Current Employment Position(s)

Sole Practitioner, since 1986

Year Joined Organization: 1986

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Schlesinger opened his firm in Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois in 1986, devoting the practice exclusively to family law matters including divorce, alimony, custody, support, paternity, and adoption cases. He has handled cases in Cook and Lake counties in the trial courts and the appellate court. Mr. Schlesinger is a 25+year member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He has served on its Admissions Committee, its Board of Directors, and as Vice President.

In June 2004, Gary Schlesinger began serving a three year term as a member of the Assembly of the Illinois State Bar Asssociation, representing the lawyers in Lake County. In 2007, Gary was reelected to a second 3 year term.

Most recently Gary Schlesinger has been appointed by the President of the Illinois State Bar Association as a liaison with the attorney registration and disciplinary commission of the Illinois Supreme Court.

Mr. Schlesinger has also been appointed to the governing body of the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section, called the Family Law Section council.  The council will review and recommend all family law legislation pending in the Illinois legislature, publish a newsletter, and put on seminars.

On May 2, Gary attended a meeting of the Family Law Section Council in Chicago.

Both houses of the Illinois legislature have now passed Senate Bill 100 as of April 27, 2009. It  is a legislative proposal that Gary originally made to the Family Law Section Council which approved it last year and got it into the legislative package of the Illinois State Bar Association for this legislative year. The Bill makes it easier for child support recipients to attempt to collect the penalty from employers who fail to promptly withhold child support from the payor and send it to the recipient. The bill now awaits action by the Governor for it to become law.

Gary has been named a Super Lawyer.  Please see his Super Lawyer profile:  http://www.superlawyers.com/illinois/lawyer/Gary-L-Schlesinger/aa6b6013-c218-49de-9584-905ea63dcbeb.html  

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Adoption
• Divorce
• Separation
• Premarital Agreements
• Paternity
• Custody & Support
• Juvenille Cases

West Practice Categories

Adoption, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Family Law, Juvenile Law, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1971
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1971

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Libertyville Rotary Club, 1987 - 1988 (Past President)
• Prairie State Legal Services, 1975 - 1978 (Board Member)
• Congregation Or Shalom of Lake County, 1974 - 1989 (Board member)
• Libertyville Rotary Club, 1983 - 1996 (Member)
• Lake County Bar Volunteer Lawyer Program, 1987 - Present (Member)
• Professional Conduct Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association, 2003 - 2004 (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association (Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of IL Supreme Court)
• Illinois State Bar Association (Appointed to Governing Body - Family Law Section Council)
• Lake County Illinois Bar Association (Chairman, By Laws Revision Committee)
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Illinois Chapter

Honors and Awards

• Illinois SuperLawyer - Family and Divorce Law 2006, 2007, 2008
• A Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Classes and Seminars

• Family Law Seminar, Illinois State Bar Association, 2008 - Present
• Family Law Seminars, Illinois State Bar Association, 1987 - 1992
• Family Law Seminars, Lake County Bar Association, 1974 - Present
• Adult Education Program, Mundelein High School, 1992 - Present
• Presenter at seminar entitled "The Financial Side of Divorce -- Litigation Issues 2001", presented by Clifton Gunderson, LLC and the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Pro Bono Activities

• LCBA Volunteer Lawyer Program, 1985 - Present
• Chicago Volunteer Legal Services

Past Employment Positions

• Ray & Glick, Ltd, Partner, 1976 - 1986

Education

• Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1970
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1967
  B.S., Bachelor of Science
  Major: Sociology

Fraternities/Sororities

• Tau Delta Phi
• Phi Delta Phi

Published Works

• Does it Matter if the Parents are Married?, A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association, Vol. V, No. 6, June, 1998
• What is Necessary for the Power to Make A Decision?, A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association, Vol. VI, No. 6, June, 1999
• Cohabitation, Published by Illinois State Bar Association for members of the Family Law Section., Vol. 42, No. 1, July, 1998
• Cohabitation Revisted, Published by Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Newsletter, December, 2007

Address

1512 Artaius Parkway
Suite 300
P.O. Box 6229
Libertyville, IL 60048

Phones

(847) 984-0196
888-317-3906

Faxes

(847) 680-5459

Emails

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Websites

http://www.illinois-family-lawyer.com