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.
FIRST AMENDMENT/MEDIA/ADVERTISING
IN TELLEC TUAL PROPERT Y
ESTHER JOY SCHWARTZ
STELLATO & SCHWARTZ LTD.
120 North LaSalle Street
34th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
Tel: 312-419-1011
Fax: 312-419-1012
eschwartz@stellatoschwartz.com
www.stellatoschwartz.com
KEVIN J. MCDEVITT
NEAL & MCDEVITT, LLC
1776 Ash Street
Northfield, IL 60093
Tel: 847-881-2451
Fax: 847-441-0911
kmcdevitt@nealmcdevitt.com
www.nealmcdevitt.com