Family lawyers in Illinois Leon I. to Maggie Pucher

Firm: Berger Schatz

161 North Clark Street   2800  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Divorce,Domestic Partnership,Family

Firm: DiGiacaomo & Somers, LLC

191 Waukegan Road , Northfield , Illinois 60093

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: M. Allyson Misevich, P.C.

1236 S Alpine Rd   L1 , Rockford , Illinois 61108

Practice Areas: Adoption,Banking & Finance,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Divorce,Family ,Trusts,Wills

Firm: Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC

1737 South Naperville Road Suite 100 , Wheaton , Illinois 60189

Practice Areas: Real Estate , Family, Family, Family

For the last ten years, I have concentrated my practice exclusively in the area of family law. This area, of course, encompasses a wide variety of legal issues, including custody, child support, maintenance, property distribution, etc. In addition, I am certified to represent children as a Guardian ad Litem, Child's Representative, Attorney for Child in difficult family law cases. Finally, as more non-traditional methods of dispute resolution become popular, I have become a licensed and certified mediator and licensed by the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois.

Firm: Conniff & Keleher, LLC

224 S. Marion Street , Oak Park , Illinois 60302

Practice Areas: Adoption, Arbitration & Mediation, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Divorce, Estate Planning, Family , Family, Family, Family

Lyn is a skilled and knowledgeable attorney with over 30 years of experience in family law. In the first four years of Lyn's legal career, she practiced as a corporate and securities law attorney before devoting her practice to family law. Lyn commenced her training in Collaborative Law Practice in 2002 and, since that time has attended additional and extensive trainings throughout the United States and Australia. Over the past fourteen years, Lyn has represented many clients in the Collaborative Law Process to help them explore creative solutions as they transition from one household to two households.. Lyn has worked with clients on a wide range of family law issues, and she has helped to resolve difficult situations with innovative techniques and a commitment to open discussions between parties. Lyn is dedicated to finding a personalized solution for each client because she understands that each situation is unique.. Lyn combines her experience and skill with compassion and an instinct for understanding a family’s needs and interests.  Where there are children involved, Lyn’s focus is on the best interests of the children.

Firm: Kazmar Feely LLC

200 S. Wacker , Chicago , Illinois 60611

Practice Areas: Family , Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation

For the last 20 years, my practice has been exclusive to divorce and family law cases. I resolve the majority cases without litigation.. I routinely navigate complex child custody matters, both inside and outside of the courtroom setting. I address a range of custody issues, including unique custody arrangements/agreements, parental alienation concerns, restricting parental responsibilities, dealing with a narcissistic parent and relocation cases. I customarily work with child psychologists and custody evaluators, and am highly proficient with relevant psychological literature that I draw upon in representing my clients.. I have extensive knowledge of financial principles applicable to divorce, enabling superior asset/liability allocation, discovery of hidden income/assets, optimal tax allocation and support payment litigation. Examples of specific contexts include litigation involving:• Appraisal of Residential and Commercial Real Estate• Valuation of Closely Held Companies• Forensic Accounting and/or Tracing• Analysis of Diverse, Complex and/or Prodigious Classes of Assets/Liabilities• Arguments Regarding Upward/Downward Deviation from Guideline Support• Determination of True and Actual Income. I have been recognized with numerous awards regarding professional excellence in the field of matrimonial law. I am a multi year recipient of the Avvo Client Choice Award and my firm has been recoginzed as a Top 10 Law Firm for Client Satisfaction (American Institute of Family Law Attorneys). In 2022, I was granted the Elite Lawyer designation in the area of Family Law.. Most of my referrals come from former clients, which is something I'm extremely proud of.

Firm: Pignatelli, Liston & Mertes, P. C.

Canal Plaza Office Ctr   102 E Route 30 , Rock Falls , Illinois 61071

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense ,Family ,Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury,Professional Malpractice,Workers Compensation

Firm: Main Office: Lorraine M. Greenberg, Attorney at Law

180 N. LaSalle Street , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Family , Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

I love baseball, boxers and bankruptcy.  And not necessarily in that order.  I fell into the practice of bankruptcy law years and years ago, and it has been a perfect match for me.  I love getting rid of debts, and helping folks get back on track with their financial lives.  It gives me great pleasure to wipe out credit card debts and even the IRS debts.  I fell into the perfect job for me.. After years and years of Cub fan futilism, I made the switch to the White Sox.  In time for the 2005 World Series, so that was great.  Now i feel the Cubs calling me back, and am feeling White Sox futilism.....it may be too late for me to switch back.  We will see.  But I love baseball and am a huge fan.  Period.. Boxers too.  I love my Boxer male, but he passed away about two years ago. I want him back.  That's futile too.  I miss taking him to work with me.  I think i am almost ready for another. Hopefully soon.

