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In an article in the April 2012 issue of Chicago Lawyer Magazine, entitled “Firms, courts adapt to changing social media world,” Partner Jason G. Adess discusses the growing role of social media evidence in family law proceedings. Adess discusses how new social media sites such as Facebook have impacted the behavior of spouses in a […]

Super Lawyers Magazine rated Berger Schatz founding partners Michael J. Berger, David H. Levy, and Barry A. Schatz among the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers for 2012. The Super Lawyers rating service is based on a blue-ribbon review process that includes peer nominations and evaluations as well as independent research; the “Top 100” list includes the highest-rated attorneys in all practice areas. In 2011, Michael […]

Partner Michael J. Berger was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Illinois® 2012 in the field of matrimonial law. (© 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC.) Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is […]

Super Lawyers Magazine™ selected for inclusion eight Berger Schatz attorneys to its 2012 Illinois Rising Stars list, which recognizes the most promising up-and-coming lawyers who have been practicing law for 10 years or less, based on peer nominations and peer reviews. Those chosen for Illinois Rising Stars for 2012 are partners Brian J. Blitz, Claudia […]

The Illinois Appellate Court (Fourth Division) reversed a Cook County trial court’s decision terminating the maintenance of a Berger Schatz client. In a unanimous decision, the Appellate Court concluded that the trial court abused its discretion by terminating the former wife’s maintenance without taking into account the full value of her former husband’s property holdings, […]