Family lawyers in Illinois Laura Presto to Matthew Goldie

Firm: Grund & Leavitt P.C.

600 Central Ave Ste 248 , Highland Park , Illinois 60035

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Casteel Law, LLC

100 N. Chestnut St., Ste. 230 , Champaign , Illinois 61820

Practice Areas: Family

Marie J. Casteel has been practicing family law for over a decade, providng families with representation that they can trust.. Marie has worked professionally with children and families for over 15 years. Her practice has primarily focused on family law work that includes dissolution of marriage, allocation of parental rights and responsibilities (child custody), child support, maintenance, orders of protection, and adoptions. She works closely with families to represent their interests and achieve equitable results – financially, and in the best interests her clients and their children.

Firm: O'Flaherty Law

1515 Legacy Circle , Naperville , Illinois 60563

Practice Areas: Family

Matthew Dorich is based out of our Naperville office, where he practices a variety of areas of law including: Family Law, Divorce, Estate Planning, Creditor Negotiations, and Evictions. He handles cases throughout Cook County and other collar counties.. Mr. Dorich began his career in 2014 at a Chicago-based firm focusing on real estate, mortgage foreclosure defense, and civil litigation. He remained with this office for two years, raising to the position of Senior Associate, before accepting a position at a new firm focusing on Debtor’s Rights. During his time practicing law, Mr. Dorich has routinely handled bench trials, motion hearings, and other contested matters. His experience makes him ideally suited to handle cases with property issues and outstanding debts. In his most recent position, Mr. Dorich worked for a mid-size family law firm based out of Orland Park. He gained substantial expierence in all facets of Domestic Relations and is ready assist you in any way possible.. Mr. Dorich joined O'Flaherty Law in 2020 as an associate attorney. He graduated from Northern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in 2011 and thereafter received his Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in 2014.

Firm: Allison & Mosby-Scott

210 1/2 N. Williamsburg Dr. , Bloomington , Illinois 61704

Practice Areas: Family

I was born and raised in Bloomington and graduated from Illinois State University in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish. In 2007 I received a Master’s of Arts degree in Spanish from Illinois State University. In 2012 I graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law. My career began as an attorney in McLean County litigating creditor’s rights and criminal defense matters. I have also practiced as an assistant Public Defender in Macon County handling criminal defense cases as well as juvenile abuse and neglect cases.. In my free time I enjoy fishing, playing guitar and spending time with my wife.

270 Center Drive , Vernon Hills , Illinois 60061

Practice Areas: Family

Ms. Hassani is devoted to helping her clients set realistic, practical, and carefully chosen goals early in their case. She will provide a sympathetic ear and nonjudgmental guidance. Her goal is to help clients feel comfortable talking about the sensitive issues often involved in difficult legal matters. Maryam understands that her clients are dealing with one of the most overwhelming times of their lives. She will do what is necessary to help you protect her clients interests.. Ms. Hassani has obtained her J.D. with a Concentration in Health Care from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. In addition, Maryam has an M.B.A. with a Concentration in Management from Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business. She has also earned an Honors Bachelor of Science (with Distinction) in Psychology, from the University of Toronto, in Canada.. Maryam is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Indiana. Lastly, Maryam has lived in three different countries and speaks three languages: English, French and Persian (Farsi). As such, Maryam offers her clients a unique global perspective.

Firm: Coblitz & Willis

161 N. Clark., Suite 4700 , Oak Park , Illinois 60301

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Aldrich & Siedlarz Law, P.C.

