Current Employment Position(s)

Sole Practitioner

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Adoption 20%
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation 20%
• Divorce 60%

West Practice Categories

Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association, 1994 - Present
• McHenry County Bar Association, 1997 - Present
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2007 - Present
• ISBA - Standing Committee on Mentoring, 2006 - Present (Vice-Chair)
• ISBA - Family Law Section Council, 2005 - Present
• ISBA - Genetics and Human Reproduction Task Force, 2005 - Present
• ISBA - Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 2004 - Present (Vice-Chair)
• ISBA - Assembly (Legislative Body of ISBA), 2001 - 2007 (Elected Member)
• ISBA - Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation, 2001 - Present
• ISBA - Young Lawyers Division Council, 1999 - Present
• ISBA - Strategic Planning Conference, 2005 - 2006 (Committee, Participant, and Facilitator)
• ISBA - Future of the Profession Conference, 2004 - 2005 (Planning Committee and Participant)
• ISBA - Assembly Agenda & Program Committee, 2003 - 2005
• ISBA - Committee on Bar Publications Board, 2002 - 2004
• ISBA - Young Lawyers Division Council Long Range Planning Conference, 2002
• ISBA - Law Student Division Committee, 1999 - 2006 (Chair)

Honors and Awards

• ISBA "Young Lawyer of the Year" Outside Cook County, 2005
• McHenry County Business Journal "Top Ten Business Professionals Under Age 40", 2005
• Illinois Super Lawyers 2008, 2009

Classes and Seminars

• Family Law Conference, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), 2005 - 2007
• Family Law Update, Ill. State Bar Assoc. General Practice, Solo, & Small Firm Section Council, 2005 - 2006
• Practice Skills for New Lawyers - Domestic Relations, Ill. State Bar Association, 2000 - 2005

Pro Bono Activities

• Member of University of Illinois Law Alumni (UILA)
• Chaired the Alumni-Student Career Conference for University of Illinois, 2004 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Gitlin & Gitlin, Associate, 1997 - 2002
• Gitlin, Haaff & Kasper, Partner, 2002 - 2006

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1997
  J.D.
• Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois, 1997
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: History
  Major: Political Science

Published Works

• "Child Custody and Visitation by Non-Parents", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), 2006
• "Gestational Surrogacy" Chapter for Illinois Family Law Series Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), 2006
• "Revocation of Parental Consents and Surrenders" Chapter for Illinois Adoption Law Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), 2006
• "Adoptions" Chapter for Illinois Causes of Action - Elements, Forms & Winning Tips Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), 2005
• "Simplifying Illinois Readoptions of Foreign-Born Children", Illinois Bar Journal, September, 2001
• "Same-Sex Adoptions and the Best Interest of Children", Illinois Bar Journal, January, 2001
• "Appellate Review in Domestic Relations Cases: The Elusive Final and Appealable Order" (Co-Author), Illinois Bar Journal, August, 2000
• "Marriage Act Not Exclusive Remedy to Recover Attorney Fees in Dissolution Actions", Illinois Bar Journal, September, 1996

Address

210 North Walkup Avenue
Crystal Lake, IL 60014-4339

Phones

(815) 355-8194

Faxes

(815) 455-6874

Emails

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Websites

http://www.haafflaw.com