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CURRICULUM VITAE OF DAVID P. PASULKA 70 W. Madison Street, Suite 2222 - Chicago, Illinois 60602 [email protected] (312) 236-9150 08/14/2013 EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor, 1984 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO B.A., Political Science, 1981, Pullman Scholar, Illinois State Scholar ATTORNEY BARCLAY & DAMISCH, LTD. (CHICAGO, IL) EXPERIENCE (August 1984 - November 1994) Attorney in a general practice law firm, concentrating in divorce, paternity, adoption and other family law matters. Managing partner of firm from 1990 - 1994. DAVID P. PASULKA & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (CHICAGO, IL) (November 1994 - December 2003) Sole principal of a firm concentrating in Family Law. PASULKA & WHITE, LLC (CHICAGO, IL) (January 2004 - August, 2009) Partner of a firm concentrating in Family Law. DAVID P. PASULKA & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (CHICAGO, IL) (September 2009 - Present) Sole principal of a firm concentrating in Family Law. GENERAL BAR The State Bars of California and Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; MEMBERSHIPS U.S. Court of Appeals (Seventh Circuit and Federal Court); U.S. District Court (Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of California and Trial Bar); U.S. Tax Court, and U.S. Claims Court. AWARDS Named among the 10 Top Divorce Attorneys by the Chicago Sun Times, August 2000 Named among the 20 Top Divorce Attorneys by North Shore Magazine, June 1997

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CURRICULUM VITAE OF DAVID P. PASULKA

70 W. Madison Street, Suite 2222 - Chicago, Illinois 60602 [email protected]

(312) 236-9150 08/14/2013

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW

Juris Doctor, 1984

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO B.A., Political Science, 1981, Pullman Scholar, Illinois State Scholar

ATTORNEY BARCLAY & DAMISCH, LTD. (CHICAGO, IL) EXPERIENCE (August 1984 - November 1994) Attorney in a general practice law

firm, concentrating in divorce, paternity, adoption and other family law matters. Managing partner of firm from 1990 - 1994.

DAVID P. PASULKA & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (CHICAGO, IL) (November 1994 - December 2003) Sole principal of a firm concentrating in Family Law.

PASULKA & WHITE, LLC (CHICAGO, IL) (January 2004 - August, 2009) Partner of a firm concentrating in Family Law.

DAVID P. PASULKA & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (CHICAGO, IL) (September 2009 - Present) Sole principal of a firm concentrating in Family Law.

GENERAL BAR The State Bars of California and Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; MEMBERSHIPS U.S. Court of Appeals

(Seventh Circuit and Federal Court); U.S. District Court (Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of California and Trial Bar); U.S. Tax Court, and U.S. Claims Court.

AWARDS Named among the 10 Top Divorce Attorneys by the Chicago Sun

Times, August 2000

Named among the 20 Top Divorce Attorneys by North Shore Magazine, June 1997

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AV rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (1996 to Present) Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, 1996 Distinguished Service Award

West Publishing Company, The Article “An Illinois Attorney’s Guide to Fee Dispute Case” was included for selection in the West Law data base, January 20, 1997 Midwest Military Academy Honorary Degree for Legal Services for the School, October 30, 1986

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation for Legal Writing, June 1, 1992

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation for Legal Writing, October 30, 1992

Circuit Court of Cook County, Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution to Child Support Enforcement as a Pro Bono Participant, June 15, 1993

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation for Legal Writing, September 1993

Chicago Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Pro Bono Contribution to the Expedited Child Support Program, September 1993

Chicago Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for Service to the Organized Bar and the Association as a Participant in the Program of Continuing Legal Education, September 1993

Chicago Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for Service to the Organized Bar and the Association as a Participant in the Program of Continuing Legal Education, January 1994 North Suburban Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Outstanding Service to the Association as Speaker at the Trial Technique Seminar, November 1994

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Contribution as an Author for the Illinois Family Law Supplement, May 9, 1995

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Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Contribution as an Author for the Basic Real Estate Practice, July 27, 1995

Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution to Continuing Legal Education, January 28, 1995

Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for Representing the ISBA on a Brief Amicus Curiae in the case of Nottage v. Jeka, April 18, 1996

Chicago Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for Chair of the Matrimonial Law Committee, June 27, 1996

Chicago Bar Association, Matrimonial Law Committee, Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Leadership As Chairman of the Chicago Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee, September 1996

Chicago Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for Service as a Participant in the Program of Continuing Legal Education, October 1996

Chicago Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for Service as a Participant in its Program of Continuing Legal Education, June 1997

Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 1997-1998

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution as an Author for the 1998 Edition of Illinois Family Law, May 20, 1998

Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 1998-1999

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution as an Author for the 1998 Supplement to Basic Real Estate Practice, April 30, 1998

