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I have extensive successful experience in most areas of litigation, including divorce, family law, personal injury, immigration, bankruptcy and criminal law. I am also a member of the Federal Trial Bar and U.S. Tax Court.. I strive to provide positive results taking into account at all times the client's goals and resources. My first priority is always to determine what the client wants.

T. Paul S. Chawla is the founder and partner at Chawla & Ravani focused on personal injury, transactional, real estate and Mr. Chawla is widely recognized in Chicago for his knowledgeable, compassionate & intuitive aproach to family law. Mr. Chawla combines his broad legal experience with the ability to quickly and efficiently learn the facts and nuances about each case, making him an effective lawyer across a wide spectrum of legal matters. His practice includes and emphasises on alternative dispute resolution and litigation. In addition to his transactional practice, Mr. Chawla also represents individuals and companies in both state and federal court.. Mr. Chawla serves on the Chief Judge of Cook County’s Domestic Relations Committee to Appoint and Screen Child Representatives, is a qualified Child Representative, and serves as an Arbitrator on Fee Disputes. Mr. Chawla has served as a panelist on domestic violence seminars and has lectured on leadership to collegiate and high school students. Mr. Chawla takes pride and is active in numerous not for profit, fraternal and religious organizations. Over the years Mr. Chawla’s memberships include Asian American Bar Association, Indian American Bar Association, Network of Indian Professionals, DuPage County Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Indo American Democratic Organization and the American Bar Association. Mr. Chawla has also served as the General Counsel to the Indian American Medical Association for several years. Mr. Chawla has assisted clients of both Apna Ghar and provided support to several domestic violence shelters. Mr. Chawla served the United States Senate on the Senate Special Committee on Aging as a Congressional Fellow. As a Congressional Fellow, Mr. Chawla worked extensively on researching and drafting proposed legislation to address the healthcare manpower shortages in rural America. Mr. Chawla is licensed to practice in Illinois and the Federal District Court of Northern Illinois.

John E. Remus has been with McCarthy, Callas & Feeney, P.C. since 2014 when he was admitted to the Iowa Bar, he was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2015. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Iowa where he graduated with Distinction. He attended Drake University for his Juris Doctor, graduating with High Honors. While in law school, John clerked for the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Iowa Legal Aid, he also served as the Note Editor for the Drake Law Review.. John’s practice areas include assisting individuals obtain Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits before the Social Security Administration, as well as family law, municipal law, general civil litigation, and criminal defense. John also has a transactional practice which includes real estate, business transactions, and entity formation. John has successfully represented clients on both sides of the Mississippi River and is licensed to practice in the state courts in Iowa and Illinois, as well as the Central District of Illinois Federal Court. John is a member of the Rock Island County Bar Association, Scott County Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, and Iowa Bar Association.

Sarah Gorham practices law in Rock Island, Illinois.  She is licensed in Illinois and Iowa and works in a variety of areas such as family law, including divorce, child custody, child support, guardianship, and adoption matters, civil litigation, personal injury, estate planning, probate, real estate, municipal law, and appeals.  In her spare time, she is involved in the community and coaches a college mock trial team.

With more than 45 years as an attorney, Richard Coffee has extensive family law advocacy experience, including representation on behalf of clients who are current or retired military personnel, clients with matters involving state jurisdictional issues when families relocate, clients with government or private retirement valuation and division issues, and cases involving public education issues.. Prior to engaging in private practice in the MetroEast since 1997, he served as counsel to the Illinois State Board of Education and legal counsel to Illinois public universities.  Richard Coffee is licensed to practice law in the states of Illinois and Missouri and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.. Mr. Coffee received his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law, holds a degree in broadcasting from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Missouri Bar Association, former President of the Monroe County Bar Association, former chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Education Law Section Counsel, has served as a judge for the National Health Law Moot Court Competition sponsored by Southern Illinois University School of Law.

Dustin Maguire is an Attorney and Mediator in Edwardsville. He works directly with his clients from the beginning to the end of their cases. Dustin focuses his practice on assisting family law clients in understanding how the law applies to their situation and providing the insight and information to make well-informed decisions.. Dustin encourages potential clients to avoid litigation within the family whenever possible. He is a firm believer in the mediation process and strives to resolve family issues outside of the courtroom. However, Dustin stands ready and willing to take cases all the way to trial.

Sarah E. Ward is a Partner with Coffee Ward & Bower, LLP.   Sarah Ward has practiced over 15 years in Belleville, Illinois, primarily in the area of family law and has represented families in St. Clair County, Madison County, Monroe County, Clinton County and counties throughout Central and Southern Illinois.  Sarah Ward has extensive family law advocacy experience, including representation on behalf of clients in contested custody and removal matters, as well as those who are current or retired military personnel.. Sarah Ward has presented at legal education seminars in St. Louis on family law topics, represented family law clients in the appellate court, and clerked for the SIU General Counsel’s Office researching and drafting memoranda on labor matters, bankruptcy and housing issues for the University.. Sarah Ward received her Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University School of Law, her Bachelor of Arts from St. Louis University, is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the St. Clair County Bar Association, was selected as a member of the National Order of Barristers, a member of the SIU Law Moot Court Board Appellate Division, and was a student member of the Southern Illinois American Inn of Court.

