Jennifer Cantrell Associate

jcantrell@bergerschatz.com

PRACTICE AREAS: Appellate Practice, Domestic Relations

Jennifer Cantrell is an experienced negotiator, litigator and trial attorney who concentrates her practice on appellate matters.

While in law school, Ms. Cantrell won the 1987 Grimes Moot Court Competition, at which she also earned the top honor as Grimes Moot Court Best Oralist. The same year, she won the award for Outstanding Second Year Student, Oral Advocacy. As an undergraduate, she was a recipient of a National Merit Finalist Scholarship.

A contributor to legal seminars and conferences, Ms. Cantrell has also authored and co-authored numerous articles on a range of legal subjects.

Education

• Boston College Law School, J.D., 1988
• University of Louisville, B.A., Anthropology, 1985

Bar admissions

Ms. Cantrell is admitted to practice in Illinois, Massachusetts and New York.

Presentations

• "Dissecting a Business Valuation Report," with Michael J. Berger, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants/American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, National Conference on Divorce, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 2008).
• "Asset Protection — A Divorce Law Perspective," with David H. Levy, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants/American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, National Conference on Divorce, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 2006).
• "Entity vs. Personal Goodwill," with Michael J. Berger, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants/American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, National Conference on Divorce: Property and Complex Financial Issues, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 2002).
• "Divorce, Businesses, and the Mystery of Valuing Goodwill," with Michael J. Berger, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants/American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, National Conference on Divorce: Property and Complex Financial Issues, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 2002).  Read Entire Article
• “Hiring and Retention of Outstanding ‘Superstar’ Associates,” American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers conference (2000).

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