Attorney

• Oct 2013 - Present

Concentrating my practice in complex Family Law and Appellate matters, I primarily work on high net-worth pre- and post-decree issues ranging from business and privately-traded asset valuation, income analysis for the purposes of support, issues of taxation and minimizing tax impact resultant from dissolution, to issues related to the support and allocation of parental responsibilities for children. While I have enjoyed a great deal of success in litigation, at both the State and Federal level, I pride myself in my ability to settle complex matters, having resolved hundreds of millions of dollars in dispute, by agreement, since joining the Firm.Illinois Supreme Court cases include:*In re Marriage of Crecos, 126192Appellate cases include:* In re Marriage of Paris, 2020 IL App (1st) 181116* In re Marriage of Peradotti, 2018 IL App (2d) 180247*Ammar v. Schiller DuCanto & Fleck, et al., 2017 IL App (1st) 162931 (case feature in Chicago Daily Law e-alerts)*In re Marriage of Andrews, 2017 IL App (2d) 151276-U (order in favor of client affirmed following dispute regarding value of stock options) *In re Marriage of Altman and Block, 2016 IL App (1st) 143076 (headline feature in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 28, 2016)*In re Marriage of Asta and Pappas, 2016 IL App (2d) 150160 (featured in Chicago Lawyer Magazine)*In re Marriage of Lyman, 2015 IL App (1st) 132832 (feature in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Feb. 9, 2015)*In re Marriage of Iqbal and Kahn, 2014 IL App (2d) 131306 (featured in Washington Post)Federal Trials Include:Cano Pineda v. Granados Gutierrez 17 cv 03424 (successfully prosecuted Hague Convention and International Child Abduction Remedies Act petition) Garcia v. Galvan Pinelo 14 cv 09644 (award for excellence in pro bono service received)

Attorney

• Oct 2012 - Dec 2015

Of Counsel Appellate Attorney

• Feb 2012 - Jan 2013

Working directly with Paul Bargiel in an of-counsel position, I performed the following:In Walker v. Walker, 11-cv-02967, an appeal from a decision on a Hague Convention Petition I successfully co-authored: - Petitioner's Brief available at 2012 WL 604930 (C.A.7) (copy available upon request) - Petitioner Reply Brief available at 2012 WL 2316671 (C.A.7) (copy available upon request)- Oral argument on 9/11/12- Holding: Reversed and Remanded On an appeal regarding jurisdictional issues and the UCCJEA I co-authored: - Appellant brief filedFollowing a successful appeal in an insurance case, on remand representing the insured as co-counsel with Paul Bargiel to draft and successfully argue:- Motion for Summary Judgment

Of Counsel Appellate Attorney

• Apr 2012 - Oct 2012

In a matter of first impression regarding issues of statutory construction and State and Federal Constitutionality of Section 501(c-1)(3) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act I:- Drafted Appellee/Petitioner brief filed 6/11/12 (copy available upon request)- Drafted Petition for Rehearing (copy available upon request)

Fellow

• Sep 2011 - Aug 2012

Working with State and Local governmental officials to co-ordinate legal matters and tax status for clients including the Korean War National Museum; research Legislative trends from across the United States and the application of Legislative trends on a State and local level; perform Legislative consulting services, working under the direction of Top 40 Under 40 lawyer and founding Principal, Kevin Hull

Contract Attorney

• Feb 2012 - May 2012

Conduct eDiscovery legal services for a regulatory-based large scale litigation for a Fortune 50 company in the energy services industry

Contract Attorney

• Feb 2012 - Feb 2012

Performed eDiscovery defense legal services determining issues of relevancy and privilege in conjunction with pre-trial stages of anti-trust litigation

Contract Attorney

• Nov 2011 - Dec 2011

Contract review and categorization based on a number of factors including degree of risk for a multinational corporate client in the field of Telecommunications

Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2010 - May 2011

Research Assistant for Professor Kevin Hopkins

• Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

Judicial Extern for the Honorable Judge Bartkowicz

• Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

Working directly with Judge Bartkowicz, I drafted an opinion on a matter of first impression in Illinois and wrote bench memoranda regarding a range of commercial litigation, including corporate and contractual issues

711 Licensed Law Clerk

• May 2009 - Aug 2010

In helping the indigent, my responsibilities included representing a client as second chair on a class X felony trial – resulting in a finding of Not Guilty of the charged offense – conducting numerous pre-trial and post-trial motions, legal drafting, and directly negotiating plea deals with the Assistant State's Attorneys

Law Clerk

• Aug 2009 - May 2010

I performed a variety of responsibilities stemming from complex legal issues regarding both FINRA and State litigation, including legal statutory and judicial research, arbitration award analysis and trending, file management, arbitrator analysis and trending pattern analysis, and memoranda and legal drafting

Consulting Intern

• Oct 2005 - Nov 2005

As one of two representatives from the United States in a 16 person international conference of upper-middle management within the Community of Practice world-wide, I was responsible for a 30 minute presentation regarding my insights and recommendations for the Community of Practice