Jeffrey A. Albert is a Managing Partner of Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, a regional creditors’ rights and debt collection law firm. Albertrepresents a variety of creditor clients in both commercial and consumer collection matters, including financial institutions, finance companies, municipalities, online lenders, debt purchasers, and businesses of all sizes. He is a Past President of the Illinois Creditors Bar Association and a member of both the National and Illinois Creditors Bar Associations. Albert received his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law and his B.A. from the University of Michigan.
Laura I. Baldwin is a Partner and Attorney Director at STG Divorce Law, P.C., in Chicago, and focuses her practice on family law, collaborative divorce, and mediation. Baldwin is a Fellow of Collaborative Divorce of Illinois. She has also been named an Emerging Lawyer in Family Law by Leading Lawyers Network and a Rising Star in Family Law by SuperLawyers. Baldwin earned her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Moria Bernstein is Principal of the Law Office of Moria Bernstein, in Chicago, and concentrates her practice in family law and residential real estate. Bernstein is an Illinois Licensed Realtor, Illinois Mediator, Arbitrator and Collaborative Law Attorney, and Cook County Guardian ad Litem. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyer and Leading Lawyer and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Bernstein received her B.S. and her M.B.A. from DePaul University and her J.D. from Chicago Kent College of Law.
Matthew D. Elster is a Partner at Beermann LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in civil litigation. Elster serves on the Board of Directors of the Appellate Lawyers Association. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. cum laude from Notre Dame Law School.
Russell D. Knight, of the Law Office of Russell D. Knight, has been practicing family law as a Chicago divorce lawyer since 2006. Knight is licensed in both Illinois and Florida. He received his B.S. from Bradley University and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Howard A. London is an Equity Partner with Beermann LLP, in Chicago. He received the 2024 Samuel S. Berger Award from the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. London was recognized as the 2020 Chicago Family Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America and received that honor in 2018 as well. He has been ranked by Leading Lawyers Magazine as a Top 10 Family Law attorney in Illinois, ranking No. 2 in 2019, and as one of the Top 10 Illinois Civil Appellate Law attorneys. London received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from George Washington University.
Robert G. Markoff is a founding Partner and currently serves as Senior Counsel at Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, and has practiced commercial and consumer collections, and judgment enforcement law for 48 years. Markoff has written or negotiated every legislative update to the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure in the area of judgment enforcement since 1996. He serves on the Illinois Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission’s Consumer Debt Committee and Small Claims Forms Subcommittee. He is also the Founding President of the Illinois Creditors’ Bar Association, a Past President of the National Creditors’ Bar Association, and a Past Chair of IICLE®. Markoff received his B.A. with high honors and distinction from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from DePaul University.
Steven A. Markoff is a Managing Partner at Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, and concentrates his practice on the representation of creditors in commercial and consumer debt collection matters. Markoff is a Past President of the National Creditors Bar Association and a member of the Illinois State and Illinois Creditors Bar Associations. He earned his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law.
Sean M. McCumber is a Partner at Blacha Law Office, in Naperville and Joliet, where he concentrates his practice in family law, adoption law, surrogacy law, and juvenile matters. McCumber has been named a Leading Lawyer in Adoption Law and Family Law by the Leading Lawyers Network and a Super Lawyer in Family Law by SuperLawyers. He is also a member of the DuPage County Bar Association. He earned his B.A. from Illinois State University magna cum laude and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law magna cum laude.
Benton H. Page is a Partner at Beermann LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on family law. Page is a Certified Financial Litigator by the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators. He has been recognized in 40 Under 40 Attorneys to Watch by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and has been included in Best Lawyers in America since 2023. He earned his B.A. from George Washington University and his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Donald C. Schiller is a Senior Partner at Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, in Chicago, Lake Forest, and Wheaton, where his practice is focused on family and matrimonial law. He is a Former President of the Illinois State Bar Association and served as Chair of the ISBA Family Law Section, as a member of the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association, as Chair of the ABA Family Law Section, as Chair of the Family Law Section of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and as Chair of the Matrimonial Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. He also has served as a member of the Board of Directors of IICLE® and frequently serves on its faculty for family law programs. Schiller is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School, where he teaches divorce law. Schiller received his LL.B. from DePaul University, his J.D. from DePaul University School of Law, and was a recipient of the University’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
Anita M. Ventrelli is a Senior Partner at Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, in Chicago, Lake Forest, and Wheaton, where she concentrates her practice in family law. Ventrelli is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Family Lawyers. She is a Past Chair and Section Delegate of the American Bar Association’s Family Law Section. She earned her A.B. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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