family law. Her firm focuses on efficiency, featuring a paperless file management system for her clients, and she strives for total client satisfaction through honest and open communication, zealous advocacy in the Courtroom, and fair and transparent billing practices. Additionally, her practice handles more complex divorce and/or custody cases, including working with high net worth clients.. Kristen graduated Magna Cum Laude from Saint Louis University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a Creative and Professional Writing Certificate.  While attending SLU, Kristen was a Dean's Scholar, and she received the AEJMC Lawrence R. Campbell Research Award as a co-author of a legal research paper, which was selected for publication in 2009.. Ms. Strieker received her J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law.  Throughout law school, Kristen was actively involved as a student member of the Women's Law Student Association and the Illinois Bar Association.  Kristen served as an ISBA Law Student Council Representative for SLU Law, and she received a Academic Excellence Award for her coursework in Federal Courts.. During law school, Kristen worked as a Rule 13 Extern for Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry, where she represented clients in a variety of family law cases, including, but not limited to, divorce, separation, child custody, child support, orders of protection, and domestic abuse.  Following law school, Kristen worked in family law almost exclusively, first as an associate attorney for Stange Law Firm, P.C. in Edwardsville, Illinois and Sherer Law Offices, where she was the Managing Associate from 2015-2018.. Ms. Strieker currently represents clients in domestic relations litigation, including divorce, legal separation, child custody and paternity, modification, contempt, child support, and alimony cases.  Additionally, she offers services preparing or reviewing prenupital and postnupial agreements.. Ms. Strieker is married, and she lives with her husband and their two children in Glen Carbon, Illinois.. **The choice of a lawyers is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements.  An attorney and client relationship should not be implied by anything on this website. Nothing on this website is intended to substitute for the advice of an attorney, therefore if you require legal advice please consult with a competent attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction.**

When facing a divorce or any other family law matter, life as you know it may be changing faster than you can keep up with. It is normal to have questions and not know where to turn. When these issues arise, having caring and diligent family law representation in your corner can make all the difference throughout your case. Thomas Ewick is a compassionate Senior Associate Attorney with Stange Law Firm. He can assist you with your family law matters throughout Sangamon County, and nearby, from the firm’s Springfield, Illinois office.. Thomas earned his Juris Doctorate from the Indiana University School of Law in May 2002. While in law school, he served as an Articles Editor for the Indiana Law Review and made the Dean’s List for three semesters. Before earning his law degree, Thomas obtained a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Indiana State University in May 1998. In undergraduate school, he made the Dean’s List for six semesters, was a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society, and was a recipient of the R. Christopher Perry Memorial Pre-Law Award. Thomas is currently licensed to help clients in the state of Illinois.. Before joining the Springfield, Illinois divorce and family law attorneys at Stange Law Firm, Thomas most recently worked for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General as an Assistant Attorney General and then as an Assistant Unit Supervisor. Here he was tasked with supervising the Assistant Attorney Generals in the Civil Trials Unit of the General Law Bureau, representing State agencies and employees in State and Federal courts and proceedings before the Illinois Civil Service Commission, State Police Merit Board, and the Illinois Humans Rights Commission, drafting and filing answers to complaints, pleadings, motions, and memorandums of law, responding to discovery requests, and trying cases before judges and juries. In total, Thomas brings over 20 years of legal experience as an attorney to his role at Stange Law Firm and he looks forward to using this experience to help his clients rebuild their lives.. Note: The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely on advertisements.

A licensed attorney since 2005, I have been representing clients in Divorce and Family Law for over 10 years. The Law Office of Jeffrey R. Esser was founded in 2011 to provide clients with personalized solutions for their legal issues.. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in Classics from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, I earned a law degree from the University of Southern California. I am licensed to practice law in Illinois and concentrate my practice on contested and uncontested divorce, child support services, wills and trusts, and prenuptial agreements.. Because I believe everyone should have access to a competent attorney, I take on pro-bono cases through Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, and have earned CVLS’s Distinguished Service Award in 2010 and 2012.

Compassionate, Experienced, Knowledgeable and Effective.

