Divorce law in Illinois covers property division, spousal support, asset valuation, debt allocation, and settlement agreements. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Illinois has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to divorce cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Illinois is an equitable distribution state, which determines how courts divide marital property and debts. Custody decisions in Circuit Court are based on the best interests of the child standard, and judges have significant discretion. The divorce process involves specific procedural requirements, and a Illinois family law attorney who regularly appears in Circuit Court understands the local expectations and timelines that affect every case.

Choosing the right divorce attorney in Illinois means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to divorce law in Illinois for an in-depth look at Illinois's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Zachary Townsend - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pro Legal Care, LLC
 405 W. State St. Rockford IL 61101
(815) 200-8802
Northern Illinois University (2008)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Gregory Reeder - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reeder & Brown, P.C.
 58 North Chicago Street Suite 404 Joliet IL 60432
(815) 768-4800
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
English
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Elizabeth Youakim - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blacha Law Office, LLC
 40 Shuman Blvd. Suite 118 Naperville IL 60563
(630) 445-2355
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
English
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Joseph M. Laraia - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Laraia & Whitty Lawyers at Law
 1761 South Naperville Rd. Suite 201 Wheaton IL 60189
(630) 690-6800
Northwestern University School of Law (1962)
English
Federal District Court of the Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Matt Karstens - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McSwain Nagle Giese & Rapp, P.C.
 400 S. Knoll St., Suite AB Wheaton IL 60187
(630) 407-1200
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Erika Eassa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blacha Law Office, LLC
 40 Shuman Blvd. Suite 118 Naperville IL 60563
(630) 445-2355
Valparaiso University School of Law
English
Active License
Divorce Family Law Probate
Alan Pearlman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alan Pearlman Ltd.
 707 Skokie Blvd Northbrook IL 60062
(847) 205-4383
John Marshall Law School (1969)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Howard Peritz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Howard Peritz
 3710 Commercial Drive Suite 9 Northbrook IL 60062
8475625880588
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Family Law
Christina M. Martell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Christina Martell
 27475 Ferry Road Suite 130 Warrenville IL 60555
(630) 717-2772
DePaul University College of Law (2014)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Family Law Real Estate Law
Colby G. Hathaway - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Meyer Capel, A Professional Corporation
 306 West Church Street Champaign IL 61820
(217) 352-1800
Northern Illinois University (2009)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law
Alexander Ktenas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ktenas Law
 739 S Western Ave Suite E Chicago IL 60612
(312) 756-8600
Bar #bc9317df-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Gary W. Wangler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gary Wangler Law Office
 114 Lincoln Place Court Suite #103 Belleville IL 62221-7884
(618) 206-6232
University of Illinois College of Law (1980)
English, French
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
Richard Kelly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 428 10008 Main St Hebron IL 60034
(815) 404-8522
DePaul College of Law (1987)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
John E Botti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Botti Law Office, P.C.
 1550 Spring Rd. 3rd Floor Oak Brook IL 60523
(630) 573-8585
Villanova University
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Family Law
John P. Dickson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dickson Law Group, LLC
 4 E. Terra Cotta Ave. Crystal Lake IL 60014
(815) 317-5193
University of Chicago (2007)
English, Latin
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Nichol M. Broshous - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blacha Law Office, LLC
 40 Shuman Blvd. Suite 118 Naperville IL 60563
(630) 445-2355
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2010)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Rory T Weiler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weiler & Associates, Inc.
 2445 Dean Street Suite G St. Charles IL 60175
(630) 331-9110
Northern Illinois University (1975)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Family Law
Jennifer Bunker Skerston - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Reilly & Skerston, LLC
 7 Dannys Drive, Suite 1 Streator IL 61364
(815) 672-8505
Michigan State University (2009)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Berry Tucker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Berry K. Tucker & Associates, Ltd.
 5210 W 95th St Oak Lawn IL 60453
(708) 425-9530
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1972)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Edward J. Blake Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blake Behme Law Group, P.C.
 521 West Main Street Suite 100 Belleville IL 62220
(618) 233-7900
Washington University in St. Louis (1982)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Agricultural Law Arbitration & Mediation Divorce
J. Steven Ayres - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weber, Heap, Ayres & Greene, P.C.
 P.O. Box 250 102 E. Main Street Robinson IL 62454
(618) 544-8661
University of Illinois College of Law (2003)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Stan Weller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weller Law, LLC
 1 S. Church St. Suite 202 Belleville IL 62220
(618) 277-3476
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (1995)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
Amanda Burton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burton & Vick, LLC
 1110 N Court St Marion IL 62959-1612
(618) 998-1138
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2006)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Cheryl Powell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 407 S. 27th Street, Suite B Mt Vernon IL 62864
(618) 246-9370
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (1992)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Douglas Koth - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Koth Gregory & Nieminski
 420 N Main St Bloomington IL 61701
(309) 828-5090
Illinois State University
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
Ana M. McNamara - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McNamara Law Office, Ltd.
 Colvin Mansion 5940 CHICAGO IL 60626
Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Robert Canfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Canfield & McKenna Lawyers at Law
 1111 S. Alpine Rd. #704 Rockford IL 61108
(815) 968-7200
University of Minnesota Law School (1978)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Kamran Memon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Kamran Memon
 200 S Michigan Ave Suite 201 Chicago IL 60604
(312) 961-2354
University of Chicago (1995)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Consumer Law
Cheri Costa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
CHERI COSTA LAW LLC
 15255 S. 94th Avenue Suite 500 Orland Park IL 60462
(708) 274-0080
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2005)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
James V. DiTommaso - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DiTommaso Law Group LLC
 33 S Madison Ave #2b La Grange IL 60525
(630) 333-0000
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2017)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Brandon C. Mayberry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Brandon C. Mayberry
 400 W. Jackson St. Suite B Marion IL 62959
(618) 579-5250
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Stephen Berman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Immigration Attorneys, LLP
 8989 N Port Washington Rd Milwaukee WI 53217
(312) 661-9100
IN U-Bloomington (1991)
Bar #6206566
Illinois Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law Immigration Law
John Hensley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hensley Law Office
 One E. Main Street Suite 204 Champaign IL 61820
(217) 531-2180
DePaul University
Illinois Bar
Active License
Divorce DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Laura Darby - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Anderson Boback & Marshall
 20 N. Clark Street, Ste. 3300 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 715-0870
University of Illinois College of Law (2021)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Family Law
Debbie Cohen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cohen Law LLC
 2720 Dundee Road Ste 304 Northbrook IL 60062
(312) 835-2996
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1997)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Justin Mark Hastings - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Castlebrook Law, P.C.
 526 Market Loop, Ste D West Dundee IL 60118
(847) 844-0698
Northern Illinois University (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
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