Bar Fellowship
of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He has spoken and written on family law topics for the National Business Institute, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the Illinois State Bar Association's Law Ed Series. Mr. Benassi is a member of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education's Committee for Continuing Legal Education in Family Law.
Year Joined Organization:
- 1968
Published Works:
- Chapter 1, Practical and Ethical Considerations in a Domestic Relations Case, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Illinois Family Law, 1976 - Present
- Chapter II, Attorney's Fees Illinois Family Law, IICLE, 1988
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Frequent lecturer for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education on family law.
- Lecturer for Illinois Central College on family law.
- Lecturer for Illinois State Bar Association on family law on many occasions.
- Lecturer for Peoria County Bar Association on family law on multiple occasions.
- Lecturer for National Business Institute on family law.
Honors and Awards:
- Selected to the Law Bulletin Publishing Company's Leading Lawyer's Network continuously since 2004 (to be included, a lawyer must be recognized as one of the top five percent of lawyers who practice in the regional area. Selection is made by other lawyers in the regional area.)
- Selected to Super Lawyers continuously since 2006
- Recognized by the DePaul University College of Law in 2007 for his outstanding contribution to the practice of Family Law and his selection as an Illinois Super Lawyer
- Selected to be a member of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Family Advisory Committee
- Represented ISBA at ABA Annual Conference on Family Law, 1976
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- American Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- ISBA Family Law Section (1976-77), 1975 - 1976 Chairman
- Lobbied on behalf of Illinois State Bar Association on bill completely changing area of family law (1975-76), 1977 - 1978
- Peoria County Bar Association
- Peoria County Bar Association Family Law Committee (1977) Chairman
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Past Employment Positions: Silberstein & Napoli (Peoria, Illinois), Associate, 1968 - 1970 A. Lou Benassi, Attorney, 1970 - 1980
Fraternities/Sororities:
- Alpha Sigma Phi