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| Selected by peers as a Leading Lawyer in: | Extensive Experience in: |
| Family Law | Divorce, Custody & Visitation |
| Pre & Post-Nuptial Agreements | |
| Paternity & Extended Families | |
| Domestic Violence | |
| Post-Divorce Modification |
Mr. Yavitz's practice is limited to matrimonial and family law at the trial court and appellate court levels. He has extensive experience in contested and uncontested divorces including matters dealing with custody, visitation, children's issues, paternity, extended family practice, domestic violence, post-divorce modification and enforcement, and pre- and post-nuptial agreements. He also has extensive experience with cases involving complex financial strategies, business valuations and tax issues in divorce and family law cases. Mr. Yavitz was instrumental in the authoring and passage of Senate Bill 95, which grants 9 percent interest on all unpaid maintenance. He is certified by the Circuit Courts of Cook and Lake counties for court appointment as a child's representative, guardian ad litem, and attorney for children.
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1969
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1969
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1971
Hourly Rate: $425-$500/hour
Retainer: Varies upon case.
Date of Birth: 1944
Law School: University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1969
Law School Honors/Involvement: Graduated with honors; Order of the Coif
Undergraduate School: Drake University, 1966
Undergraduate School Honors/Involvement: President's List; Dean's List
Representative Clients:
Clients include women, men and children dealing with the issues of divorce, paternity, custody and domestic violence.
Bar/Professional Association Involvement:
Illinois State Bar Association
Past chairman, Family Law Section
Editor, Family Law Section newsletter
Two-term assembly delegate
Past chairman, Continuing Committee on Legal Technology
Past-chairman, Committee for Uniform Standards for Court E-Filing in Illinois
Chicago Bar Association
Past chairman, Matrimonial Law Committee
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Community Involvement:
Wildebrook Homeowner's Association
Past-chairman
Chicago Yacht Club
Island Goat Sailing Society
Published Legal Writing:
Chapters in the ISBA Family Law Handbook, "Distinctions Between Marital and Nonmarital Property" and "Marital Property Valuation."
Legal Lectures:
Mr. Yavitz has been an Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education lecturer in areas of family law, divorce, custody, marital property, business valuations in divorce cases, pre-marital agreements and application of computer technology to the practice of law as well as being a frequent lecturer for the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association regarding continuing legal education in family law and technology fields.
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