2200 S. Main St. , Lombard , Illinois 60148

Practice Areas: Family

Marlene E. Siedlarz received her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law. She also holds a degree in Political Science, cum laude and with high departmental distinction from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  While obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Ms. Siedlarz also received minors in History and Women’s Studies. While in law school at the University of Illinois College of Law, Ms. Siedlarz served as the vice president of the International Law Society and was a member of the Myra Bradwell Association of Women Law Students. She also participated in the Prisoners' Rights Research Project and was a teaching assistant for the International Human Rights Clinic during her final year of law school. Marlene also served as 1L orientation leader and as LLM peer adviser. She was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the CALI Excellence for the Future Award during her second year. Ms. Siedlarz was also a volunteer and is a certified counselor for the Rape Crisis Services, a not-for-profit organization addressing the needs of assaulted individuals. Upon graduation from law school, Ms. Siedlarz joined an international consulting firm of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as a tax consultant. She practiced in the area of inter-state taxation. While at Deloitte, Marlene also worked with members of other groups including the Sales and Use Tax group. She was also involved in a number of projects with the Creative Tax Solutions group, where she worked on a project creating state tax incentives for small business. Marlene was also a member of the Diversity and Mentoring Committees.  Following Deloitte, Marlene completed research projects with the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law. At the Center, Marlene provided pro bono assistance to low income and vulnerable populations. She was involved in a number of high profile cases, such as Zheng v. Gonzales, which was covered by the New York Times. Marlene was also part of a group that won asylum for a young Iraqi woman seeking refuge in the United States. Marlene also worked with LLM students and participated in a project on amending the U.S. Criminal Code. Since 2007 Ms. Siedlarz has been practicing in the area of matrimonial law, representing clients in all aspects of family law, including dissolution of marriage proceedings, custody, child support, orders of protection, division of marital assets, post and pre nuptial agreements, grandparents’ visitation rights as well as maintenance and division of retirement accounts.  She is a compassionate attorney who takes time to get to know her clients on a personal basis in order to achieve the best possible outcome in their cases.  Attorney Marlene Siedlarz is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and she also speaks fluent Polish.

Firm: The Law Offices of Andrew Nickel, LLC

651 Prairie Pointe Dr. , Yorkville , Illinois 60560

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Drendel & Jansons Law Group

111 Flinn St , Batavia , Illinois 60510

Practice Areas: Family

I regularly represent clients in Kane, Kendall, DuPage, WIll , and DeKalb Counties. On occasion, I have been retained under special circumstances to represent out of state clients in special, high profile or hotly contested matters.. I have extensive trial experience, and am wllling to aggressively advocate for you, all the way to a trial , if you so choose.. My strengths are as a communicator, strategist, and advocate, I discuss issues with my clients thoroughly, and actively listen to their desires and goals. I feel that good and frequent communication is one of the keys to success in court and to client satisfaction. I will use my experience to evaluate your case and lay out strategies for success.

Firm: Katz, Goldstein & Warren FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS

2345 Waukegan Road Suite 150 , Bannockburn , Illinois 60015

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Conniff & Keleher, LLC

224 South Marion Street , Oak Park , Illinois 60302

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Pucher & Ranucci, P.C.

4320 Winfield Road , Warrenville , Illinois 60555

Practice Areas: Family

Maggie is an experienced attorney who focuses her practice in Family Law and Estate Planning.  She is highly regarded in the legal community due to her professional integrity and remarkable oral advocacy skills.  Maggie received undergraduate degrees in both Criminal Justice and Psychology.  Her background in psychology makes her uniquely qualified in her areas of focus, allowing her to cater to the emotional and mental needs of her clients, particularly those involved in family law matters.. She has exceptional communication skills that translate not only with her clients but opposing counsels as well.  Her ability to communicate openly and honestly has lead to an astounding settlement record, reducing fees for her clients considerably.  That being said, when litigation is necessary, she does not shy away from assertively advocating for her clients.

Firm: DiGiacaomo & Somers, LLC

191 Waukegan Road , Northfield , Illinois 60093

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Kavanagh Grumley and Gorbold

111 N Ottawa St , Joliet , Illinois 60432

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC

1737 S. Naperville Road , Wheaton , Illinois 60189

Practice Areas: Family

Lindsay C. Stella represents individuals in all aspects of family law including negotiation of prenuptial agreements and postnuptial agreements, distribution of assets, adoptions, child custody and parenting time disputes, child support and maintenance issues, civil unions, guardianship issues, complex issues in valuation of business interests, post-decree issues, paternity cases, and other matrimonial and family law related matters and proceedings.. Ms. Stella has been named by Illinois Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for three years in a row. She also earned the National Academy of Family Law Attorney’s prestigious award naming her one of the Top Ten Attorneys in Family Law Under 40 Nationally in 2014.  Ms. Stella maintains a 10.0 Superb rating on Avvo for client satisfaction and also earned the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys Ten Best Under 40 for Client Satisfaction in Illinois for 2014.. While in law school, Ms. Stella maintained herself on the Dean’s List and competed in Moot Court Competitions, earning a place in the semi-finals. Ms. Stella completed her 711 Internship at the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office where she continued to sharpen her litigation skills. She graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan in January of 2010 with a Concentration in Litigation.. Ms. Stella received her undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2006 with a major in English and a double minor in Political Science and Women’s Studies. During her time, she maintained herself on the Dean’s List and Honor Roll. She was also an active member of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Society, Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society, and Sigma Alpha Lambda a National Leadership and Honors Society.. Currently, Ms. Stella holds the position of Second Vice President for the DuPage Justinian Society of Lawyers who is responsible for annual fundraising for Ronald McDonald House Charities and assisted substantially in donating money for the Winfield location.  She was also appointed in 2012 to the Illinois State Bar Association’s Standing Committee for Women and the Law by the President of the ISBA and again appointed in 2014 to the Illinois State Bar Association’s Family Law Committee where she assisted in drafting the new Family Law legislation.. She is an active member of the DuPage County Bar Association and the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers.. Ms. Stella lives in Naperville with her husband Reed, and their two young sons, Jack and Ryan.

