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Leading Lawyers Magazine reports “Leon I. Finkel is a rare divorce lawyer who considers the courthouse to be a last resort when more amiable approaches to ending a marriage do not yield an agreement. But when court is necessary, the managing partner of Berger Schatz brings serious skill and commitment to the proceedings.”… Read the […]

Congratulations to Berger Schatz Principal Leon I. Finkel and Law Clerk Katelyn A. Blanchard, whose article “Dating, Maintenance, and Miller” was published in the April 2016 Illinois Bar Journal. To read the complete article, click here.

Berger Schatz Principal David H. Levy was a program coordinator and moderator during continuing legal education seminars at the AAML Mid-Year Meeting. The topics included were “Show me the money! Uncovering fraud and tracing off shore assets” and “How lawyers can use social media to make it rain.” For more information on David Levy, click […]

At the 2016 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s seminar on Business Valuation, Financial and Tax Issues in Divorce, Berger Schatz Managing Partner Leon Finkel presented on the subject “Non-Marital Business: Pre-Nups” discussing how current Illinois law impacts an owner of a non-marital business in a divorce, and strategies to address this issue in a […]

2016 Super Lawyers Recognizes Berger Schatz Attorneys

Congratulations to Berger Schatz Partner Karen R. Krehbiel on her selection by Crain’s Chicago Business for inclusion in its prestigious “40 Under 40” list of Chicago’s noteworthy young professionals for 2015. To read about Karen in Crain’s 40 under 40 listing, click here.

Craig Mandell authors chapter in LexisNexis Practice Guide: Illinois Family Law

Berger Schatz Principal Brian J. Blitz was a panelist for the University of Illinois College of Law conference on November 13, 2015. The conference, “Conversations on the Family: When Economic Struggles Constrain Family Choices. Bringing together the Judiciary, Legislators, Practicing Bar and Family Law Scholars,” addressed the topic of what family law can do to […]

At the Lake County Bar Association’s Family Law Legislative Update in November 2015, Berger Schatz Partner Craig Mandell presented on the subject “It’s Only Temporary: Interim Relief Under the New 750 ILCS 5/501.” Craig’s presentation discussed how the legislative revisions to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, which became effective January 1, 2016, […]

In a November 12, 2015 Entrepreneur magazine article entitled “Personal Finance Tips for Those Couples Who Live Together But Aren’t Married,” Berger Schatz Principal Brian J. Blitz discussed how moving in with a romantic partner can affect a divorced person’s alimony status. To access the entire article, click here.