Firm: Blake Law Group, P.C.
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Premier Family Law, P.C.
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Law Office of James A. Podgorny
Practice Areas: Family
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:
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Firm: Women's Divorce & Family Law Group By Haid & Teich, LLP
Practice Areas: Family
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.
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Firm: Kavanagh, Grumley & Gorbold, LLC
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd.
Practice Areas: Family
James C. Nieland has practiced law in Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, accomplishing extensive legal successes in the areas of family law and business litigation. Mr. Nieland has successfully represented clients in extremely complex and sophisticated family law matters, including divorce and child custody, throughout his legal career. He has a winning track record representing parties in dissolution of marriage actions where the correct identification and distribution of marital property was at risk, and in defending fathers being prosecuted in support enforcement actions by state authorities. His tenacious representation of clients at the appellate level on issues involving custody modification to permit out-of-state removal, and termination of parental rights, has made him greatly respected by his peers. While practicing law in Nebraska, courts there appointed Mr. Nieland as an attorney and guardian ad litem in many life-altering cases involving child abuse and neglect, given his passion for safeguarding children.. Notably, while practicing in his native Iowa, Mr. Nieland prepared a persuasive and successful pre-trial brief in a highly complex case resulting in his client being awarded a $10 million verdict that the Iowa Supreme Court sustained on appeal.Additionally, Mr. Nieland is dedicated to volunteer service beyond the legal profession, by serving on the board of directors of a local Nebraska chapter of the American Red Cross. There, he oversaw relief efforts to assist individuals, families and businesses in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa devastated by extensive flooding of the Missouri River in 2011.. Mr. Nieland obtained his Juris Doctor from the College of Law at the University of Iowa and served as a distinguished editor of its international law journal, Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems. Before his appointment as editor, Mr. Nieland published Executive Suspension of National Elections: Sacrificing an American Dream to Avoid a Spanish Nightmare?, 15 Transnat’l L. & Contemp. Probs. 389 (Fall 2005). He further served as a student member of the College of Law’s Academic Standard of Review Committee.Prior to law school, Mr. Nieland obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Knox College, where he majored in English and Spanish
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Firm: Law Office of Jason R. Mercure
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd.
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Law Office of Jean Fletcher
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Law Offices of Jean Conde PC
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Land of Lincoln, Legal Assistance Foundation, Incorporated
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: O'Brien & Somer
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: James J. Martin - Attorney At Law
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Delano Law Offices
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Wham & Wham
Practice Areas: Family
Contact: (618) 532-5621
Firm: Ellingson Law Office
Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: Freeman Law Office
Practice Areas: Family
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Practice Areas: Family
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Firm: James W. Kelley
Practice Areas: Family
Contact: (618) 443-3091
Firm: Scott & Scott, P.C.
Practice Areas: Family
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