(Main Office)

Co-principals P. André Katz and Daniel R. Stefani, along with our tremendous legal team at Katz & Stefani, LLC, are among a select group of matrimonial law practitioners in the Chicago area who understand and deliver the highest caliber client representation while generating great results in the process. Our firm respects every client's privacy concerns and strives to provide representation that minimizes the typical fueling of client hostilities while maximizing results.

The Katz & Stefani team has represented many individuals whose cases involved the distribution of multi-million dollar holdings and required sophisticated financial expertise. Our lawyers have extensive backgrounds in business, financial planning, taxation and accounting. They also have considerable experience in custody issues, including but not limited to international custody disputes involving the Hague Convention, as well as interstate custody disputes brought under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act ("UCCJEA").

We see people usually at the worst point in their lives, and we try to bring dignity to the process without compromising our client's position. We created Katz & Stefani, LLC out of a common respect for a smarter, more thoughtful, client-driven approach to an area of law that desperately needs a new direction.

Statement of Practice

Complex Family Law including Divorce, Matrimonial Law, Domestic Relations, Spousal Support, Child Support, Child Custody, Visitation, Pre-Marital and Post-Nuptial Law, Paternity, Domestic Violence, Alimony and Mediation. Litigation and Settlement of Financial Issues pertaining to Matrimonial Law including Complex Transactions, Tax Issues Business Valuation.

Address

222 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2150
Chicago, IL 60601, (Cook Co.)

Phone

Phone: 312-364-9000
Fax: 312-364-9035

Website

http://www.katzstefani.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

P. Andre Katz (Partner) born October 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with distinction, 1985); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1989). Senior Member, Loyola Law Journal, 1987-1989. Author: "Tax and Financial Planning Strategies in Divorce," chapter on Postnuptial Agreements, Illinois Family Law Handbook by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Co-Author: "When Your Elderly Clients Marry: Prenuptial Agreements and Other Considerations," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Journal. Chairman, Illinois State Bar Family Law Study Committee, enacted by House Resolution 1101, which was created by House Speaker Michael Madigan and State Representative John Fritchey for the purpose of studying and recommending changes to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Partner, Litigation Department, McDermott Will & Emery, 1989-2000; Equity Partner, Berger Schatz, 2000-2008. Member: Chicago (Co-Chairman, Young Lawyers Division of the Family Committee), Illinois State (Member, Family Law Committee) and American Bar Associations. (Also at Bannockburn Office). Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Matrimonial Law; Divorce; Child Support; Tax and Financial Planning.Email: P. Andre Katz

Daniel R. Stefani (Partner) born Des Plaines, Illinois, November 30, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1988); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1994). Named, Illinois Super Lawyers, Family Law, 2004—. Author: "Stock Options and Other Employee Benefits," Family Law Handbook, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2006; "Discovering Unique Forms of Employee Benefits," American Bar Association Family Law Advocate, Winter, 2001; "New Law Regarding Modification of Visitation Rights," Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Newsletter, January, 2000. Speaker: "New Discovery Rules Including Supreme Court Rule 213," April 2003; "Use of Requests to Admit, Bills of Particular and Authentication of Corporate Records," Chicago Bar Association, Summer, 2000; "Cohabitation Agreements," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, March/May, 1999; "Accountants as Expert Witnesses in Valuation of Corporations," Institute Academy of Certified Public Accountants, 1997. Member, Leading Lawyers Network, 2004—. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court; Justinian Society of Italian American Lawyers. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Matrimonial Law; Divorce; Litigation; Settlement of Financial Issues; Complex Transactions; Business Valuation; Child Custody; Child Support; Paternity; Domestic Violence.Email: Daniel R. Stefani

Amanda B. Clayman (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, December 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Arizona; 1999, Illinois; 2008, Massachusetts. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., International Studies, 1993); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Named, Leading Lawyer, 2006 and 2007 and Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in Family Law, 2008. Co-Author: "When Your Elderly Clients Marry: Prenuptial Agreements and Other Considerations," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Journal. Associate, Perkins Coje Brown & Bain, 1996-1998; Associate, Trial Department, McDermott Will & Emery, 1998-2000; Associate, 2000-2008 and Partner, 2004-2008, Berger Schatz. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Matrimonial Law; Divorce; International Family Law.

David Clyde Ainley (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, January 29, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1999, Trial Bar. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1990); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1994). Member, John Marshall Law Review, 1993-1994. Author: "Defending Against Maintenance Claims," Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Counsel Newsletter, December, 2003. Co-Author: "Attorneys' Fees" Chapter in Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Family Law Series. Lecturer: "Advanced Evidence," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2008; Guest Lawyer on Business Valuation, "Trying the Domestic Relations Case," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2008; "Issues Affecting the Treatment of Trusts in Divorce," Stout Risius Ross, 2007; "Tax Matters and Ramifications in Divorce," National Business Institute, 2007; "National Business Institute Seminar on Financial Settlement Strategies for Divorce," 2006; "Illinois State Bar Association, Family Law Section Seminar on Property Issues in Family Law," Chicago and Collinsville, Illinois, 2006. Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Crook County Public Defender, 1995-2000. Associate, Davis Friedman, 2000-2006. Partner, Berger Schatz, 2006-2008. Member, Leading Lawyers Network. Member: Chicago (Member, Matrimonial Law Committee) and Illinois State (Member: Family Law Section Council; Professional Conduct Committee) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Managers, Illinois Chapter). Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Matrimonial Law; Divorce; Litigation; Child Support; Child Custody; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Trust Issues in Divorce; Domestic Violence; Business Valuation; Divorce Taxation.Email: David Clyde Ainley

Margaret E. Keane (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, September 6, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.A., 1993); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 1999). Dean's List. Judicial Clerk: Honorable Jill McNulty, Illinois Appellate Court, First District, 1999-2002; Honorable George M. Marovich, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1997-1998. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Matrimonial Law; Divorce.Email: Margaret E. Keane

Jacqueline J. Torshen (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1998). Recipient, Webster Burke Scholarship. Named, Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in Family Law, 2008 and 2009. Associate, Schiller, DuCanto and Fleck, 1998-2000. Associate, 2000-2006 and Partner, 2007-2009, Beermann Swerdlove LLP. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Matrimonial Law; Divorce; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Spousal Support; Litigation; Domestic Violence.Email: Jacqueline J. Torshen

ASSOCIATES

Shawn Bersson (Associate) born New York, New York, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: Yeshiva University; Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D., 2002). Judicial Internship, The Honorable Charles Posner, Brooklyn, New York, 1997-1998. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Matrimonial Law; Divorce; Paternity; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Spousal Support; Litigation; Child Custody; Domestic Violence; Civil Practice; Civil Appeals.Email: Shawn Bersson

Karen Vitolins Paige (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan, October 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, California; 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1989); De Paul University (J.D., 1994). Leader, "Walk-Through Program," Los Angeles Superior Court and the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Family Law Section. Associate: The Law Offices of Lynn Soodik, 1998-2006; Berger Schatz, 2007-2008. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Family Law Section; Executive Committee, 1998-2003), Beverly Hills and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Matrimonial Law; Divorce; Complex Child Custody; Spousal Support; Business Valuation.Email: Karen Vitolins Paige

Lena G. Winters (Associate) born Kiev, Ukraine, November 1, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., M.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Languages: Russian, Ukrainian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Matrimonial Law; Divorce.