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Berger Schatz partner Craig M. Mandell was a guest on “Everyday Law,” a talk show on WRLR 98.3 FM. The mission statement of Everyday Law is to demystify local proceedings for non-attorney listeners. Craig appeared as an expert in family law. The discussion focused on attorney approaches to the representation of clients in complex legal […]

Craig M. Mandell elected to the Illinois State Bar Association Assembly

In the appeal of a dissolution of marriage case before the Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District, the panel unanimously affirmed the trial court’s determinations regarding the division of the parties’ assets, imposition of a child support trust, imputation of income to the husband for purposes of determining child support, award of retroactive child support […]

Andrew D. Eichner Invited to Join Nextlaw Global Referral Network

Berger Schatz Principal David H. Levy was on the planning committee and participated in a panel discussion during the Bi-Annual AICPA/AAML National Divorce Conference in May 2016. For more information on David Levy, click here.

Leading Lawyers Magazine reports “Leon I. Finkel is a rare divorce lawyer who considers the courthouse to be a last resort when more amiable approaches to ending a marriage do not yield an agreement. But when court is necessary, the managing partner of Berger Schatz brings serious skill and commitment to the proceedings.”… Read the […]

Congratulations to Berger Schatz Principal Leon I. Finkel and Law Clerk Katelyn A. Blanchard, whose article “Dating, Maintenance, and Miller” was published in the April 2016 Illinois Bar Journal. To read the complete article, click here.

Berger Schatz Principal David H. Levy was a program coordinator and moderator during continuing legal education seminars at the AAML Mid-Year Meeting. The topics included were “Show me the money! Uncovering fraud and tracing off shore assets” and “How lawyers can use social media to make it rain.” For more information on David Levy, click […]

At the 2016 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s seminar on Business Valuation, Financial and Tax Issues in Divorce, Berger Schatz Managing Partner Leon Finkel presented on the subject “Non-Marital Business: Pre-Nups” discussing how current Illinois law impacts an owner of a non-marital business in a divorce, and strategies to address this issue in a […]

2016 Super Lawyers Recognizes Berger Schatz Attorneys