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Firm: Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove LLP

161 N. Clark Street , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Business , Civil Rights, Contracts, Corporate , Criminal Defense , Defamation, Libel and Slander, Discrimination, Family , Insurance , Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Family

“Having practiced law for 30 years, I pride myself on being aggressive, skilled, and prepared. My goal Is to resolve your problem with the least amount of time and expense.”. Karen has been a lawyer for 30 years, concentrating in all types of litigation—criminal, civil, and appellate. Karen has excellent and diverse trial experience and has litigated cases across the country in a wide variety of matters including: commercial business real estate litigation, insurance coverage disputes, physician disputes, contracts, probate, defamation, domestic relations, white collar criminal defense, environmental matters, employment discrimination, injunctions, business torts, trade secrets, professional negligence, and civil rights.  At the same time, Karen has exceptional negotiation skills which allow her to quickly and creatively settle matters for clients with the least possible expenditure of time and money. She is formally trained as a mediator and in collaborative law.. A member of the Illinois, California, and U.S., Supreme Court bars, Karen has handled numerous significant cases, including a successful United States Supreme Court appeal on behalf of the Cook County Democratic Party, the death row appeals of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a reversal in the Illinois Supreme Court in an employment discrimination matter, and a wrongful arrest and injury action against the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers arising from the infamous May 2000 brawl in the Wrigley Field stands.  In December 2008, Karen tried a six week jury trial and obtained a $1.2 million fraud verdict against a nationally known home builder, represented by the world’s largest law firm.. Karen’s valued clients include, among others, physicians, medical clinics, internet entrepreneurs, authors, retail establishments, small business owners,  construction companies, and a non-profit animal shelter.. For over 20 years, Karen has been an adjunct professor at University of Illinois College of Law and DePaul University College of Law.  She has guest lectured at Stanford University and American University and single-handedly teaches civil procedure to recent law graduates taking the bar.. Karen has extensive experience in domestic relations.  In 2008, she was appointed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to assist in redrafting the divorce laws in Illinois.  She was solely responsible for redrafting the statute concerning grounds for divorce, when, if passed, should modernize and streamline the process of dissolving a marriage.  In 2007, she was a headline speaker at the Family Rights Rally at the Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C. on the issue of child custody and parental alienation.. For over 20 years, Karen has been a part of the local and national media.  She has been the designated local Chicago Fox affiliate legal expert giving weekly commentary on diverse issues such as family law, business matters, criminal cases, and appellate decisions.  She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, Nancy Grace, Court TV and other media venues.  For over 20 years, Karen hosted and produced radio talk shows including “Legally Speaking” on WGN Radio in Chicago for which she has won numerous awards, among others, Achievement in Radio for Best Public Affairs and the Kogan Award.  She currently has a weekly segment on WGN where she discusses current legal events and answers listeners’ questions.. Karen also writes and lectures. Her articles are published in the Chicago Sun-Times, local magazines, and online. She has spoken at many seminars and events on issues of family law, media law, women in business and current legal news stories.. Karen was voted one of 40 under 40 Illinois Attorneys to Watch by Chicago Lawyer Magazine, One of the 100 Women Making a Difference in Chicago by Today’s Chicago Woman, Outstanding Alumni of the Year at University of Illinois College of Law, and the Distinguished Graduate Award. She was voted a Leading Lawyer, part of a network of elite lawyers in the state and received the Impresa Award from the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans.

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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Berger Schatz

161 North Clark Street   2800  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Divorce,Domestic Partnership,Family

Firm: Leah Trachtman Law, LLC

180 N. Lasalle. , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Divorce, Domestic Partnership, Family , Family

Firm: BERGER | SCHATZ

161 North Clark Street Suite 2800 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Divorce, Domestic Partnership, Family , Family

Firm: Sullivan Taylor, Gumina & Palmer, P.C.

22 West Washington , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Davis Friedman LLP

135 South LaSalle Street , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Domestic Partnership, Family , Divorce & Separation

Firm: Law Offices of Kimberly Duda, Ltd.

811 W Superior St, Suite #1 , Chicago , Illinois 60642

Practice Areas: Family

Ms. Duda has extensive experience providing comprehensive, successful legal service to her clients for more than 20 years. Focused in the areas of family law, residential and commercial real estate, litigation, business law, estate planning, and probate, Ms. Duda has built her law firm to respond to the needs of her clients throughout their personal and professional careers.. Ms. Duda provides the level of legal service she would expect as a legal consumer, offering strategic, experienced representation on issues of divorce, custody, spousal support, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and matters of domestic violence.. Ms. Duda is highly regarded for her work in residential and commercial real estate, including sales, purchases, leasing and real estate litigation including commercial litigation, construction litigation, and mechanic’s lien litigation.. With roots in Michigan and home in Chicago, Ms. Duda is committed to ensuring her clients receive the full-service legal representation associated with large law firms in a personal boutique firm setting.

Firm: Kellie Rose Bylica

77 W. Wacker Dr. , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Family

I practice in all aspects of family and matrimonial law, including litigation, mediation, and child custody related issues.. I earned my Juris Doctorate from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and graduated with honors from Michigan State University.  I am licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois.. While in law school , I interned for two Wayne County Circuit Court judges in Detroit, Michigan.   I was also highly active in my law school and community, and received a Service Award.. Prior to practicing family (domestic relations) law, I was a litigator at a Chicago-based international law firm where my practice focused on commercial, trade secret and securities litigation, as well as internal investigations on behalf  of public companies.. I am currently involved in several professional and community organizations, including The Big Shoulders Fund, where I serves on the auxiliary board and as a mentor.  I have also tutored youth in the Chicago community through the WITS (Working in the Schools) program and have taught law in high schools through the Street Law program.

Firm: Law Office of Kate Curler

4044 Lincoln Ste 238 , Chicago , Illinois 60618

Practice Areas: Divorce, Domestic Partnership, Family , Guardianship

Kate Curler is the founder and principal attorney at the Law Office of Kate Curler LLC, a Chicago law firm offering personalized, reasonably-priced legal services to seniors, the disabled and their families.. Spurred on by her personal experience advocating for her parents in hospitals, rehab centers, nursing homes and with insurance companies, Kate realized there was a huge need for an attorney who goes beyond the drafting of legal documents and aggressively advocates for her clients to get the best medical care and to be treated with dignity and compassion.. Services include Guardianship, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney forms, Senior Advocacy, Guardianship, benefit programs and Medicaid Planning, help negotiating senior living and nursing home contracts, Probate, and working with families to make hard decisions regarding health, assets and the independence of loved ones.

Firm: Nottage and Ward

Ten North Dearborn Street   Penthouse   , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Divorce,Domestic Partnership,Family

Firm: Levin Ginsburg

180 North LaSalle Street , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil , Corporate , Family , Litigation

Firm: The Law Offices of Karen L. Shishem

53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 523 , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Family

Compassionate, Experienced, Knowledgeable and Effective.

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.