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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, 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. 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 completes her simultaneous term as President of the McHenry County
Bar Association and Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Family
Law Section Council. 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 addition to his law degree,
Attorney Farrell holds an MBA from 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
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Note:
- In November 2008, Attorney Jeffrey Hirsch is the newest lawyer of
the Gitlin Law Firm.
- Attorney Paulette Gray of the Gitlin
Law Firm is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
In 2009 Attorney Gray was selected by her peers for the SuperLawyers
designation in the area of family law.*
- Attorney Gray was appointed Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association
Family Law Section Council for the 2008-2009 membership year.
Her term began in June 2008.
- Attorney Gray assumed the presidency of the McHenry County Bar Association
in June 2008.
- In 2009, Attorney Jeff Hirsch became Fellows 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 2008 and 2009Attorney Gunnar Gitlin was named a Vice President
of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
and in 2009 Attorney Paulette Gray was named to the Board of Directors
of the Illinois Chapter.
- In August 2008, Leading Lawyers Magazine presented a two page article:
The Gitlins:
Divorce Duo Stay Colleagues and Friends.
- On January 3, 2009, The Northwest
Herald article quoted Gunnar Gitlin on the effect of the economy
on divorce cases. The article focused on the movement toward collaborative
divorce - in part because of the potential cost savings. The Northwest
Herald also interviewed Gunnar Gitlin for its July
2008 article.
The Gitlin Law
Firm, P.C.
663
E. Calhoun Street, Woodstock, IL 60098
(815) 338-9401
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