David N. Schaffer
- Attorney
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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
- 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
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