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Grund and Leavitt, P.C. Profile |
|  | | Law Firm in Chicago, Illinois | |
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| | Location | | 812 North Dearborn | | Chicago, Illinois 60610 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Grund and Leavitt, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Matrimonial Law including Domestic Relations, Divorce, The valuation and Disposition of Business Interests, Distribution of Property, Child Custody, Child Support, Spousal Support, Visitation Rights, Domestic Partnerships, Pre and Post-Marital Agreements, Criminal Law and Appellate Practice. | Firm Profile:
Grund and Leavitt, P.C., one of the nation's preeminent family law firms, combines legal, commercial, and psycho-social sophistication with a distinguished track record. We represent our clients vigorously and skillfully to ensure a just result. It is our goal to ease the process of divorce and to effectively advocate for our clients' interests in a dignified manner while affording the utmost discretion.The firm's attorneys' have considerable experience handling issues from the trial and appeal of custody disputes to complex business valuation contests. The practice of family law requires attorneys with a high degree of sensitivity and discretion, and the requisite expertise to handle complex cases. Grund & Leavitt's attorneys are highly skilled in negotiation and settlement strategy, and have engaged in many of the most notable cases tried in Illinois and other jurisdictions. It is not surprising that other lawyers and judges have engaged the law firm when forced to grapple with their own personal situations. Complete discretion, and maintaining the client's personal dignity, is always our primary goal.The Firm is listed in the Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Attorneys. | | Firm Size: 15 | | David I. Grund (Principal) born February 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.S., in Accounting, 1968; J.D., 1972). Listed: Who's Who in American Law; Leading Illinois Attorneys; Leading American Attorneys; "Elite Divorce Lawyers," Chicago Sun Times; "Super Lawyer," Chicago Magazine and Law and Politics Adjunct Professor and Director, Family Law LLM Program, Chicago-Kent School of Law. Instructor, Trial Advocacy, University of Chicago. Member: Chicago (Member, Matrimonial Subcommittee), Illinois State (Member, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations. American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, Illinois Chapter, 1987-1989; Chairman, Admissions Committee, 1991-1997); Faculty American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Young Lawyers Trial Advocacy Program, 2001); Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Decalogue Society of Lawyers; Federal Trial Bar; International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Reported Cases: In re The Marriage of Duerr, 91 D 3295; In re The Marriage of Frederick, 90 D 0659; In re The Marriage of Winton, 90 D 0592; In re The Marriage of Gocal, 90 D 0303; In re The Marriage of Glickman, 89 D 2525; In re The Marriage of Silber, 87 D 2893; In re The Marriage of Kosterka, 87 D 1046; In re The Marriage of Foley, 86 D 1251; Hutchings v. Sternberg, 82 - 1661; In re The Marriage of Schmidt, 83 D 1106; In re The Marriage of Goldstein, 80 D 958; Hoffman v. Clark Street Roadhouse, 79-84; Farley v. Blackwood, 77-62; Avdich v. Kleinert, 76-531. Practice Areas: Family; Domestic Relations; Matrimonial; Divorce; Appellate Practice; Child Advocacy; Child Custody; Child Support; Grandparents Visitation Rights; Grandparents Custody; International Child Custody; Interstate Child Custody; Visitation Rights; Third Party Custody; Divorce Taxation; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Torts; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; International Family Law; Interstate Support; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Post Divorce Modification; Non-Traditional Family Law. Email: David I. Grund | | Marvin J. Leavitt (Principal) born Rome, Italy; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinoisa nd U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A., 1972); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1976). Author, "The New DUI Law and Statutory Summary Suspension, YLS Journal Vol. 15, No. 4 (1986). Guest Faculty, Intensive Trial Workshop, University of Chicago, 1997-1999. Formerly: Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1995-1996 and 1998-2000; Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, First District, 1996-1998 and Third Division, 1997-1998. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Illinois Judges Association; Decalogue Society of Lawyers (Board Member, 1997-1999). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Criminal Law; Family Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Grandparents Visitation Rights; Grandparents Custody; International Child Custody; Interstate Child Custody; Juvenile Delinquency; Juvenile Criminal Law; Visitation Rights; Third Party Custody; Divorce; Domestic Relations; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Torts; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Matrimonial Law; Non-Traditional Family Law; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements. Email: Marvin J. Leavitt | | Robert S. Kipnis (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, August 30, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1987); DePaul University (J.D., 1990). Named, Illinois 40 Attorneys to Watch Under Forty, 2004; Leading Lawyer in the area of Family Law, 2004. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Custody; Interstate Child Custody; International Child Custody; Divorce; Matrimonial Law; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Domestic Relations. Email: Robert S. Kipnis | | Michael Koenigsberger (Partner) born LaGrange, Illinois, August 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1992); DePaul University (J.D., 1995). Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Elected, Board of Managers; Appointed, Judicial Relations and Admissions Subcommittee); Named, Illinois 40 Attorneys Under Forty to Watch, 2004; Leading Lawyer in the Area of Family Law, 2004. Member: Chicago, DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Relations; International Family Law; Matrimonial Law; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Post Divorce Modification; Non-Traditional Family Law; Child Custody. Email: Michael Koenigsberger | | David Charles Adams (Partner) born Park Ridge, Illinois, April 24, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.A., with high honors, Political Science, 1987; J.D., 1991; M.B.A., 1991). Pi Sigma Alpha. Law Clerk, Honorable John P Tully, Illinois Appellate Court, First District, 1992-1997. Instructor, Business Law, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1990-1991. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Appellate Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish and Italian. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Matrimonial Law. Email: David Charles Adams | | Alyssa Mogul (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, August 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1992); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1998). Named, Illinois 40 Attorneys Under Forty to Watch. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Decalogue Society; Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law; Family Law; Divorce; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Relations; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Non-Traditional Family Law; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Post Divorce Modification; Child Custody; Child Support; Visitation Rights. Email: Alyssa Mogul |
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