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The Gitlin
Law Firm's
Divorce, Child Custody, Paternity Legal Practice -- Limited to Family
Law:
Geographical Coverage
The Gitlin Law
Firm, P.C., of Woodstock, Illinois, practices exclusively in the following
Illinois counties: McHenry County, Lake County, Kane County, DuPage
County, Boone County and DeKalb County, Illinois.
Lawyers
The lawyers
of The Gitlin Law Firm are Gunnar
J. Gitlin, Paulette
M. Gray, Jeffrey L. Hirsch,
Stephanie A. Kasten and Scott
J. Farrell. Attorney Gunnar J. Gitlin has been named to Best
Lawyers in America* since 2007 to 2010. Attorney Paulette M.
Gray joined The Gitlin Law Firm in September 2002, and is a Fellow of
the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. In 2009 Attorney Gray
was selected by her peers both for the Illinois SuperLawyer designation
and as an Illinois Leading Lawyer in the area of family law.* In
June 2009, Attorney Gray completed her simultaneous term as Chair of the
Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council and President
of the McHenry County Bar Association. Attorney Gray continues to
serve on the Board of Managers for the Illinois Chapter of the American
Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Attorney Stephanie A. Kasten joined
The Gitlin Law Firm in February 2005. Her practice has been concentrated
in family law for the past eight years. In
November 2005, Attorney Scott J. Farrell joined the Gitlin Law Firm.
In addition to his law degree, Attorney Farrell holds an MBA from the
Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. In November 2008, Attorney
Jeffrey Hirsch joined the Gitlin Law Firm. Attorney Jeff Hirsch
is a seasoned family lawyer having exclusively handled family law cases
for the past fifteen years. The Gitlin Law Firm is listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.*
Concentrated Practice
The Gitlin Law
Firm limits its practice to family law. The firm handles:
By exclusively
handling family law cases, the attorneys of The Gitlin Law Firm are more
familiar with divorce and family law than lawyers who do not limit their
practice to this area. Limiting the practice to divorce and family law
also increases a lawyer's efficiency in handling a case. *Note
that the Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of
specialties in the practice of law and that any certificate, award or
recognition is not a requirement to practice law in Illinois.
Court Proceedings:
In some firms
the lawyer with whom you interview may not handle court appearances.
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for more on court proceedings
State of the Art Practice:
The Gitlin Law
Firm's practice is state of the art. Click
for more on state of the art practice
Nature of the Practice:
Family law proceedings
involve one of the most difficult periods in a person's life.
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Balanced Practice:
Most firm's offer only traditional
adversarial representation and some offer only collaborative practice.
The Gitlin Law Firm offers a balanced practice of either traditional adversarial
representation or collaborative representation. The Gitlin Law Firm
is the largest family law firm in Illinois where all of the lawyers are
both trained collaborative professionals and experienced litigators.
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for more on the balanced practice of the Gitlin Law Firm.
Questions and Answers On Family
Law Topics:
The Gitlin Law
Firm has answers to your questions on divorce and other family law topics.
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for more information
Current Links
of Note:
- In 2009, Attorney Paulette Gray of
the Gitlin Law Firm was selected by her peers for the SuperLawyers designation
in the area of family law.*
- In June 2009, Attorney Paulette Gray completed her chairmanship of
the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council as well
as her term as President of the McHenry County Bar Association.
- In 2009, Attorney Jeff Hirsch became a Fellow of the Collaborative
Law Institute of Illinois and the International Academy of Collaborative
Professionals. All of the lawyers of the Gitlin Law Firm are Fellows
of these organizations.
- In 2009, Attorney Gunnar Gitlin was named a Vice President of the
Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Attorney Gray was named to the Board of Managers of the Illinois Chapter
in both 2008 through 2010.
- On October 12, 2009, Attorney Gitlin co-chaired the AAML Illinois
Fourth Annual Family Law Seminar for Experienced Matrimonial Lawyers.
- Attorney Gitlin was
one of the speakers at the IICLE/AAML and UHY sponsored program January
18, 2010. The program discussed business valuation case law
and the new Lundahl
decision involving classification of retained earnings of a premarital
S Corp.
- March 2010: Attorney Gunnar Gitlin will be one of the featured
presents for the Illinois State Bar Association's program: "Attorney
Education in Child Custody and Visitation Matters in 2010 and Beyond."
March 18th and March 19th in Chicago.
The Gitlin Law
Firm, P.C.
663
E. Calhoun Street, Woodstock, IL 60098
(815) 338-9401
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