Ilene Beth Goldstein

MEMBER

Phone: (847) 317-9500

Fax: (847) 317-0286

Email: igoldstein@kgwlaw.com

Born: Illinois

Education: University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, B.S., 1982, Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 1985

Practice Areas: Family Law, Divorce, Matrimonial Law, Litigation, Settlement Negotiations, Custody and Visitation, Maintenance or Alimony, Child Support, Property Division, Business Valuation, Retirement Plans and Benefits, Discovery and Financial Analysis, Post-Decree Proceedings, Pre-Nuptial Agreements, Mediation, Collaborative Law.

Membership: Lake County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County.

Admissions: 1985, Illinois

Miscellaneous Information: Selected by peers to be a member of the Leading Lawyer's Network published by the Illinois Law Bulletin. Also selected one of the Top 50 Female attorneys by a blue ribbon panel nominating Super Lawyers in Illinois and named an Illinois Family Law Super Lawyer. Author: "Dissolution of Marriage Cases: Goodwill in a Close Held Business," Young Lawyers Illinois State Bar Association Vol. 32, No. 4, April 1988. Co-Authored: "Marital Property and Valuation," Chapter for the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Handbook (1994). Lecturer: Maintenance, 1990 and Illinois Domestic Violence Act, 1991, ISBA YLD Round Table Discussions; Family Law, Illinois State Bar Association, 1990-1992; Social Security, Railroad Retirement Benefits and Maintenance at ISBA Business Valuation Seminar, 2007; Case Law Update including the IICLE Illinois State Bar Association Business Valuation Seminar, 2008, 2009, 2010.

BIOGRAPHY

Legal Experience

Ms. Goldstein has practiced in the area of matrimonial and family law since 1985. She has been an active trial attorney involved in the preparation and litigation of divorce cases involving complex financial matters as well as custody issues. Ms. Goldstein also has been appointed by the Courts to represent children in custody disputes.

Ms. Goldstein has been selected by her peers to be a member of the Leading Lawyers Network published by the Illinois Law Bulletin. Only the top 5% of matrimonial lawyers have been selected to be such a member. She has also been selected as one of the Top 50 Female attorneys by a blue ribbon panel nominating Super Lawyers in Illinois. She has also been named an Illinois Family Law Super Lawyer. She co-wrote Chapter 19, “Distinctions Between Marital and Non-Marital Property,” and Chapter 21, “Marital Property Valuation,” for the 1995 edition of the Illinois State Bar Family Law Handbook. Ms. Goldstein has lectured on various topics in the field of matrimonial law and has been a speaker for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, National Divorce Skills Institute, the Lilac Tree and other continuing education programs.

Admissions Information

Ms. Goldstein is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois and the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois.

Law Memberships

Ms. Goldstein is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, and Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County. She is a Certified Arbitrator in Lake County, Illinois. She is currently on the Board of Directors of the Jefferson Inn, American Inn of Court and CASA “Court Appointed Special Advocates”.

Educational Background

Ms. Goldstein received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1982 and her Juris Doctor degree from Chicago Kent College of Law in 1985.

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