Jonathan Merel is an experienced attorney who advocates for his clients in all divorce and family law proceedings, including settlement negotiations and trials. Jonathan founded the Law Offices of Jonathan Merel, P.C. in early 2009 after working for many years at another family law firm in Chicago. Through his hard work and unwavering dedication to his clients, Jonathan has quickly grown the firm to become one of the premier divorce and family law firms in the Chicagoland area.. Jonathan has a great deal of experience in obtaining favorable outcomes for his clients in multi-million dollar marital estates and contested custody suits (custody is now known as the allocation of parental responsibilities in the State of Illinois). His ability to settle heated divorces and custody disputes has gained him a great deal of respect from fellow attorneys and judges within the Chicagoland legal community. When settlement is not a viable or reasonable option, Jonathan’s experience as a zealous litigator in the courtroom has produced outstanding results for his clients.. Always committed to his clients and their causes, Jonathan’s philosophy is to build strong, trusting relationships with his clients, founded on compassion, sound legal strategy, and open and frequent communication. Known as a skillful and aggressive negotiator with strong tenacity, Jonathan has an impressive track record of protecting his clients’ best interests and helping them meet their legal goals.. EDUCATION. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1999, Jonathan received a Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2002.. AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS. Jonathan has received numerous awards and achievements as a result of his success.  Jonathan has been consistently named as to the Illinois Super Lawyers® lists since 2012. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.. Since 2015, Jonathan has been annually selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Family Law. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey.In all years since 2015, Jonathan has received the prestigious honor of being selected as a Leading Lawyer in Illinois by the Leading Lawyers Network; an award bestowed upon less than 5% of all lawyers licensed in each state.. Jonathan has also been honored by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys annually since 2016, being named as one of the 10 Best Lawyers in Illinois based on Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in each state.. Commencing in 2017 and in each year thereafter, Jonathan has received the Nation’s Top One Percent designation by The National Association of Distinguished Counsel; an award received exclusively by the top 1% of attorneys in the United States.. Jonathan has also provided his legal skill to prominent national media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and NBC’s Today Show.. MEMBERSHIPS. Jonathan is a member of the American Bar Association, American Bar Association Family Law Committee, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, North Suburban Bar Association, and Lake County Bar Association.

Arthur S. Kallow is a native Chicagoan and graduated from the Northwestern University School of Law cum laude in 1973. He also received his B.A. in political science from Northwestern. Mr. Kallow was awarded a certificate from Notre Dame Law School for his legal studies at Brunel University in Uxbridge, England.. After graduation, he was resident counsel for a major corporation in Washington D.C. He then returned to Chicago, where he has been practicing family law for more than 35 years. Before joining the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd., he was partner at a small law firm that concentrated in family law, and he has served as a hearing officer for the City of Chicago and rendered decisions in many important cases.. In addition, he has completed training from the National Judicial College and he has been appointed by judges to represent children in contested visitation and custody cases. Mr. Kallow has been admitted to practice law before courts in Atlanta, GA, Los Angeles, CA, Des Moines, IA, and Tampa, FL, to represent clients pro hac vice.. Mr. Kallow has successfully represented hundreds of clients throughout the decades, including cases which involved complex jury trials, contested custody and visitation, child support, paternity, and intricate financial issues. In addition, he has handled sophisticated appeals in State and Federal Courts.. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Illinois, the Supreme Court of the United States, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the U.S. Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  He is a distinguished member of the Chicago Bar Association.. In 2005 and 2006, Mr. Kallow was selected by his peers in the legal community as an “Illinois Super Lawyer” after an extensive nomination and polling process conducted by Law & Politics. “Super Lawyers” are considered the best in their profession and they represent the top practicing attorneys in Illinois and the country.. In September, 2007, he lectured at Northwestern University School of Law on Male Stereotypes and the Law. Mr. Kallow is honored by these accolades and continues to hone his craft and seek justice for his clients.. In 2008, Mr. Kallow was the keynote speaker at The Philadelphia Fatherhood Festival where he addressed problems that fathers encounter in the legal system. Mr. Kallow also stressed the importance of fathers as an untapped resource in combating youth violence.. In both 2009 & 2010, Mr. Kallow received an award for his valuable contribution to the Domestic Relations Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County as a court facilitator.

Sharon was admitted to practice law in 2015, after receiving her bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and her Juris Doctor degree at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, earning a Certificate in Child and Family Law. Sharon understands and cares about the you in the process as well as your outcome, not just the end of the game. Having lived in Illinois her entire life and being raised by a social worker and an accountant, a career in family law came naturally. A child of divorce herself, she is familiar with the impact of divorce and its attendant issues on a family, both short-term and long-term. Sharon focuses her advocacy on conflict resolution and puts you first every step of the way. She brings to the table a unique background in child welfare law, school law, and matrimonial law, before she zeroed in on the parenting concerns and financial complexities associated with divorce and parentage cases.. Sharon is an award-winning attorney in family law, having been named an Emerging Lawyer by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company, as well as a Rising Star by Thomas Reuters Super Lawyers for consecutive years. As a practicing attorney, Sharon also serves as guardian ad litem in probate and domestic relations proceedings, and she is a certified family law mediator. Sharon is currently accepting domestic relations cases in DuPage, Kane, Kendall, and Cook Counties and limited guardianship cases in DuPage County.

Jennifer is the owner and managing attorney at the Law Office of Jennifer Guimond-Quigley, currently in its tenth year of operation. She realized early on in law school that she had a passion for both family law and estate planning. After gaining experience in these two areas both during and after law school through several small firm positions, Jennifer decided to start her own firm. With her solo practice, Jennifer loves having the freedom to collaborate with her clients to achieve the best results possible without the constraints common to practicing with larger firms.. Jennifer has an extensive background in business and accounting, which has been invaluable in her legal practice. She spent years working as an accountant, and that experience has been imperative in counseling her clients about the financial and tax impact of their decisions and agreements. Jennifer’s comfort level with numbers allows her to easily explain their complexities in a relatable way to her clientele.. Jennifer resides in Chicago with her husband and children. When she’s not practicing law, she enjoys spending time with family, cooking and donating her time to various charitable organizations.