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition for Continuing Service to the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 6, 1999

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Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 1999-2000

The Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Presiding Judge, Domestic Relations, Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Contribution to the Domestic Relations Division and Dedicated Efforts on the Division’s Behalf, May 22, 2000

Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 2000-2001 North Suburban Bar Association, Award In Recognition of Dedicated Service to the NSBA, June 2000

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution as an Author for the 2001 Supplement to Illinois Family Law, February 20, 2001 Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 2001-2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners Resolution passed September 5, 2002, congratulating David P. Pasulka on his prestigious appointment as President of the North Suburban Bar Association Circuit Court of Cook County, Domestic Relations Division, Certificate of Appreciation for Contributions as a Court Facilitator, May 12, 2004 Named a Leading American Attorney, July 8, 2004 Named a 2005 Illinois Super Lawyer, December 10, 2004 Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 2005-2006

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution as an Author for the 2006 Supplement to Illinois Family Law, March 24, 2006 Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 2006-2007 Named a 2007 Illinois Super Lawyer, August 18, 2006

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Circuit Court of Cook County, Domestic Relations Division, Certificate of Appreciation for Contributions as a Court Facilitator, June 13, 2007 Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 2007-2008 LexisNexis Martindale Hubbell inclusion in the 2007 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 2008-2009 Named a 2008 Illinois Super Lawyer, 2007 - Present Named a 2008 American Registry “Top Illinois Lawyer” Received a Certificate of Teaching for Teaching an Illinois Accredited MCLE Course, December 17, 2007 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution as an Author for the 2008 Edition of Illinois Family Law: Court Proceedings and Related Matters, October 23, 2008 Named an Illinois Super Lawyer, 2008 - 2011 Named to the 2009 Leading Lawyer Network, 2008 - 2011 Cambridge Who’s Who Registry Among Executives and Professionals, 2008 - 2011 Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 2009-2010

DePaul University College of Law, Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center, Certificate for Outstanding Contribution to The Practice of Family Law and David P. Pasulka’s Selection as an Illinois 2009 Super Lawyer Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 2010-2011 Certificate of Appreciation by Honorable Moshe Jacobius, June 2010, for Service as a Volunteer Court Facilitator

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Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate of Appreciation for serving the ISBA on the Family Law Section Council 2011-2012 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution as an Author for the 2012 Edition of Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements, Chapter 2, Custody, May 2, 2012 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation for Participation in the Seminar as a presenter on “Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements” on May 2, 2012 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contributions to the legal profession as a Faculty member for the 16th Annual Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce Seminar on January 21, 2013

LEGAL Chicago Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee: COMMITTEES (1) Past & present member of various subcommittees, including

Courts, Current Law Reporting, Guardian Ad Litem (Past Co-Chair), Supreme Court and Appellate Court Rules; (2) 1992 & 1993 Fall Seminar Planning Committee; (3) Co-chair of the Fees & Ethics subcommittee (1992-1993) and member since 1991; (4) Legislation Subcommittee (member since 1987, Secretary 1991 & Co-Chair 1992); (5) Chair of the Publicity and Continuing Legal Education Subcommittee (1994-1995); (6) Private Bar Representative and founding member for Expedited Child Support Pilot Program headed by Chief Judge Benjamin Mackoff; (7) Secretary (1993-1994); (8) Executive Committee Member (1992-1998); (9) Vice-Chair (1994-1995); (10) Independently planned and moderated the 1994 Fall Seminar on Family Law; (11) Assisted in and organized the spring seminar on Family Law; (12) Chair of the CBA Matrimonial Law Committee (1995-1996); (13) Founder and Member of committee to produce the Domestic Relations Resource Book (1995-1996); (14) Founder and Member Pro Bono Services subcommittee (1995-1996); (15) Founder and Member of committee to revise the Guardian Ad Litem educational videotape (1995-1996); (16) Member of the Domestic Relations Executive Advisory Committee. Member of design and training committee for the Chicago Bar Association’s Matrimonial Fee Arbitrator Program (1998).