Andrew Billington is an Associate Attorney at Stange Law Firm, PC based out of the Edwardsville, Illinois office. Andrew is licensed to practice in Illinois and Missouri. Mr. Billington represents clients in all family law cases including divorce, child custody, child support, guardianship, prenuptial agreements, orders of protection, and a variety of other domestic relations matters.. Note: The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.. Andrew Billington is responsible for the content.  Principal place of business 120 South Central Avenue, Suite 450, St. Louis (Clayton), MO 63105.

Natalie Bower is a Partner with Coffee Ward & Bower, LLP and has devoted her practice for over 15 years exclusively to the area of family law.  Natalie Bower’s experience includes advocating for clients in contested and non-contested divorces, establishing parentage (paternity) and parenting rights and responsibilities for non-married parties, litigating initial determinations and modifications of parenting responsibilities, decision-making (custody) and parenting time (visitation, child support and spousal support (maintenance/alimony) matters, as well as handling Orders of Protection, military divorces, jurisdictional disputes, and asset/property and retirement divisions.. Natalie Bower has represented families in St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Clinton and Macoupin Counties as well as other surrounding counties.. Natalie Bower is published in and served on The John Marshall Law Review, assisted indigent clients faced with federal criminal charges as part of the Federal Defender Program in Chicago, and clerked for a federal magistrate judge in the Northern District of Illinois researching and drafting court opinions while in law school.. Natalie Bower received her Juris Doctorate degree from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago and received her Bachelors of Arts degrees in Psychology and French from the University of Missouri-Columbia.  Natalie Bower is a recipient of the Federal Defender Program Board of Trustees Award and was a student member of the Public Interest Law Council.. Natalie Bower is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and the St. Clair County, Monroe County and Madison County Bar Associations.

Anna Feygina is an Associate Attorney in the Belleville office of Stange Law Firm, P.C., and is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Illinois. She has limited her practice to family law, including divorce, child custody, child support, paternity and other family law matters.. Anna Feygina  is responsible for the content.  Principal place of business 120 South Central Avenue, Suite 450, St. Louis (Clayton), MO 63105.. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Neither the Supreme Court of Missouri/Illinois nor The Missouri/Illinois Bar reviews or approves certifying organizations or specialist designations. The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for advice regarding your individual situation. 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 that every case is different and must be judged on its own merits.

Yolanda obtained a Bachelor's of Science in Speech Communication and Criminal Justice from Illinois State University. She earned her Juris Doctorate at Southern Illinois University School of Law. She is a Peoria Native who is very passionate about her work and advocating for her clients. She is a former Staff Attorney of a sizable firm, that handled cases in nine central Illinois counties, where her areas of practice generally included Expungement/Sealing work, Post Criminal Conviction Relief, Family Law, Landlord -Tenant cases, Orders of Protections and Guardianship matters.. In addition, she spent time in a smaller private practice where her primary focus was Family Law, Criminal Defense and Expungement/Sealing cases.. She then moved on as a Litigation Attorney with Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C., where her primary focus was in Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, Expungement/Sealing, Family Law and Estate Planning.. She is now a solo practitioner building her legal practice in the Central Illinois area.. Yolanda is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Peoria County Bar Association where she is an active member and current Chair of the Diversity Committee, general member of Prairie State Legal Services Peoria Campaign for Legal Service, Elite Community Outreach Board member, and general member of the Central Illinois Black Bar Association.. Former board member on the Hult Center for Healthy Living,  former general member of the Tenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee, and former President of the Peoria Area Chapter -ACLU.. 2018 Recipient of the Doers of Deed Award; 2019 Recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum major award; 2021 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year- Peoria County Bar Association; 2023 Peoria Role Model Project Recipient.

Ms. Piper has practiced law in the St. Louis County Metropolitan area where she has exclusively handled family law matters for over 20 years. Ms. Piper currently serves as the Chair of the Family and Juvenile Law Section for the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and the Parenting Coordination and Mediation Committee for the St. Louis County Circuit Court.. She is a member of the Missouri Bar Association. As an attorney, Jennifer has been distinguished by Missouri Lawyers Weekly as a Rising Star, Up and Coming Lawyer; she has been named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2017-2023 in the practice area of Family Law. Ms. Piper also recently received a Woman’s Justice Award from Missouri Lawyers Weekly in 2019 and recognized by Missouri Super Lawyers for 2021-2023.. As a member and Past President of The St. Louis County Bar Association, Ms. Piper is still actively involved in the organization and helps organize Continuing Legal Education Seminars. Jennifer previously served as a member of the 2010 and 2011 inaugural class of Barristers in The Theodore McMillian American Inn of Court.. Ms. Piper was appointed and served on a special committee of the Missouri Bar Association dealing with issues involving juvenile cases and immigration. Ms. Piper was appointed by St. Louis County Circuit Court, Judge Burton to serve on a special committee to improve the Family Court of St. Louis County that developed and implemented new local rules and procedures. Ms. Piper served on the Board of Directors for Caring for Kids, an organization developed and designed to provide essential resources to meet the urgent needs of children in foster care in St. Louis County. Certified as a Guardian Ad Litem, Ms. Piper is regularly appointed to represent and protect children by Judges and Commissioners in St. Louis County and St. Louis City. Ms. Piper volunteers as a Guardian Ad Litem for the St. Louis County Domestic Violence Court Docket. Ms. Piper is certified as a Mediator for civil and family law matters. Ms. Piper is also a certified Parenting Coordinator and is regularly appointed by the Court to assist families with the most difficult custody matters.