Firm: Helen Ashford Attorney At Law
8525 S Stony Island Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60617
Practice Areas: Family
Helen Ashford is a managing partner at Luckett & Ashford. She counsels clients on a wide range of family law-related matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, maintenance, visitation/parenting time, property division, parentage, contempt and enforcement proceedings, legal separation, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, domestic violence and financial planning. She has recently represented spouses of sports and entertainment figures in multi-million dollar disputes involving child custody, complex financial matters and other issues related to divorce. Helen has been successful in obtaining visitation for grandparents, representing clients in same-sex divorce and representing clients in nontraditional family situations.. Helen is a compassionate attorney who is sensitive to the emotions involved in family law matters. She focuses on providing common sense solutions in lieu of expensive, long-lasting litigation, while providing aggressive, uncompromising representation. In addition to family law, Helen serves as an administrative law judge for Chicago Public Schools and several charter schools in the City of Chicago. She is currently an adjunct professor at City Colleges of Chicago where she lectures on a wide range of legal topics.. Helen received her law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University and her undergraduate degree from Alabama A&M University, where she was a member of the Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society.
Firm: Women's Divorce & Family Law Group By Haid & Teich, LLP
233 S Wacker Dr Fl 84 , Chicago , Illinois 60606
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.
Firm: Goostree Law Group
555 S Randall Road , Saint Charles , Illinois 60174
Practice Areas: Family
Mr. Muntz began his career as an Assistant State’s Attorney at the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office in Wheaton, Illinois. Jeff served in that capacity for over 7 years, with the last 5 years of that position handling felony offenses. Mr. Muntz conducted numerous bench and jury trials as a prosecutor, ranging from First Degree Murder to traffic offenses. He was awarded the Misdemeanor Division Prosecutor of the Year in 2006.. Before he left that position in 2012, Mr. Muntz was assigned to that office’s Domestic Violence and Child Protection Unit, where he prosecuted serious felony cases that included violations of orders of protection, domestic battery cases, internet crimes against children, physical crimes against children, and home invasions. Jeff brings a wealth of courtroom and trial experience to Goostree Law Group. Mr. Muntz is a native of Spring Valley, Illinois. He resides in Winfield with his wife and two daughters.
Firm: Kulinsky & Assoicates, Ltd.
395 E Dundee Rd Ste 200 , Wheeling , Illinois 60090
Practice Areas: Family
I graduated Magna Cum Laude, in 2008 from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan with a Juris Doctorate degree. His undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree was obtained Cum Laude in Computer Information Science from West Virginia Wesleyan. I joined Lois Kulinsky & Associates, Ltd. first as a paralegal and then as an associate attorney with the firm. I am now the principal attorney at Lois Kulinsky & Associates, Ltd. I am currently a member of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association, American Bar Association and Illinois Bar Association. He has interned for Judge Jeffrey Lawrence in the Circuit Court of Cook County and a Chicago-based family law firm. I am a member of the Lake County Bar Association. I primarily practice in family law, probate, guardianship, disabled estates and estate planning. I am also trained in divorce mediation, and act as a guardian ad litem in guardianship and disabled estate cases in the Lake County court system. Commencing in 2015 and every year since I have been in the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys’ 10 best family law attorneys' for client satisfaction.
Firm: Law Office of Jeffrey R. Esser
161 N Clark St , Chicago , Illinois 60601
Practice Areas: Family
A licensed attorney since 2005, I have been representing clients in Divorce and Family Law for over 10 years. The Law Office of Jeffrey R. Esser was founded in 2011 to provide clients with personalized solutions for their legal issues.. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in Classics from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, I earned a law degree from the University of Southern California. I am licensed to practice law in Illinois and concentrate my practice on contested and uncontested divorce, child support services, wills and trusts, and prenuptial agreements.. Because I believe everyone should have access to a competent attorney, I take on pro-bono cases through Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, and have earned CVLS’s Distinguished Service Award in 2010 and 2012.
Firm: JPC Law, LLC
906 Busse Hwy , Park Ridge , Illinois 60068
Practice Areas: Family
Firm: Blake Law Group, P.C.
521 West Main Street, Suite 100 , Belleville , Illinois 62220
Practice Areas: Family
Firm: Law Office of Jason R. Mercure
33 N County St Ste 200 , Waukegan , Illinois 60085
Practice Areas: Family
Firm: Kavanagh, Grumley & Gorbold, LLC
111 N Ottawa St , Joliet , Illinois 60432
Practice Areas: Family
Firm: Law Office of James A. Podgorny
7000 W 127th St , Palos Heights , Illinois 60463
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:
Firm: Cooper Trachtenberg Law Group, LLC
3601 Algonquin Rd. , Rolling Meadows , Illinois 60008
Practice Areas: Family
Helena L. Trachtenberg is a Partner at Cooper Trachtenberg Law Group, LLC and represents clients in family law cases ranging from dissolution of marriage, property division, maintenance and alimony, child support, parenting time and visitation, allocation of parental responsibilities and child custody, mediation and collaborative law. Additionally, she handles orders of protection and administrative matters involving the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) in Cook County, Lake County, DuPage County. Whether litigating in the courtroom or negotiating settlement, Helena enjoys working with clients to develop strategies tailored towards achieving client goals. Helena is a Collaborative Law Fellow, mediator and is able to serve as a Child’s Representative and Guardian Ad Litem in Lake County.. Helena was born in Minsk, Belarus and is conversational in the Russian language.
Firm: Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd.
19 S La Salle St Ste 1500 , Chicago , Illinois 60603
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
Firm: Law Offices Of Jeffery M Leving
19 S La Salle Street Suite 1500 , Chicago , Illinois 60603
Practice Areas: Family
Firm: Franks, Kelly, Matuszewich & Andrle, P.C.
1301 Pyott Road , Lake In The Hills , Illinois 60156
Practice Areas: Family
Firm: Women's Divorce and Family Law Group
77 W. Wacker , Chicago , Illinois 60601
Practice Areas: Family
Firm: Katz Goldstein and Warren
2345 Waukegan Rd Ste 150 , Bannockburn , Illinois 60015
Practice Areas: Family
10320 S. Harlem Ave , Palos Hills , Illinois 60465
Practice Areas: Family
Firm: Toner Law Office
1216 SW Adams St , Peoria , Illinois 61602
Practice Areas: Family
Firm: Grunyk & Associates PC
200 E 5th Ave Ste 125 , Naperville , Illinois 60563
Practice Areas: Family
Firm: The Law Offices of Jenet G. Pequeno, LLC
215 N. Arlington Heights Road , Arlington Heights , Illinois 60004
Practice Areas: Family
I enjoy practicing in the area of family law very much. I get to engage with my client's and really put myself alonside them in the trenches. I can empathize with my client's and I can also lay out a strategy for which we will be taking on some of these obstacles in the family court proceedings. I want to make my client's comfortable with what is going on and I will give everybody the respect they deserve. This is a stressful time, you do not need a lawyer who will patronize you but one that gets you. The more you can understand the process, the better you will be able to prioritize all of your goals. I look forward to talking with you.
