Illinois Lawyers Megan McAlister to Melissa Kuffel

Firm: McAlister Law, Ltd.

1381 N. Western Ave , Lake Forest , Illinois 60045

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation

As an accomplished Matrimonial and Family Law practitioner, Ms. McAlister understands that her clients are real people facing emotionally challenging decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. She is an experienced litigator known for her tenacity in the courtroom, yet she is accessible and sensitive to her clients throughout case proceedings.. Ms. McAlister is skilled in handling divorces involving substantial assets and complex estates, including the identification and valuation of real estate, securities, business interests, retirement funds, pension plans, tax shelters, overseas accounts, stock options, trusts, and other sources of wealth.. Ms. McAlister has over 10 years of experience representing clients in all areas of family law, dispute resolution, and litigation. Areas of expertise include divorce, allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time/child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support, prenuptial/postnuptial agreements, equitable distribution, and separation and settlement agreements. We also handle complex financial issues, matters involving corporate valuations, non-marital tracing, asset protection, and grandparent visitation.

Firm: Kreisler Law, PC

2846A North Milwaukee Avenue , Chicago , Illinois 60618

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy & Debt

Admitted to practice in the State Courts of Illinois and Indiana as well as the Federal Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and both the Northern and Southern District of Indiana.  Also admitted to practice before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.. The focus of my practice is to assist consumers with obtaining relief under the various chapters of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which I find incredibly rewarding.  We are a small firm and I have the luxury of spending a lot of quality time with my clients to help them feel more comfortable while they may be going through an unpleasant period of time in their lives. My firm takes great pride in providing individual, personal service to all of our clients.. I also accept a variety of other types of cases and very much enjoy Appellate Practice.

Firm: Hoogendoorn and Talbot

122 South Michigan Avenue 1220  6 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Estate Planning,Probate

Firm: Wakenight & Associates, PC

1144 Lake St., Ste. 206 , oak park , Illinois 60301

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Melissa S. Fish earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana in 2006 and in 2007 she started the study of law at John Marshall Law School not at all certain what direction those studies might take her. In her second year of law school, however, Melissa took a Family Law Course as an elective and the uncertainty was over. Melissa aced the class and earned the 2009 Family Law CALI award given to that student who does the best in the class. Melissa, thereafter, pursued her interest by working with the Cook County Office of Public Guardian where she represented and fought for abused and neglected children. She also worked at the Domestic Violence Clinic at 555 W. Harrison where she encountered the type of high conflict situations that persuade many attorneys to pursue other areas of practice. She further honed her courtroom skills by working for the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office where, as a 711 licensee, she appeared in Court regularly. In 2010 Melissa graduated from John Marshall Law School.. After starting her family law career with a small family law firm in the northern suburbs, in 2011 Melissa was hired by the Divorce and Family Law Offices of Wakenight & Associates, P.C. in Oak Park. Just as she demonstrated in that first family law class Melissa immediately took to her new position and responsibilities with a flourish. She has excelled in her representation of her divorce and family law clients in and out of the courtroom to quickly establish herself as the top Associate Attorney in the Oak Park Office. She provides her clients with the counsel and communications they require, takes command of the legal issues in the case andpresents the Court with the concise exact analysis and evidence that the Court expects from an attorney such as Melissa, who has devoted her career to the practice of divorce and family law.

Firm: Law Offices of Jonathan Merel, P.C.

440 W Randolph St. , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Firm: Novack and Macey LLP

100 North Riverside Plaza , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil

107 W Boughton Rd. , Bolingbrook , Illinois 60440

Practice Areas: Family

With over more than 10 years of experience in civil litigation, Melisa is a well rounded attorney with a strong legal background and excellent communication and negotiation skills. She is passionately committed to the defense of individual rights and dedicates part of her time to voluntary/pro bono work for minorities. As In House Counsel for Subway Restaurants, she oversaw the company's legal department and closely worked with upper management. Melisa has also worked as a solo practitioner specializing in litigation in different matters, including family law, labor and employment, immigration and general civil litigation and consulting, before administrative agencies such as the EEOC and before state and federal courts. She offers seminars and training to non profit organizations, small and large companies and goverment agencies regarding labor and employment policies. Melisa also provides counseling to startups for talent acquisition, immigration status and tax incentive strategies. Melisa is currently working as an attorney in a private law firm in Chicago, Illinois and her practice areas include: family law, insurance defense, personal injury and civil litigation.

