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Levin & Brend, P.C. Profile |
|  | | Law Firm in Chicago, Illinois | |
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| | Location | | 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2920 | | Chicago, Illinois 60606 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Levin & Brend, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Family Law, Complex Domestic Relations Issues, Divorce/Dissolution of Marriage, Financial Discovery, Forensic Accounting and Analysis related to Divorce, Business Valuation as related to Divorce, Tax Considerations related to Divorce, Property Rights, Prenuptial Agreements/Premarital Agreements, Postnuptial Agreements, Administration, Child Custody and Visitation, Spousal Support/Alimony/Maintenance, Matrimonial Law and Litigation, Marital Settlement Agreements, Separation Agreements, Appeals; Commodities, Real Estate Ventures, Corporate Law. | Firm Profile:
Levin & Brend, P.C. is one of a select few matrimonial law firms in Chicago with an emphasis on business valuation and accounting as related to divorce. All partners are attorney/CPA's. In addition, Mr. Brend is the only lawyer in the country affiliated with both the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the American Society of Appraisers. The firm is listed in the Family Law section of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. | | Firm Size: 5 | | Sander D. Levin (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1986, U.S. Tax Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Roosevelt University (B.S.B.A.); Loyola University (J.D.). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1971. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Decalogue Society; Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society; American Association of Attorneys Certified Public Accountants; Business Valuation Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Commodities; Divorce Law; Family Law; Estate Planning. Email: Sander D. Levin | | Jeffrey W. Brend (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, June 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1986, U.S. Tax Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1980); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1984). Certified Public Accountant, 1985. Adjunct Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent School of Law. Member: Chicago (Past President, Matrimonial Law Committee), DuPage County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Society of Appraisers; Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; American Association of Attorney Certified Public Accountants; Business Valuation Association. Fellow, Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2001. Practice Areas: Divorce Law; Business Valuation; Forensic Accounting; Taxation Law; Business Litigation; Family Law. Email: Jeffrey W. Brend | | Gregory A. Papiernik (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, May 18, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois and U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois; 1985, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1980); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1983). Beta Alpha Psi. Certified Public Accountant, Indiana, 1982. Adjunct Professor, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois. Instructor, Convisor-Duffy CPA Review, Chicago, Illinois. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; American Society of Appraisers; Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society; American Association of Attorney Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Individual Taxation; Corporate Tax Planning; Business Tax Planning; Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Retirement Planning; Elder Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Business Valuation; Forensic Accounting. Email: Gregory A. Papiernik | | —————————— | | Jennifer M. Fletchall (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, May 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Champaign (B.S., 2000); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2004). Moot Court Counsel, Dean's List. Recipient, Deans Scholarship. Co-Author: "Textbook Entitled Accounting for Divorce: Taxes, Business Valuation and Forensic Accounting," 2005; "Trial Issues: National Business Institute Manual Entitled Child Custody and Shared Parenting in Illinois," 2005. Member: Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Society of Appraisers; Certified Public Accountant Society; Business Valuation Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Tax Law; Business Valuation; Forensic Accounting; Divorce. Email: Jennifer M. Fletchall | | Kimberly MacKinnon Brumirski (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., English, 1996); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2004). Member, Law Review, Chicago-Kent College of Law. Recipient: Administrative Staff Person of the Year, 2003; CALI Award in Family Law. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Family Law. | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | John M. Christensen (Certified Public Accountant) born Mason City, Iowa, December 25, 1971; Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1994). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1997. Member: American Society of Appraisers; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Business Valuation; Forensic Accounting. Email: John M. Christensen | | Lydia L. Rossi (IT/Financial Analyst) born Chicago, Illinois; Education: Rosevelt University (B.S., Computer, Science, 2004; M.S., Business Administration, Information Systems). Dean's List, 2002-2003. Youth Speaker, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Chicago, Illinois, 1999—. Assistant to Sander D. Levin, Jeffery W. Brend, Gregory A. Papiernik and John Christensen, CPA. Accounting Clerk, Lord, Bissell & Brook, LLP, 2001-2004. Email: Lydia L. Rossi |
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