Ms. Boike has dedicated her career exclusively to family law, including issues of child custody and visitation, child support, maintenance, property division, complex financial matters, tax consequences, pre and post nuptial agreements, restraining orders and orders of protection. Although Ms. Boike is a seasoned litigator, she first attempts to secure favorable results for each client through negotiation and open communication.. Ms. Boike completed extensive training at the Chicago based Center for Conflict Resolution resulting in a certified mediator designation. Ms. Boike has been named a Rising Star in the area of Family Law by Super Lawyers Magazine, a designation reserved for the top 2.5% of all Illinois attorneys under 40, named an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers, a designation given to fewer than 2% of the attorneys in Illinois, and named a Super Lawyer in 2018, 2019, and 2020, a peer designation awarded only to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state. Further, in 2018 Ms. Boike was named one of the “Top 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch” by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.. Ms. Boike has also been approved to represent children in domestic relations matters as a guardian ad litem or child representative in the Domestic Relations Division of the Cook County Circuit Court.

Mr. Teich joined the Women’s Divorce & Family Law Group in 2013 as a managing partner.  Mr. Teich is a skilled and dedicated attorney who has extensive experience representing both men and women in family law cases in Illinois.  He vehemently works to protect his client’s rights in family law disputes.  Mr. Teich’s interest in women’s rights dates as far back as law school, where, as a member of Law Review, he wrote an article concerning the issues of Battered Women’s Syndrome.  Mr. Teich became acutely aware of the lack of protection afforded women in family law cases when he began assisting female family members and friends in their cases.  These experiences, in part, fueled his desire to join a group focused on protecting and advancing the rights of women and mothers.. Mr. Teich has vast knowledge and experience with respect to litigating divorce cases and post-decree cases (such as child support, custody, visitation, educational expenses, maintenance (formerly known as alimony), etc.), and will fiercely advocate on a client's behalf.  At the same time, he is known for being a caring and even-handed attorney who puts the needs of his clients and their children first.  Mr. Teich also works in the areas of adoption and the guardianship of minors.. Mr. Teich has been mentored by prominent women in the legal profession, including the Honorable Ann C. Williams of the Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals.  He is also a member of the E-Women Network.. Mr. Teich has made multiple television appearances and appeared in periodicals (such as the Chicago Tribune) and online articles in connection with his divorce and custody cases.  He is a co-author of the book Strategies For Family Law In Illinois and was awarded SuperLawyer in 2016.  Additionally, he often speaks at conferences on family law issues.. Mr. Teich graduated with honors from Emory University in 1993 and graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law with honors in 2000.  Mr. Teich was the Executive Editor of the Chicago-Kent Law Review and was a recipient of a Scholarship for Academic Excellence.  He also received two CALI Academic Achievement Awards.. Mr. Teich is admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois and the Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association.  Prior to practicing family law, Mr. Teich was an attorney in the corporate law department of McDermott, Will & Emery.  While practicing corporate law Mr. Teich gained invaluable knowledge regarding the infrastructure, valuation and management of businesses. Mr. Teich often utilizes his business knowledge in family law matters where a party solely owns or has a partnership interest in a business.

I practice in all aspects of family and matrimonial law, including litigation, mediation, and child custody related issues.. I earned my Juris Doctorate from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and graduated with honors from Michigan State University.  I am licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois.. While in law school , I interned for two Wayne County Circuit Court judges in Detroit, Michigan.   I was also highly active in my law school and community, and received a Service Award.. Prior to practicing family (domestic relations) law, I was a litigator at a Chicago-based international law firm where my practice focused on commercial, trade secret and securities litigation, as well as internal investigations on behalf  of public companies.. I am currently involved in several professional and community organizations, including The Big Shoulders Fund, where I serves on the auxiliary board and as a mentor.  I have also tutored youth in the Chicago community through the WITS (Working in the Schools) program and have taught law in high schools through the Street Law program.

Mr. Sevin has successfully litigated issues including maintenance and child support, fraudulent transfer of assets and dissipation claims, valuation and division of assets, adequate compensation and characterization of marital and non-marital assets.. He has successfully represented parties in international and multi-jurisdictional family law litigation, including actions under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA).. Mr. Sevin is an adjunct professor at DePaul University College of Law where he teaches and frequently speaks on various litigation and trial-related matters, including drafting, cross examination, trial strategy and oral argument. He has also completed the intensive family law trial advocacy program of the National Family Law Trial Institute in Houston, Texas.. He has been selected by Super Lawyers magazine as an “Illinois Super Lawyer” in 2019, 2020, and 2021 and an “Illinois Rising Star” from 2011 to 2018. He has been selected by Leading Lawyers Network as an “Emerging Lawyer” in 2016, 2017, and 2020.. Michael was also appointed to the Family Law Section Council for the Illinois State Bar Association for 2020-2021.