Firm: Coblitz & Willis

161 N. Clark , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Family

I was born in Wisconsin and have lived in Chicago since the 1970s.. I graduated the University of Wisconsin and then I worked in the area of child abuse for eight years for the department of Children and Family Services before I decided to go to law school.. I worked as an attorney for the Legal Aid bureau in Chicago, doing divorce and providing services for an underserviced population from 1990 to 1995.. In 1995, Marta and I decided to open up our own practice. Since that time, Marta and I have had the practice. We now have an office at 161 N. Clark, #4700 in Chicago and an office at 1000 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.. I am also certified as a Mediator and am on the Mediator List for Judges to refer cases to.

Firm: Linda S. Groezinger, Attorney at Law

411 Hamilton Blvd , Peoria , Illinois 61602

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Beermann LLP

161 North Clark Street , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Family

Leonidas L. Bezanis II focuses his practice in Family Law Litigation. Mr. Bezanis earned his law degree from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois, where he was admitted with a scholarship for his academic achievements. Prior to his admission to the Illinois Bar, Mr. Bezanis spent numerous semesters clerking for the Felony Trial Division of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, utilizing his 711 License to assist in the litigation of a myriad of criminal cases.. Following his experience with the State, Mr. Bezanis worked as a Judicial Extern to Cook County Circuit Judge James N. O’Hara. Mr. Bezanis’s duties included assisting with the management of a courtroom portfolio of more than 1400 cases as well as authoring draft opinions, legal memoranda and statements of issues regarding Illinois state tort claims.. Mr. Bezanis spent his final year of law school clerking at Beermann LLP, one of the most prestigious litigation firms in the state of Illinois. Immediately following his admission to the Illinois Bar, Mr. Bezanis was brought on as an attorney by the Beermann firm, where he assisted in the litigation and settlement of numerous issues for high profile clientele. It is at the Beermann firm that Mr. Bezanis was groomed to be a fierce advocate for his clients, no matter the odds.. Although Mr. Bezanis considers himself the most ferocious advocate for his clients, he has an equal level of compassion that allows him to understand his client’s needs on a personal level and on a case by case basis. Mr. Bezanis’s passion for helping people overcome difficult situations was realized well in advance of his legal career. For several years during his undergraduate career, Mr. Bezanis sat as President of a non-profit organization where his Administrative Board and he oversaw day to day operations, including the planning of numerous charitable events, raising thousands of dollars for the organization’s national philanthropy, St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital.

Firm: Winters Family Law LLP

33 N. Dearborn Street , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Family

My name is Lena Goretsky Winters and I am the principal of Winters Family Law Firm where I practice family law exclusively. I am also an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University School of Law, where I teach Introduction to Trial Advocacy at the Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy  I instruct Northwestern JD and LLM students from all over the world how to present a case in the most effective manner to a judge or a jury in an American courtroom. Prior to founding Winters Family Law Firm and becoming an adjunct professor, I practiced family law and criminal defense law in Chicago’s premiere law firms. I have become familiar with state and federal courts and have successfully litigated custody disputes, high stakes divorce cases and white color criminal cases in front of judges and juries. I graduated from Northwestern University School of law in 2003 and received a Masters degree in Linguistics from Northwestern University in 2000. I am originally from Kiev, Ukraine and I am fluent in Russian and have a good command of Spanish.

Firm: Law Office of Matthew T. Goldie

525 Tyler Rd. , Saint Charles , Illinois 60174

Practice Areas: Family