Paul L. Feinstein has practiced matrimonial and appellate law since 1980, having obtained his JD degree from Emory University (a "Top 25" Law School) in Atlanta, Georgia. He became a Fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in 1991. He is also a member of the Appellate Lawyers Association. He has spoken and written about numerous matrimonial law subjects and is currently on the Board of Editors of The Matrimonial Strategist, a national publication. He devotes a substantial portion of his practice to appellate and constitutional law, and in 1993 he was successful in overturning Illinois' automatic domestic relations asset freeze law in the Supreme Court of Illinois. In 2004, he was also successful in having the Supreme Court of Illinois declare the Illinois Child Representative Statute unconstitutional. He returned to the Supreme Court of Illinois in 2012 and was again successful, this time overturning an Appellate Court ruling concerning the definition of income for purposes of child support cases. He handles a complete range of family law issues, including divorce (trials and collaborative), custody, antenuptial agreements and parentage. Many of his cases contain complex procedural and substantive matters, and involve high profile people.
Cases:
Messenger v. Edgar, 157 Ill.2d 162, 623 N.E.2d 310
In Re Marriage of Mostow, 95 Ill.App.3d 917, 420 N.E.2d 731
In Re Marriage of Rayfield, 221 Ill.App.3d 763, 583 N.E.2d 23
In Re Custody of Rose, 281 Ill.App.3d 423, 666 N.E.2d 1228
In Re Marriage of James, 259 Ill.App.3d 29, 630 N.E.2d 948
McNellis v. O’Connor, 266 Ill.App.3d 1063, 640 N.E. 2d 1354
In Re Marriage of Tyler, 230 Ill. App.3d 1009, 596 N.E.2d 119
Blair v. Mackoff, 284 Ill.App.3d 836, 672 N.E.2d 895
In Re Marriage of Yelton, 286 Ill.App.3d 436, 676 N.E.2d 993
In Re Marriage of Walker, 287 Ill.App.3d 634, 678 N.E.2d 705
Kaufman, Litwin & Feinstein v. Edgar, 301 Ill.App.3d 826, 704 N.E.2d 756
In Re Stella, 339 Ill. App.3d 610, 791 N.E.2d 187
In Re Marriage of Epsteen, 339 Ill. App.3d 586, 791 N.E.2d 175
In Re Marriage of Bates, 342 Ill. App.3d 207, 794 N.E.2d 868
affirmed, 212 Ill.2d 489, 819 N.E.2d 714
In Re Marriage of Johnson, 351 Ill. App.3d 88, 812 N.E.2d 661
In Re Marriage of Best, 228 Ill.2d 107, 886 N.E.2d 939 (Amicus Brief for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers)
In Re Marriage of Thompson, 384 III. App.3d 1, 891 N.E.2d 941
In Re Marriage of Sanfratello, 393 Ill. App.3d 641, 913 N.E.2d 1077
Minch v. George, 395 Ill.App.3d 390, 917 N.E.2d 1169
In Re Marriage of Mather, 408 Ill.App.3d 853, 946 N.E.2d 529
In Re Marriage of O’Brien, 2011 IL 109039, 958 N.E.2d 647 (Amicus Brief for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers)
Johnston v. Weil, 241 Ill.2d 169, 946 N.E.2d 329 (Amicus Brief for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers)
In Re Marriage of Baniak, 2011 IL App (1st) 092017, 957 N.E.2d 469
In Re Marriage of Johnson, 2011 IL App (1st) 102826, 963 N.E.2d 1045
In Re Marriage of McGrath, 2011 IL App (1st) 102119, 954 N.E.2d 842
reversed, 2012 IL 112792, 970 N.E.2d 12
In Re Marriage of Epting, 2012 IL App (1st) 113727
In Re Marriage of Earlywine, 2013 IL 114779 (Individual Amicus Brief)
In Re Marriage of Eckersall, 2015 IL 117922 (Amicus Brief for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers)
In Re Marriage of Pasquesi, 2015 IL App (1st) 133926
In Re Marriage of Donnelly, 2015 IL App (1st) 142619
In Re Marriage of Coviello, 2016 IL App (1st) 141652
In Re Marriage of Vondra, 2013 IL App (1st) 123025, Vondra II, 2016 IL App (1st) 150793
In Re Marriage of Liszka, 2016 IL App (3d) 150238
In Re Marriage of Coyne, 2016 IL App (1st) 152494
In Re Parentage of A.H., et al., 2017 IL App (1st) 133703
In Re Marriage of Altman, 2016 IL App (1st) 143076 (Amicus Brief for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers)
In Re Marriage of Goesel, 2017 IL122046 (Supreme Court of Illinois, Amicus Brief for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers)
In Re Marriage of Farrell, 2017 IL App (1st) 170611;
In Re Marriage of Kane, 2018 IL App (2d) 180195 (Amicus Brief for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers);
In Re Marriage of Fatkin, 2019 IL 123602 (Individual Amicus Brief)
Yakich v. Aulds, 2019 IL 123667 (Supreme Court of Illinois, Amicus Brief for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers)
In Re Marriage of Shulga, 2019 IL App (1st) 182028;
In Re Marriage of Sinha, 2021 IL App (2d) 191129;
In Re Marriage of Yabush, 2021 IL App (1st) 201136;
In Re Parentage of K.E., 2022 IL App (5th) 210236;
In Re Marriage of Scarp and Rahman, 2022 IL App (1st) 210711;
In Re Marriage of Buonincontro, 2022 IL App (2d) 210380;
In Re Marriage of Poulsom, 2022 IL App (1st) 220100;
Fulkerson v. Westmoreland, 2020 IL 124863 (Supreme Court of Illinois, Amicus Brief for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers);
Berdex International, Inc. v. Milfico Prepared Foods, Inc., 258 Ill.App.3d 738, 630 N.E.2d 998
