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Address
20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2920
Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Cook Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
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(Main Office) 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. Statement of PracticeFamily 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 Size: 5
Address20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2920
Chicago, IL 60606, (Cook Co.)
PhonePhone: 312-726-4440
Fax: 312-726-0029
Website
http://www.levinbrend.com
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., 1971); Loyola University (J.D.). Awards, Silver Medal for Second Highest Grade in Illinois C.P.A. Exam, The Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants; Elijah Watt Sells Honorable Mention, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for scoring among the top forty candidates in U.S. National C.P.A. Examination, May 1971. Certified Public Accountant. Founding Partner, Levin & Brend. Commodity Trader, Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Member: CME Board of Governors; Chicago Mercantile Exchange IMM and IOM Divisions; Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Association of Attorneys Certified Public Accountants; Business Valuation Association. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Decalogue Society. Practice Areas: Taxation; Commodities; Divorce Law; Family Law; Estate Planning; Corporate Law.Email: Sander D. Levin
Jeffrey W. Brend (Partner) 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). Featured in Fortune Magazine, Newsweek and on the Sky Radio Network as one of America's Premier Lawyers. Named Illinois Super Lawyer, 2007 and 2008. Certified Public Accountant. Adjunct Professor, Chicago-Kent Law School. Numerous Articles Written: Business Valuation; Forensic Accounting and Child Custody issues along with the textbook "Accounting for Divorce". Spoken Nationally to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Institute of Internal Auditors as well as throughout Illinois. Senior Appraiser, American Society of Appraisers. Accredited Business Valuator, AICPA. Certified Fraud Examiner. Founder, Cook County Court Facilitation Program. Member: Chicago (Past President and Past Chair, Matrimonial Law Committee), DuPage County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations;. Fellow: Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2001. Special Agencies: Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; American Association of Attorney Certified Public Accountants; Business Valuation Association. Practice Areas: Divorce Law; Business Valuation; Forensic Accounting; Taxation Law; Business Litigation; Family Law; Collaborative Law.Email: Jeffrey W. Brend
Gregory A. Papiernik (Partner) 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, Financial Accounting in the Masters Program, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois. Instructor, Convisor-Duffy CPA Review, Chicago, Illinois. Member, American Society of Appraisers. Member of the Board of Directors, Br. Rice High School, Chicago, Illinois. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys;. Special Agencies: 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 Transactions; Business Valuation; Forensic Accounting.Email: Gregory A. Papiernik
Jennifer M. Fletchall (Junior Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Champaign (B.S., Accountancy, 2000); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2004). Certified Public Accountant, 2007. Co-author, "Accounting For Divorce: Taxes, Business Valuation and Forensic Accounting;" "Trial Issues: National Business Institute Manual Entitled Child Custody and Shared Parenting in Illinois." Member: Illinois CPA Society; American Society of Appraisers; Business Valuation Association. Moot Court Counsel. Dean's List. Recipient, Deans Scholarship. Member: Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Certified Public Accountant Society. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Tax Law; Business Valuation; Forensic Accounting; Divorce; Collaborative Law.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). Named Administrative Staff Person of the Year, 2003. Recipient CALI award (for highest grade in the class) in Family Law, 2003. Certifications: Domestic Violence Counseling, Chicago Abused Women's Coalition; Community Organizing from Midwest Academy. Member, Chicago-Kent College Law Review. Editor-in-Chief of the University News. Intern, Editorial Department of the Dallas Morning News. Staff Attorney, Family Law Clinic. Served as VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America), Chicago Alliance for Neighborhood Safety. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Family Law; Collaborative Law.
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELJohn M. Christensen born Mason City, Iowa, December 25, 1971; Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1994). Consulting Manager, Business Tax Services Group, Arthur Andersen, LLP. Certified Public Accountant, 1997. Certified Fraud Examiner, 2005. Member: American Society of Appraisers; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society; The Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Special Agencies: Chartered Financial Analyst Institute. Practice Areas: Business Valuation; Forensic Accounting.Email: John M. Christensen
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