Member of The Chicago Bar Association for 25 Years

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American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1) Member since January 1994; (2) Co-chair of the Admissions Committee (2013 - Present); (3) Co-chair of the Admissions Subcommittee (1999 - 2013) and member since 1994; (4) Member of the Membership Subcommittee (1994 - Present); (5) Member of the Subcommittee on Attorney Civility (1994-1998); (6) Co-chair of the Amicus Brief Committee (1995-1998); (7) AAML Seminar Planning Committee (2005); Member of the Board of Managers (1994-2000, 2004-2008, 2010-2012). Lifetime Member of the AAML Foundation

Illinois State Bar Association (1) Member since November 1984; (2) Member of the Family Law Section Council (1997-2002, 2005-2012); (3) Member of the Family Law Section Council Child Support Committee (1997-Present); (4) Chair of the Fee Legislation Committee (1999-2002); (5) Member of the Fee Legislation Committee 2002 - Present; (6) Co-chair of the ad hoc committee to revise section 604(b) (Authored the new Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act Section 604.5) (1999-2003); (7) Member of the Maintenance Subcommittee (1999 - Present); (8) Member of the Income Shares Legislation Committee (2005); (9) Member of the Child Representative Subcommittee (1998-2011). Illinois Bar Foundation Lifetime Fellow

North Suburban Bar Association (1) Member since 1990; (2) Member of the Board of Directors (1999-2000); (3) Chair of Court’s Committee (1999-2000); (4) Liaison to Judge Evans’ Committee (1999 - Present). (5) Fourth Vice President (2000-2001); (6) First Vice President (2001-2002). (7) Chair of CLE Subcommittee (2001-2003). (8) Member of the Nominating Committee (2000 - Present); (9) President (2002-2003); (10) Master of Ceremonies for the Installation of President, Officers and Directors (2007 - Present).

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Family Law Advisory Committee (2004 - Present) Family Law Conference Course Planning Committee (2005 - Present) Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court Attorney Advisory Committee Member (February, 2005 - Present)

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Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Domestic Relations Division Procedure and Policy Review Committee Child Representative Screening Committee Chair (November, 2011 -Present) Child Representative Pro Bono Criteria Subcommittee Member (November, 2011 - Present) Child Representative Training Subcommittee Member (November, 2011 - Present) Child Representative CLE Seminar Committee Member (November, 2011 - Present) Attorney Advisory Committee Member (November, 2011 – Present) Parentage Court Review Subcommittee Chair (November, 2011 – Present) Member of Court Facilitators Program (May, 2006 - Present)

Guardian Ad Litem/Attorney for the Child/Child Representative (1) Chair of the Screening Committee for approved list of Cook County Circuit Court Child Representative/Guardian Ad Litem/Attorney for the Child (1998 - Present); Member of the Screening Committee for approved list of Cook County Circuit Court Child Representative/Guardian Ad Litem/Attorney for the Child (1987 - Present) (2) Member of the approved list for Cook County Circuit Court Child Representative/Guardian Ad Litem/Attorney for the Child since 1986; (3) Founder and Member of the Committee to revise the Guardian Ad Litem educational videotape; (4) Chair of the Cook County Domestic Relations Management Advisory Subcommittee to establish the Attorney for the Minor Child Mentoring Program. (5) Member of the Committee working with Judge Jacobius to certify Child Representatives, including continuing education. (6) Leader of the Attorney Panel Seminar that has become a portion of the Child Representative Mandatory Educational Videotape; (7) Trainer of Newly Appointed Child Representatives in Cook County, Illinois (2006 - Present).

DuPage County Bar Association Certificate of Completion of the DuPage County Guardian Ad Litem/Child Representative Training, April 16, 2005 Arbitration Panelist for the Circuit Court of Cook County (1991 - 1999)

Member of Senator Marovitz’s Committee to create new comprehensive child support statute re: House Bill 3260

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Member of the Chicago Bar Association Court Liaison Committee, Domestic Relations Subcommittee concerning the revamping of Section 508 of the IMDMA for purposes of “Leveling the Playing Field,” Chaired by David Hopkins

Judge for the John Marshall Law School Herzog Intra-School Moot Court Competition, Fall, 1992 and 1993

American Bar Association (1984-2009) Northwest Suburban Bar Association (1988-2007) DuPage County Bar Association (1986-1998) Association of Trial Lawyers of America (1984-1990) Suburban Bar Coalition Judicial Evaluation Committee (2000- 2010)

LEGAL Author of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article entitled Attorney’s WRITING Liable under the Collection Act, December 30, 1986

Member of Editorial panel to revise the 1988 IICLE Illinois Family Law Books (two volumes) and suggested the addition of a new chapter, Divorce Against the Absent Spouse, currently in print

Former author of Chapter 15 of IICLE Basic Real Estate Transactions entitled Mortgage Foreclosures

Co-author of supplemental chapter 22 of IICLE Illinois Family Law Books entitled Enforcement of Judgment (1995-2012)

Author of the speech given on Attorney’s Fees at the Illinois State Bar Association 1993 Annual Meeting in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, by attorney Steven Russo

Author of article in DuPage County Bar Association BRIEF Magazine, November, 1993, entitled To Pay or Not to Pay... Payment of Attorney’s Fees is Not Dissipation of Assets

Author of “Article of the Month” in Illinois Family Law Report, January, 1996, entitled A Client’s Right to a Fee Hearing

Author of “Article of the Month” in Illinois Family Law Report, February, 1996, entitled The Importance of a Retainer Contract

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Author of “Article of the Month” in Illinois Family Law Report, March, 1996, entitled Important Factors in Keeping Time Records.

