About Gary L.
Gary L. Schlesinger earned his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1967. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and has spent the bulk of his career working in family and matrimonial matters. His legal education at Northwestern set the stage for a long practice that stretches across decades.
Schlesinger built a practice that has handled a wide spectrum of domestic relations work. He has represented clients in contested divorces, child custody and support proceedings, and disputes over property division and spousal maintenance. He is known for handling cases that involve detailed financial issues and layered family dynamics. Those matters often require careful case preparation and courtroom experience, skills he brought to bear throughout his years in practice.
Since 1979, Schlesinger has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. That long-standing membership marks a sustained involvement with a national organization focused on matrimonial law. Over the years he has participated in the professional community that addresses developments in family law practice and procedure.
He is associated with Schlesinger & Strauss, L.L.C., where he has worked on family law cases alongside other practitioners. His work at the firm has included trial representation as well as negotiated settlements. He has handled matters at various stages, from initial pleadings through trial and post-judgment enforcement. Clients in more complex matters have required counsel who can coordinate forensic accounting, valuation experts, and parenting evaluations, and those are the components that have often accompanied his files.
Colleagues describe him as a lawyer who approaches cases pragmatically. He tends to frame disputes in terms of concrete objectives: custody arrangements, division of marital assets, or secure support orders. That practical orientation shows in trial strategy and in efforts to reach workable settlements. His courtroom experience has given him a steady hand in contested hearings and trials.
Outside of active case work he has maintained involvement in the family law bar through professional association activities. He has watched the field change through shifts in statutes and evolving standards for parenting plans and asset distribution. As of 2026 he continues to practice at Schlesinger & Strauss, L.L.C., handling matrimonial and family law matters in Illinois.
