Jason G. Adess Partner

jadess@bergerschatz.com

PRACTICE AREAS: Divorce, Domestic Relations, Family Law, Matrimonial Law

Jason G. Adess concentrates his practice on complex family law settlements and litigation, including the negotiation and preparation of marital settlement, joint parenting, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. An experienced litigator, Mr. Adess represents individuals in contested trials and appeals on a wide range of issues, from valuation and distribution of assets to child custody and visitation matters.

In September 2008, Mr. Adess was named one of “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch” by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Mr. Adess has also been named to the Leading Lawyers Network and is one of a select group of attorneys to earn a peer rating of AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association (past member of the Family Law Section Council) and the Chicago Bar Association.

Mr. Adess is committed to the advancement of legal knowledge, and speaks frequently before legal and professional associations and to law students on issues relating to matrimonial and family law. Recent lectures have discussed depositions and the analysis of custody evaluations, and have been presented at the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association and DePaul University. Mr. Adess is also a regular contributor to legal publications and has written on topics such as child-support calculations, custody rights of grandparents, pension-fund assets and attorneys’ fees.

Education

• DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1995
• University of Maryland, B.A., 1992

Bar admissions

Mr. Adess is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Publications

• “All Income Included When Calculating Child Support,” Family Law Section Newsletter, Illinois State Bar Association (April 2006).  Read Entire Article

• “Grandparents Given Edge in Custody Case,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (September 2001).

• “Timing is Everything for Attorney Fee Petitions,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (May 2000).

• “Hunt is on When Divvying Pension Funds,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (May 1997).

Presentations

• “Look Who's Talking: The Deposition Roadmap” (who to depose, defending depositions, preparing witnesses, effective deposition techniques, expert depositions), IICLE, February 2010
• “Analyzing a Custody Evaluation,” Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section (May 2008).
• “The New Attorney’s Introduction to the Effective Practice of Law: Depositions," Illinois State Bar Association; Basic Skills Seminar, (August 2006, March 2007, October 2007, April 2008).
• DePaul University, Law Career Service (March 2006).

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