Schlesinger & Strauss, LLC

Law Firm Overview

Schlesinger & Strauss, LLC, has been in practicing since 1986 in Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, devoted exclusively to family law matters including divorce, alimony, custody, support, paternity, and adoption cases. They have handled cases in Cook, McHenry, and lake Counties in the trial courts and the appellate court. Mr. Schlesinger is a 20+year member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He has served on its Admissions Committee, its Board of Directors, and as Vice President.

Mr. Schlesinger is a frequent lecturer on family law matters to lawyers continuing legal education seminars held by the Lake County Illinois Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He has testified in front of the Illinois legislature on behalf of the Illinois State Bar Association on various family law related matters. He is frequently appointed by judges in Lake County to represent children in contested and difficult child custody cases. He is asked by judges to help write local court rules dealing with various administrative matters relating to the family law practice in Lake County, Illinois.

Prior to being in practice, Mr. Schlesinger was in two law firms in Libertyville, Illinois. Prior to that he was the executive director of the Federally funded program providing legal services to the indigent in civil cases in Lake County, Illinois.

Mr. Schlesinger graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 1970. He was instrumental in helping establish a legal aid clinic at Northwestern University School of Law while a student there. He graduated from Loyola University of Chicago with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology in 1967.

Mr. Schlesinger has been an active member of the community in Lake County for many years. He is a member and former officer of the Libertyville Rotary Club, a former candidate for the school board in Libertyville, a member of Main Street Libertyville, and an ardent and opinionated writer of letters to the editor on various subjects.

Mr. Schlesinger has two grown daughters of whom he is very proud and avidly pursues various hobbies including bicycling, skiing, photography, and blue grass music.

Areas of Practice

• Adoption
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Family Law

Published Works

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

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Collaborative Law