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161 North Clark Street, Suite 4700
Chicago, Illinois 60601 (Cook Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Debra is the principal of the Law Offices of Debra DiMaggio and; has specialized in the areas of family law and domestic relations since 1983. Ms. DiMaggio has represented many prodigious spouses during her long career. Statement of PracticeFamily Law, including all phases of Matrimonial Litigation, Divorce Litigation, Mediation and Collaborative Law, Divorce Taxation, Financial Law and Finances, Financial Discovery and Analysis, Tax Considerations and Retirement Benefits, Business Valuation, Corporate Holdings and Stock Plans, Negotiation and Mediation, Collaborative Law, Joint Parenting Agreements, Enforcement & Modification of Judgments, Disproportionate Awards, Custody and Visitation, Pre-nuptial and Post-nuptial Agreements, Parentage Actions, Adoption, UCCJA, Same-Sex Unions, Entertainment. Year Established: 1997
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Debra DiMaggio (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.S., with highest honors, 1979); DePaul University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Delta Mu Delta. Author: "Distribution at Divorce of Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, and Disability Awards," Illinois Bar Journal, September 1999: "Change of Custody Proceedings Temporary and Permanent IICLE Child Custody," Litigation Handbook, 1992, IICLE Supplement, 1995: "Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation and Disability Awards in Illinois Divorce Cases," Illinois Bar Journal, October 1990; "The Non-Dischargeability of Maintenance, Child Support and Attorney's Fees under Section 523(a)5 of the Bankruptcy Act," Illinois State Bar Association Newsletter, June, 1988; "Post-Nuptial Agreements," Illinois State Bar Association Newsletter, December, 1985. Speaker: Coordinated program and presented "Family Law Basic Update," for Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), May, 1994 in Collinsville, Springfield and St. Louis, MO; "Change in Custody Proceedings Temporary and Permanent: "How to Depose an Expert," IICLE, November, 1992; "Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation and Disability Awards in Illinois Divorce Cases," Illinois State Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, November, 1990; "Family Law," Young Lawyers Division, Illinois State Bar Association, Lawyering Skills Seminar, January, 1990; "Adding Insult to Injury. The Characterization and Apportionment of Personal Injury Awards, Workers Compensation Awards and Disability Benefits in Marriage Dissolution Cases," North Suburban Bar Association, October, 1989; "a 'Look-See' at Rehabilitative Maintenance," Illinois State Bar Association Update Program, October, 1987; "Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements," Northwest Suburban Bar Association, March, 1986; "The Parentage Act," Illinois State Bar Association, January, 1986. Honors: Authored and lobbied for the passage of Section 607(b)(1) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA) which affords siblings in Illinois visitation rights. Co-authored the Statute and lobbied for Senate Bill 934, modification of maintenance statute. Appointed Attorney for the Child by the Bar Relations Sub-Committee of the Domestic Relations Advisory Committee, Cable Television Appearance. Law Day Program, "You and The Law," May 6, 1995. Volunteer, Cook County Court Facilitation Program, 2002. Chris Chelios Charity Golf Classic Committee, 1989AON / Maryville Golf Classic Committee, 1989Committees to raise funds for Maryville City of Youth to aid Father Smyth with care of physically and sexually abused children. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Ethics and Fees Subcommittee, 1990-1991; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1987-1991; Matrimonial Law Committee since 1983); Illinois State (Elected: Board of Governors, 1991-1997 and 1999-2007; Assembly, 1990-1996; 1998-2001; Special Committee on Employment of New Lawyers, 1992; Ad Hoc Committee on Merit Selection, 1992; Appointed: Illinois Bar Foundation, 1991-1993; Membership Committee, 1992-1993; By-Laws Committee, 1992-1993; Family Law Section Council, 1985-1989; Associate Member, 1989-1990) and American (Vice-Chair, Family Law Committee, General Practice Section, 1990-1992) Bar Associations; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member: Admissions Procedure Committee, 1992 and 1998; Attorney's Fees Study Committee, 1992; Illinois Chapter Board of Managers, 1989-1994); Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, Justinian Society of Lawyers; Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law; Litigation; Finance; Divorce; Taxation; Retirement Benefits Plan; Negotiation; Mediation; Child Custody; Visitation Rights; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Parentage Actions; Adoption Law; Entertainment; Collaborative Law; Residential Real Estate.
——————————Richard D. Herman (Associate) born Athens, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Florida Institute of Technology (B.S., Aeronautical Science, 1995); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation; Divorce; Parental Rights; Post Divorce Modification; Real Estate; Appellate Practice.Email: Richard D. Herman
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