Illinois residents facing family law issues have access to attorneys who specialize in child custody, child support, adoption, paternity, guardianship, and prenuptial agreements. The legal framework in Illinois differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern family law cases in this jurisdiction.

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.

When selecting a family law attorney in Illinois, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Illinois and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

For a detailed overview of how family law law works in Illinois — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to family law law in Illinois. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Adam Dayan - Attorney
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Adam Dayan
 6232 North Pulaski Road, 300 Chicago IL 60646
(312) 925-9300
Illinois Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Employment Law
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
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
Michael Nichols - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols
 121 N Main St Bloomington IL 61701
(309) 821-0246
Northern Illinois University College of Law (2015)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Christopher Everett Sherer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, P.C.
 One West Old State Capitol Plaza Suite 600 ~ Myers Building Springfield IL 62701
(217) 525-1571
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (1997)
Bar #6275910
Missouri Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Estate Planning
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
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
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
James G Militello III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Prime Law Group, LLC
 747 S. Eastwood Drive Woodstock IL 60098
(815) 338-2040
The John Marshall Law School (1988)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Communications & Internet 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
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
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
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
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
Dr. Maudia Norman Washington - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Washington Law Offices, P.C.
 22 W. Washington Street, Suite 1500 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 772-7906
Argosy University
English
United States Tax Court Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Amira Vicari Hills - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vonachen, Lawless, Trager & Slevin
 411 Hamilton Blvd Suite 1400 Peoria IL 61602
(309) 671-3550
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2010)
English
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Collections Family Law
Jason Timothy Vail - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 321 N. Clark St. 19th Floor Chicago IL 60654
(312) 988-5755
Gonzaga University School of Law (1998)
Washington Bar
Active License
Family Law Foreclosure Defense Landlord Tenant
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
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
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
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
Wendy R. Morgan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Firm of Wendy R. Morgan Ltd.
 1845 E Rand Rd Arlington Heights IL 60004
(847) 259-5700
Illinois Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Divorce Family Law
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
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