Super Lawyers - Illinois 2013

FAMILY LAW THROUGH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SUPER LAW YERS / ILLINOIS 2013

LYNN M. MIRABELLA

MIRABELLA, KINCAID, FREDERICK & MIRABELLA, LLC

1737 South Naperville Road Suite 100

Wheaton, IL 60189

Tel: 630-665-7300

Fax: 630-665-7609 contact@mkfmlaw.com www.mkfmlaw.com For the last ten years, I have concentrated my practice exclusively on the area of family law. This area encompasses a wide variety of legal issues including custody, child support, maintenance, and property distribution. In addition, I am certified to represent children as a Guardian ad Litem, Child’s Representative, and Attorney for Child in difficult family law cases. Finally, as more non-traditional methods of dispute resolution have become popular, I have become a Fellow in Collaborative Law of Illinois and certified as a Mediator.

FAMILY LAW
BERNARD B. RINELLA RINELLA & RINELLA LTD. One North LaSalle Street Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60602 Tel: 312-236-5454 Fax: 312-236-6975 donnaw@rinellaandrinella.com www.rinellaandrinella.com

JENNIFER A. SHAW ATTORNEY AT LAW 201 Hillsboro Avenue Edwardsville, IL 62025 Tel: 618-655-0555 Fax: 618-655-9460 jennifer@jashawlaw.com www.jashawlaw.com

Bernard Rinella is a senior partner at Rinella & Rinella Ltd., one of the premier law firms in the country. He has been president or chairman of every family law organization in Illinois and served nationally as well. His expertise is reflected in the numerous awards he has received. These citations include The Best Lawyers in America and the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Town & Country Magazine named him one of America’s Top Ten Divorce Lawyers, and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers named him Fellow of the Year in 2004 for his outstanding contributions to the practice of matrimonial law.

FAMILY LAW

Jennifer A. Shaw graduated from law school at Ole Miss in 1996. After spending four years working at Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, she entered private practice. In 2003, she opened her own firm in Edwardsville, IL. Jennifer is focused on all areas of domestic relations litigation with special emphasis on unmarried couples, particularly members of the LGBT community. An active member of the ISBA, she has been appointed to numerous committees and has chaired three of them. Currently, serving on the Family Law Section Council, she is also a member of the Boards of Directors of the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation and the Children First Foundation. FAMILY LAW

VINCENT J. STARK

KAMERLINK, S TARK, MCCORMACK & POWERS, L.L.C.

221 North LaSalle Street Suite 1800

Chicago, IL 60601

Tel: 312-855-0324

Fax: 312-855-0351 vstark@fam-atty.com www.fam-atty.com Vincent J. Stark is a founding partner of Kamerlink, Stark, McCormack & Powers, and for over 20 years, has practiced exclusively in the area of family law. As a seasoned trial lawyer and skillful negotiator, Vincent concentrates his practice on contested matters, including custody, parentage, visitation, removal, maintenance, complex financial matters such as business evaluations, prenuptial and postnuptial matters, appeals, and alienation of affection. Vincent has authored the first and second editions of the Child Custody Chapter for the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Handbook and, as a past member of the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council, assisted in drafting legislation for the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.

FAMILY LAW
JAY S. JUDGE

JUDGE, JAMES & KUJAWA, LLC

422 North Northwest Highway Suite 200

Park Ridge, IL 60068

Tel: 847-292-1200 Fax: 847-292-1208 jjudge@judgeltd.com www.judgeltd.com Jay S. Judge, a cum laude graduate of The John Marshall Law School where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the law review, is a partner in Judge, James & Kujawa, LLC. He handles trials, appeals, and insurance coverage matters. Jay, a former claims supervisor, handles the defense only, representing self-insured governmental entities, insurance companies, and self-insured risk pools. For over 30 years, he has written two legal columns: “Federal Courts” in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin; and “Ready for the Defense” in Township Perspective magazine. He is a frequent speaker for local government discussing trials and defenses for government under the Tort Immunity Act. He has won a number of appeals, including Park v. Metra (train on tracks open and obvious danger).

APPELLATE GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES

INSURANCE COVERAGE

CARMEN D. CARUSO CARMEN D. CARUSO LAW FIRM

77 West Wacker Drive

48th Floor Chicago, IL 60601

Tel: 312-606-8706 Fax: 312-276-8646 cdc@cdcaruso.com www.cdcaruso.com Carmen Caruso is a trial and appellate lawyer with his own firm and has been in practice since 1983. He has a strong concentration on franchise and dealership cases arising in all industries and has earned a strong national presence in this field. His practice extends to the representation of business owners, officers, directors, shareholders, partners, other professionals, victims of legal malpractice, and executive or other key employees in sharply contested cases. He regularly litigates against much larger law firms and is not out matched. Caruso also serves as an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.

BUSINESS LITIGATION

FRANCHISE/DEALERSHIP

David concentrates his practice on civil litigation in state and federal court. His trial experience includes commercial claims, health care, employment, director and officer liability, insurance coverage, class action, and international litigation. David also lectures and writes on topics arising out of his practice. David’s clients include publicly traded companies, foreign corporations, physician groups, hospital systems, and other health care providers.

GENERAL LI TIGATION EMPLOYMEN T LITIGATION: DEFENSE

HEALTH CARE

DAVID J. TECSON CHUHAK & TECSON, P. C.

30 South Wacker Drive
26th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: 312-444-9300
Fax: 312-444-9027
dtecson@chuhak.com
www.chuhak.com

Esther Joy Schwartz, a named partner and shareholder in Stellato & Schwartz, leads the firm’s coverage and appellate groups which enjoy a national reputation. She holds the highest ratings from Martindale-Hubbell. She concentrates her practice on insurance-related disputes and bad faith litigation and drafted insurance policies for major insurers. She has litigated more than 750 declaratory judgment actions and over 250 appeals and argued in our nation’s highest courts. She is a frequent lecturer at CLE seminars and serves as a consultant on Medicare secondary payer issues. She is identified in the Top 50 Women list in 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers and in the Top 100 Illinois Attorneys. She is an accomplished violinist with the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

APPELLATE CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE

INSURANCE COVERAGE

Kevin J. McDevitt is co-founder of Neal & McDevitt, LLC. He handles all aspects of trademark, copyright, unfair competition, advertising, marketing, and promotions law, including the selection, adoption, use, and protection of trademarks and domain names; the registration of copyrights and trademarks on a worldwide basis; licensing; advertising and promotions law compliance; sponsorship agreements; talent agreements; conflict resolution related to the above disciplines; U.S. federal court litigation; and proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, and other administrative tribunals. Kevin is a member of the International Trademark Association’s Leadership Development Committee.