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David C. Ainley
David C. Ainley
David C. Ainley is a Senior Partner at Katz & Stefani, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in family law. Mr. Ainley is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers. He has also received an AV preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He earned his B.S. from Purdue University Krannert School of Management and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Samantha Bell Sugarman
Samantha Bell Sugarman
Samantha Bell Sugarman is a Partner at Griffin McCarthy & Rice LLP, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice on family law. She was Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Domestic Relations Committee (2017 – 2018) and has been named an Illinois Rising Star in the area of family law (2012 – present). She earned her B.S. summa cum laude from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where her University Honors were inscribed on the Bronze Tablet for her year of graduation (signifying a rank in the top-three percent of her class), and she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Ms. Sugarman received her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
A. Lou Benassi
A. Lou Benassi
A. Lou Benassi is Owner of Benassi & Benassi, P.C., in Peoria, where he focuses his practice on family law, personal injury, and workers’ compensation law. Mr. Benassi is a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the Illinois State and Peoria County Bar Associations. He earned his B.S. with high honors from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkley.
Derek J. Bradford
Derek J. Bradford
Derek J. Bradford is a Partner at Bradford & Gordon, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on domestic relations law. Mr. Bradford has been named a Leading Lawyer (2016 – 2020) and has been recognized as one of the “10 Best” for client satisfaction by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. He earned his B.A. from Washington State University and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Timothy M. Daw
Timothy M. Daw
Timothy M. Daw is a Senior Partner of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, in Chicago, Lake Forest, and Wheaton, where he concentrates his practice in family law. Mr. Daw is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and has been recognized by the Best Lawyers in America and Leading Lawyers. He earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. with distinction from DePaul University College of Law.
David P. Pasulka
David P. Pasulka
David P. Pasulka is Principal at Pasulka & Associates, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in divorce and family law. He is a member of the Board of Managers of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and was elected President Elect of the Academy (2017). He is also Past President of the North Suburban Bar Association, Past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee, and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council. He received his B.A. from the University of Chicago (Pullman Scholar, Illinois State Scholar) and his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.
Karen Pinkert-Lieb
Karen Pinkert-Lieb
Karen Pinkert-Lieb is a Senior Partner with Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses on family law. Ms. Pinkert-Lieb has been named the Illinois Family Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America and one of the Top 10 Illinois Women Lawyers and Top 10 Women Consumer Lawyers by Leading Lawyers. Ms. Pinkert-Lieb earned her B.A. from the University of Texas and her J.D. cum laude from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
James M. Quigley
James M. Quigley
James M. Quigley is a Partner at Beermann LLP, in Chicago. Mr. Quigley is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and a member of the American College of Family Trial, a national trial organization comprised of 100-top divorce trial lawyers selected from within the AAML. He has served as Vice President of the Board of Directors for the DePaul University College of Law. Mr. Quigley earned his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from DePaul University.
Molly R. Schiller
Molly R. Schiller
Molly R. Schiller is an associate at Griffin McCarthy & Rice LLP, in Chicago, and concentrates her practice in family law. Ms. Schiller is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and has been selected as a Super Lawyers Illinois Rising Star in the area of family law (2017 – present). She earned her B.A. with honors and distinction from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she received a certificate in child and family law.
Allison A. Stein
Allison A. Stein
Allison A. Stein is a Partner at Griffin McCarthy & Rice LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on family law. Ms. Stein is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a member of the Lake County Bar Association. She has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of family law. Ms. Stein earned her B.A. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Jay D. Stein
Jay D. Stein
Jay D. Stein is a Partner at Bernstein Law Firm, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses on the representation of clients in the trial and appeal of family law and related matters and in alternative dispute resolution of those matters. Mr. Stein is a Fellow of the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois and has a certificate in Divorce Mediation Training from Northwestern University School of Professional Studies. He is a member of the Chicago, DuPage County, and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Stein earned his B.S. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.
Richard W. Zuckerman
Richard W. Zuckerman
Richard W. Zuckerman of the Law Offices of Richard W. Zuckerman, is a sole practitioner in Peoria, concentrating his practice in the areas of family law, mediation, and appellate practice. Mr. Zuckerman is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1993 – present), a member of the AAML-IL Board of Managers (current), and recipient of the Illinois Chapter’s Samuel S. Berger Award (2019). He was an original member of the General Assembly-appointed Family Law Study Committee (2008 – 2012) when it concluded the rewriting the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. He is listed in both Illinois’ Leading Lawyers and Illinois’ Super Lawyers since their inceptions and is Preeminent AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Zuckerman earned his B.S. from Bradley University and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.

David C. Ainley

Samantha Bell Sugarman

A. Lou Benassi

Derek J. Bradford

Timothy M. Daw

David P. Pasulka

Karen Pinkert-Lieb

James M. Quigley

Molly R. Schiller

Allison A. Stein

Jay D. Stein

Richard W. Zuckerman

Family Law: Preliminary Considerations in Dissolution Actions 2020 Edition