Chicago Divorce Lawyer

A Chicago Divorce Lawyer that understands your needs

Thoughtful and creative problem solving The best results in a difficult legal situation 35 years of legal expertise Individual client focus putting your unique needs first

My commitment to you is to:

• Obtain the best possible result for you, as quickly as possible.
• Respect and effectuate your financial and family goals.
• Keep matters amicable by resolving issues with opposing counsel and to avoid  court intervention unless there is an impasse.
• Respond promptly and be accessible to you.
• Communicate to you the status of your case on a regular basis.
• Explain the law in Illinois and how it pertains to the facts in your case.
• Discuss your options as the case progresses, answer your questions, make recommendations, and respect your decisions.
• Help you separate the emotional from the financial so that you can make realistic and meaningful decisions.
• Use a team approach for your benefit, by employing real estate appraisers, asset or business valuators,  pension experts, child psychologists, and the like when necessary.
•  Provide professional, ethical, and high quality service.
  

I use my problem solving skills in a thoughtful and creative way, so as to obtain the best possible result for my clients.  By applying my legal expertise and 35 years of experience, I am able to focus on each client’s unique and individual needs, while keeping my fees commensurate with the amount of work involved.

Choosing not to have a high volume practice allows me to pay more attention to each case.  I listen to my client’s desires and concerns. I understand complicated issues, both human and financial, and devise legal strategies to offer clients a full range of options.

Communication with my clients is a high priority and I pride myself on keeping them routinely apprised of the progress of their case and returning telephone calls and e-mails on the day they are received.

Because I use a client driven approach, I am held in high esteem by judges and other attorneys – not only for my legal knowledge, but also for handling cases with skill and sensitivity.

I excel at negotiating agreements and have instructed negotiation and mediation techniques for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy to assist other attorneys improve their skills.  If negotiations should fail, I am an aggressive and confident advocate, having mastered my trial skills as a prosecutor at the Cook County States Attorneys’ Office.