- Divorce
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Family Law
- Property Division
- Spousal Support/Alimony
- Modifications
- Hague Petitions
- International Custody / Kidnapping
- Enforcement of State and Foreign Decrees
- Adoption
- Domestic Partnerships
David N. Schaffer
For more than 38 years, attorney David N. Schaffer has been representing clients in areas such as child custody, maintenance and property distribution.
Areas of Practice
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1984
- Supreme Court of Illinois, 1984
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
Education
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana
- Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1984
- University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts – 1981
- Major: Psychology
Published Works
- Book Review of Don’t Settle for Less, Chicago Bar Association Record Magazine, October, 1994
- Review of Bankruptcy Reform Act as Applicable to Matrimonial Law, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Nov. 11, 1994
- Review of Bankruptcy Reform Act as Applicable to Matrimonial Law, 5 Briefcase Newsletter 1, American Bar Association, Section of General Practice, 1994
- An Analysis of the Legitimacy of 750 ILCS/5/505(a)(5) (Percentage Child Support Orders), Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, January 23, 1995
- Illinois Family Law Report, March, 1995
- Amended Supreme Court Discovery Rules as Seen Through the Eyes of a Matrimonial Lawyer, Illinois Family Law Report, November, 1995
- Child, Spousal Support Law Work in Tandem (Most of the Time) (UIFSA and URESA Compared), Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, October 23, 1996
- The Use of Revenue Rulings in Marital Appraisals, DuPage County Bar Association Brief Magazine, November, 1996
- Cited in Four ‘Dear Abby’ Advice Columns and Two ‘All that Zazz’ Advice Columns
- Noted Cases, Appellate Court Will not Second Guess Close Custody Case, Illinois Family Law Report
- Mothers Credibility Evaporates, Unstable Environment Disqualifies Her as Custodian, Illinois Trial Court Divorce Digest
- Support Tripled, Illinois Trial Court Divorce Digest
Classes/Seminars
- Family Law Updates, Illinois State Bar Association
- The ‘Shrinking’ of Child Custody Cases, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996 to 1996
- Business Valuation, Financial, and Tax Issues in Divorce, 2006 to 2012
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Illinois Chapter, Columbus Day Advance Seminar for Family Lawyers, 2007 to 2012
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Illinois Chapter, Columbus Day Advance Seminar for Family Lawyers, 2015
Honors and Awards
- Award of Merit – National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Selected to Illinois Super Lawyers 2007-Present
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating – AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5, 1997-Present
- Editor’s Choice Matrimonial law Firm of the Year in Illinois, Corporate International, 2014, 2015
- Fellow of American Bar Foundation
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Appointed Member – State of Illinois General Assembly’s Family Law Study Committee (This committee drafted the new Illinois family law statutes that become effective January 1, 2016)
- Illinois State Bar Association – ISBA.org, Appointed Member, International and Immigration Section Council – ISBA.org
- Illinois State Bar Association – ISBA.org, Elected Member – ISBA Assembly
- Illinois State Bar Association – ISBA.org, Former Elected member – Assembly Agenda Committee
- Illinois State Bar Association – ISBA.org, Former Chair – Family Law Section Council
- Illinois State Bar Association – ISBA.org, Former Member of Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers , Fellow – AAML.org
- International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers , Fellow – IAML.org, Appointed member – Hague Committee
- DuPage County Bar Association – DCBA.org, Appointed Member of DuPage Bar Brief Publication Board
- Anti-Defamation League Speakers Bureau, Member, Committee on Civil Rights, 1991 to 1993
- Village of Lombard (DuPage County), Trustee, Board of Trustees, 1997 to 2001
office location
schaffer family law, ltd.
2020 calamos court
suite 200
naperville, iL 60563
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