Firm: The Barclay Law Group, P.C.

3525 S King Dr , Chicago , Illinois 60653

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Rapoport Law Offices, PC

20 N Clark , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

I am a litigation associate at Rapoport Law Offices pecializing in personal injury cases including construction negligence, products liability, medical malpractice, premises liability and trucking liability. I have extensive courtroom experience and have tried numerous cases to verdict - all of which have resulted in positive outcomes for my clients.. I am actively involved in the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association where I am a founding chair of the ITLA Young Lawyers Division.  Additionally, I am a member of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois and currently serve as an editor of the WBAI Newsletter.. I was named a 2014, 2015 and 2016 Illinois Super Lawyer Rising Star - a distinction that is limited to 2.5% of attorneys in the state. I was also named a 2015 Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers Magazine.

Firm: My Closing Lawyers

200 E. Fifth Ave. , Naperville , Illinois 60563

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Firm: Johnson, Johnson & Nolan

11 S. High St. , Belleville , Illinois 62220

Practice Areas: Family

Megan M. Nolan, born in 1983 in Belleville, Illinois, is an experienced attorney admitted to the Missouri Bar in 2009 and the Illinois Bar in 2010. She earned her J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2009, focusing on Civil Litigation. Ms. Nolan's practice encompasses various areas, including Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody, Adoption, Paternity, Probate Estates and Guardianship, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Contract Disputes, and Litigation. She graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Psychology from Murray State University in 2006. Megan Nolan is an active member of professional associations such as the Illinois State Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division Section Member), St. Clair County Bar Association, and Missouri Bar Association. Her past employment includes roles at Stange Law Firm, P.C, Blake Law Group, P.C, Klar, Izsak & Stenger, LLC, and Goldenhersh & Goldenhersh, PC.

Firm: Rubin Law, A Professional Corporation

1110 W Lake Cook Rd Ste 165 , Buffalo Grove , Illinois 60089

Practice Areas: Guardianship

Firm: Hirsch Law Group

517 DeKalb Ave. , Sycamore , Illinois 60178

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

I have been an attorney for just over twenty years, all spent practicing criminal law. The first thirteen years of my career were spent as an Assistant State's Attorney in the Cook County State's Attorney's office. During my years as a prosecutor, I became familiar not only with how the ciminal justice system operates, but also how police departments, and the police themselves, operate. This knowledge has served me well in the seven years since that I have been defending clients charged with crimes from speeding to murder. During my career, I have tried hundreds of cases, both in front of judges and juries, and have litigated many, many motions defending my clients' Constitutional rights.  I have gained aquittals for my clients in such cases as driving under the influence of alcohol, firearms offenses, drug offenses, and others.. I was born and raised in Chicago and still reside in the city. When I am not working, I enjoy working with animals and foster and volunteer for the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago.

Firm: Seidman Margulis & Fairman, LLP

20 S Clark St Ste 700 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Civil , Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Personal Injury

Melanie K. Fairman practices in all areas of personal injury law on behalf of plaintiffs, with an emphasis on medical malpractice, products liability, vehicular collisions and general negligence.  One hundred percent of her practice is devoted to litigation, including both trial and appellate work.

