About Van A
Van A Schwab has spent decades working in family law and child representation. His name first appears on public rosters in connection with a Cook County court appointment in 1989. That early role as a child’s representative and guardian ad litem set the shape of a practice that balances courtroom work and out-of-court dispute resolution.
He maintains licenses in Illinois, Florida and New Jersey and has practiced under the name The Law Offices of Van A. Schwab as well as Law Offices of Van Schwab. Those listings reflect a career that crosses state lines and several legal cultures. Records show continued practice through his own offices rather than association with a large firm.
Certifications mark key moments in his professional development. In 1989 the Cook County court appointed him as a child’s representative and guardian ad litem. Nearly two decades later he completed a 40-hour mediation certification at Northwestern University in 2008. That same year he became a Certified Fellow of the Illinois Collaborative Law Association. Those credentials signal sustained interest in both advocacy and alternative dispute processes.
Membership in multiple bar and professional groups has been a steady feature of his career. He belongs to the Collaborative Lawyers Association of Illinois as a Fellow and is a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Family Law Section. He also holds memberships in the American Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association and the New Jersey Bar Association, each aligned with family law sections. Locally, he serves in elected or appointed roles such as Secretary of the Illinois Township Lawyers Association and as a Lake County child’s representative and guardian ad litem.
Colleagues and case files show an attorney who blends traditional child advocacy with mediation and collaborative law practices. He has handled appointments as guardian ad litem and represented parents and children in contested and noncontested family law matters. He participates in collaborative practice circles and conducts mediated sessions, applying his Northwestern mediation training.
Today he operates from his law offices and accepts matters across the jurisdictions where he is licensed. His work continues to include child representation, guardians ad litem duties, mediated settlements and collaborative law cases in Illinois, Florida and New Jersey.
He currently practices family law, mediation, collaborative law and child representation across Illinois, Florida and New Jersey.