Firm: Law Office of Lori D. Ecker

180 N. LaSalle Street Suite 3700 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Americans with Disabilities Act, Contracts, Discrimination, Employment & Labor , Family , Labor , Mediation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Employment & Labor

Practice Dedicated Exclusively to Employment Law on Behalf of Employees.. Lori is an experienced trial attorney practicing since 1982. She is an arbitrator and mediator of employment disputes and represents employees in cases arising under local, state, and federal antidiscrimination laws and in matters involving the Family and Medical Leave Act, noncompete agreements, severance agreements, employment contracts and employment torts.. Ms. Ecker has litigated over 100 cases, but much of her time is spent in alternative dispute resolution of employment cases as an advocate and also as a mediator and arbitrator. Ms. Ecker is a member of the Association of Attorney-Mediators. She received her formal training as a mediator with the DePaul University Mediation Training Certificate Course. She is listed as a court-certified mediator for the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Court-Annexed Major Case Civil Mediation Program, and she is listed on the American Arbitration Association’s National Employment Arbitration Roster.. Ms. Ecker is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation. She is listed in Who’s Who in American Law and Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. She was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, as an Illinois Super Lawyer, a Leading Illinois Attorney, and a member of the Leading Lawyers Network. Ms. Ecker is often interviewed as an authority on employment law by national and regional media, such as Fortune Magazine, CBS Chicago, WMAQ-AM, WBEZ-FM, and the Chicago Tribune. A frequent lecturer, Ms. Ecker has spoken and written on a wide variety of employment law topics, including mediation, arbitration, litigation strategy, employment torts, sexual harassment, sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination, age discrimination, leaves of absence, and retaliation.. A graduate of Lake Forest College, Ms. Ecker received her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. She is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois, the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois and the Northern District of Indiana. She is a member of the U.S. District Court Trial Bar.. Ms. Ecker is Employee Co-Chair of the Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the ABA’s Section of Labor and Employment Law. She is a Co-Chair of the Section’s Membership Development Committee, a member of both the National Employment Lawyers Association and its local affiliate, NELA/Illinois, of which she is a past President and a founding Executive Board Member; a past member of the Labor & Employment Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association; and a member of the Chicago Bar Association, for which she served as Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Committee during the 1997-98 bar year. Ms. Ecker is also a member of WPATH.

Firm: Ariano, Hardy, Ritt, Nyuli, Richmond, Lytle & Goettel

American Community Bank & Trust , Huntley , Illinois 60142

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation, Family , Family, 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: Kavanagh Grumley and Gorbold

111 N Ottawa St , Joliet , Illinois 60432

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Lisa A. Copland, P.C.

35 East Wacker Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Civil , Family , Family

I have practiced law in Illinois for my entire career and focused primariy on real estate law, family law, probate and civil litigation.  I am a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law and earned my undergraduate degree from Princeton University.. Our firm provides quality and efficient legal representation in Cook, Will, Lake and DuPage Counties.  With over 30 years of litigation experience under our belt, we are comprised of aggressive, intelligent attorneys who have practiced in both public and private sectors of the law.. Watch me discuss Omaha's 2005 murder spree:

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. Kagan

Monadnock Building   53 West Jackson Boulevard I , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Civil ,Domestic Partnership,Family ,Immigration & Naturalization ,Real Estate

Firm: Linda S. Groezinger, Attorney at Law

411 Hamilton Blvd , Peoria , Illinois 61602

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Serrano Hanson, Attorneys and Counselors at Law A Professional Liability Company

Attorneys at Law , Geneva , Illinois 60134

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , Family , Housing , Traffic Violations, Wills, Child Custody, Child Custody

Dedicated and Compassionate Family Law Attorney Handling All Legal Matters Related to Adoption, Divorce & Paternity. As an Illinois family attorney practicing in the western suburbs located within DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties, Lidia E. Serrano has helped hundreds of clients understand and navigate through difficult legal issues in adoption, divorce or paternity cases. As your attorney, Ms. Serrano will guide you through every step of your case and enable you to make well-informed decisions in your case.. While Ms. Serrano enjoys zealously advocating for her clients, Ms. Serrano also enjoys facilitating resolution of conflicts between the parties via mediation, advocating for the best interests of the children as guardian ad litem, helping families establish guardianship's for children or disabled adults, and helping families with estate planning through drafting of wills and simply trusts.. Lidia E. Serrano provides each client with the personalized attention they need and deserve and handles every aspect of her cases, from the original intake through trial.. Ms. Serrano is fluent in Spanish. Ms. Serrano is familiar with Hispanic costumes and traditions and how they affect impact the decisions of her Hispanic clients. Ms. Serrano has worked with the Hispanic community since she began her practice and continues to be one of a handful of Spanish speaking attorneys in the counties she practices in.

Firm: Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving

19 S La Salle St Ste 1500 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Corporate , Domestic Partnership, Insurance , Personal Injury, Real Estate , 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.