Firm: Melanie Caspi

2801 Lakeside Dr , Bannockburn , Illinois 60015

Practice Areas: Family

200 N. Lasalle St., 30th Floor , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: General Practice, Family

Meighan Harmon focuses on complex family law cases involving the distribution of multi-million dollar estates and represents successful business professionals and their spouses from a variety of industries, as well as individuals with multi-generational wealth. Meighan is a versatile attorney who provides her clients a wide range of options for resolving their disputes.  She is an experienced litigator who can be fierce in the courtroom, but she is also a trained collaborative lawyer and a family law mediator who can devise creative solutions and amicably settle even the toughest of cases. No two divorces are the same, and Meighan possesses the skills necessary to provide the right solution for each unique situation.Not only does Meighan assist her clients in dissolving their marriages, but she also encourages them to be future focused.  She believes divorce offers clients a unique opportunity to build a positive future for themselves, complete with financial and emotional security.  To this end, she provides her clients with the tools necessary to help them construct a solid foundation on which to navigate their new lives.   For Meighan’s clients, divorce can be a spring board to reinventing themselves.Meighan is part of an elite group of leaders in family law. In 2011, she was elected by her peers to be President of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  In 2016, Super Lawyers named Meighan as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Illinois, and she has since been named in Best Lawyers in America, Leading Lawyers Network, and Illinois Super Lawyers.  A frequent lecturer on family law topics, she is also a published author, having assisted in the researching and drafting of the book Problems in Family Law.  She also co-authors a chapter for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education titled Unique Employee Benefits:  Stock Options, ESOPs, Etc and published articles in the Matrimonial Strategist, the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, The Family Advocate, and other publications.

Firm: Mehta Law Group

121 West Wacker Dr , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Divorce & Family, Business

Firm: Ledebuhr Law

2 N. Riverside Plaza , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Johnson, Westra, Broecker, Whittaker, & Newitt, P.C.

380 S Schmale Rd Ste 102 , Carol Stream , Illinois 60188

Practice Areas: Family

Megan is a long time resident of DuPage County, having graduated from St. Francis High School, in Wheaton, Illinois. She attended the University of Arizona, where she majored in Political Science. During her undergraduate studies, she received honors such as the Academic Award of Distinction and initiation into Pi Sigma Alpha, a political science honorary.  Megan was also selected for a legislative internship with U.S. Senator Jon Kyl.  Additionally, she was active in College Republicans and the Catholic Newman Center Club.. At Michigan State University College of Law, Megan made the Dean’s List.   As a student clinician for the Housing Law Clinic, she represented low income clients with complex landlord-tenant and foreclosure issues.  She was a research assistant for Professor Brian Gilmore, head of the Housing Law Clinic. While at law school, she also participated in clubs such as the Christian Law Society and the Federalist Society.. During an internship with the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office, she worked in the DUI courtroom, representing the State of Illinois pursuant to IL Sup. Ct. Rule 711.. Megan is a certified Guardian ad Litem in DuPage County for Family Law and Probate. As a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, the DuPage County Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association, she is an active member of the legal community.  Her husband, Brandon, is also an attorney. They are active members of St. Michael’s Parish and St. Daniel's Parish in Wheaton. They volunteer for non-profit organizations such as the ALS Association (Chicago Chapter). Megan is also fluent in American Sign Language.

Firm: Kuffel Law, LLC

400 KNOLL STREET SUITE B , WHEATON , Illinois 60187

Practice Areas: Divorce, Child Custody, Child Abuse, Family, Child Support, Adoption, Guardianship, Divorce & Separation

I have a distinct background from working at the Cook County Public Guardian's Office representing abused and neglected children for 7 years, which gives me an edge over many other fellow family law attorneys. I honed my litigation skills fighting state's attorney's and public defenders every single day in court.   That experience also lead to my nomination as the Chair of the Children's Advocacy Section in DuPage and to many GAL appointments around the area.  I pride myself on being the go-to attorney in the area for DCFS cases, child custody, guardianship and adoption cases.  Notwithstanding my zealous advocacy in the courtroom, I value your money and your time and I do everything in my power to avoid unnecessary drama and keep your legal fees down. Call today to set up a consult.