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The Gitlin
Law Firm's
Divorce, Child Custody, Paternity Legal Practice -- Limited to Family
Law:
Geographical Coverage
The Gitlin Law
Firm, P.C., of Woodstock, Illinois, practices exclusively in the following
Illinois counties: McHenry County, Lake County, Kane County, DuPage
County, Boone County and DeKalb County, Illinois.
Lawyers
The lawyers
of The Gitlin Law Firm are: Gunnar
J. Gitlin, Jeffrey L. Hirsch,
Stephanie A. Kasten, Scott
J. Farrell and Vonda K. Vaughn.
Attorney Gunnar J. Gitlin has been named to Best
Lawyers in America* each year since 2007. Attorney Stephanie
A. Kasten joined The Gitlin Law Firm in February 2005. Her practice
has been concentrated in family law for the past eleven years. In
2005, Attorney Scott J. Farrell joined the Gitlin Law Firm. In
addition to his law degree, Attorney Farrell holds an MBA from the Kellstadt
Graduate School of Business. In 2008, Attorney Jeffrey Hirsch joined
the Gitlin Law Firm. Attorney Jeff Hirsch is a seasoned family lawyer
having exclusively handled family law cases for the past seventeen years.
The Gitlin Law Firm is listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of
Preeminent Lawyers.* In
2010 through 2013, the Gitlin Law Firm was included in U.S. News - Best
Lawyers: "Best Law Firms."*
Concentrated Practice
The Gitlin Law
Firm limits its practice to family law. The firm handles:
By exclusively
handling family law cases, the attorneys of The Gitlin Law Firm are more
familiar with divorce and family law than lawyers who do not limit their
practice to this area. Limiting the practice to divorce and family law
also increases a lawyer's efficiency in handling a case. *Note
that the Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of
specialties in the practice of law and that any certificate, award or
recognition is not a requirement to practice law in Illinois.
Court Proceedings:
In some firms
the lawyer with whom you interview may not handle court appearances.
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for more on court proceedings
State of the Art Practice:
The Gitlin Law
Firm's practice is state of the art. A state of the art practice
requires lawyers to go beyond basic tools and knowledge. In the Gitlin
Law Firm, all the lawyers lecture on family law topics and are involved
in leadership positions. Click
for more on state of the art practice
Nature of the Practice:
Family law proceedings
involve one of the most difficult periods in a person's life.
Click for more on nature of the practice
Balanced Practice:
Most firm's offer only traditional
adversarial representation and some offer only collaborative practice.
The Gitlin Law Firm offers a balanced practice of either traditional representation
or collaborative representation. The Gitlin Law Firm is the largest
family law firm in Illinois where all of the lawyers are both trained
collaborative professionals and experienced litigators. Click
for more on the balanced practice of the Gitlin Law Firm.
Questions and Answers On Family
Law Topics:
The Gitlin Law
Firm has answers to your questions on divorce and other family law topics.
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for more information
Current Links
of Note:
- 2012 Programs:
- May 2, 2012: Attorney
Gitlin co-chaired the IICLE program regarding drafting Marital Settlement
Agreements.
- March 2012: Attorney Gitlin was one of
four presenters for a national webcast on business valuation.
- October 2012: Attorney Gitlin spoke before
the Illinois Family Support Enforcement Association on "Using
QDROs to Collect Child Support."
- October 2012: Attorney Vonda Vaughn presented in ISBA -
Champaign Uof I College of Law regarding removal and UCCJEA for
their Guardian ad Litem seminar.
- 2012: Attorney Stephanie Kasten was appointed
as President of the McHenry County Bar Association Family Law Section.
- Attorney Kasten served as the committee chair for the McHenry
County Bar Association Seminar and Retreat.
- 2012-13: Attorney Vonda Vaughn was appointed
as President of the McHenry County Bar Association.
- 2012-13: Attorney Scott Farrell was appointed as Chair of
the McHenry County Collaborative Law Practice Group 2012-13.
- 2013 Programs and News:
- Highlight of Illinois Case Law
The Gitlin
Law Firm, P.C.
663
E. Calhoun Street, Woodstock, IL 60098
(815) 338-9401
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