Author of “Article of the Month” in Illinois Family Law Report, April, 1996, entitled Trial on Fees

Author of “Article of the Month” in Illinois Family Law Report, May, 1996, entitled Fees When Withdrawing or By Agreement

Author of article in Illinois State Bar Association Illinois Bar Journal, December, 1996, entitled An Illinois Attorney’s Guide to Fee Dispute Cases

Author of article in Illinois State Bar Association Illinois Bar Journal, September, 1997, entitled “Leveling the Playing Field” Engagement Agreement - One Lawyer’s Approach Contributing Author to the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Illinois Family Law Series Volume I, (1991 to Present)

Contributing Author to the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Illinois Family Law Series Volume I: Preliminary Considerations, (2006 - Present) Contributing Author to the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Illinois Family Law Series Volume II: Court Proceedings and Related Issues, (2006 - Present)

Author of the Illinois Bar Journal article entitled, “Attorney’s Fees in Domestic Relations Cases: The 2009 Amendments to Leveling the Playing Field – The 6 new Changes” February, 2010

Author of Chapter 2, Attorney’s Fees in the IICLE Illinois Family Law Books entitled, Illinois Family Law, Preliminary Considerations in Dissolution of Marriage Actions (1991 - Present) Author of Chapter 4, Enforcement of Judgment in the IICLE Illinois Family Law Books entitled Illinois Family Law: Court Proceedings and Related Issues in Dissolution Actions (1996 - Present) Author of Chapter 4, Declaration of Invalidity of Marriage in the IICLE Illinois Family Law Books entitled Preliminary

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Considerations in Dissolution of Marriage Actions (2011 - Present)

Author of Chapter 2, Custody in the IICLE Illinois Family Law Books entitled Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements (2000 - Present)

LEGAL Chicago Bar Association Seminar - Proper Presentation and SPEAKING Defense of a Fee Petition, February 16, 1993

Chicago Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee Speech – Attorney’s Fees, March 26, 1993

North Suburban Bar Association – Attorney’s Fees, May 19, 1993

North Suburban Bar Association - How to Win Fees and Influence Results, October 26, 1993

Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association Seminar - Practical Advice on the Presentation of a Fee Petition, December 4, 1993

Moderator of the Chicago Bar Association’s 1993 Fall Seminar - Introducing the Cook County Circuit Court Program of “Focus on Children”

North Suburban Bar Association - Keeping Time Records During Trial, November 3, 1994

Moderator of the Chicago Bar Association’s 1994 Fall Seminar - Family Law

Chicago Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee Speech – Attorney’s Fees - An Update on the Law, March 26, 1993

Northwest Suburban Bar Association – Attorney’s Fees - An Update on the Law, January 28, 1995

Chicago Bar Association Seminar – Attorney’s Fees, an Update on the Law, November 10, 1995

Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association Seminar - The Role of the Attorney for the Minor Child and/or Guardian Ad Litem in Contested Custody Proceedings, December 7, 1995

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WGN Radio’s Dean Richards Show - Radio Interview regarding Developments in the Baby Richard Case, January 21, 1997

DePaul University Law School Guest Speaker - The Use of Social Workers, Mental Health Experts, and Guardians Ad Litem in Child Custody Cases, February 4, 1997

Northwest Suburban Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar – Attorney’s Fees - View of the Attorney, February 26, 1997

South Suburban Bar Association – Attorney’s Fees, an Update on the Law, March 19, 1997

Illinois State Bar Association, Women and Minorities Committee - Marketing in the Practice of Law, May 3, 1997

Chicago Bar Association - The “Leveling of the Playing Field” in Divorce Litigation Amendments (HB365), May 22, 1997

Chicago Bar Association - Attorney’s Fees in Domestic Relations Cases, June 5, 1997

Illinois State Bar Association - House Bill 365 (“Leveling the Playing Field”) - Retainers and Clients’ Bill of Rights, June 20, 1997

Northwest Suburban Bar Association - Guardians Ad Litem and Attorneys for the Child, September 25, 1997

Chicago Bar Association – Attorney’s Fees, October 8, 1997

Illinois State Bar Association - Withdrawing From a Case - The Legal, Economic, Ethical and Psychological Reasons for Withdrawing, December 12, 1997

Chicago Bar Association - Update of the “Leveling the Playing Field” Act - Praecipes and Withdrawing in Order to Seek Attorney’s Fees, December 16, 1997

Chicago Bar Association – Attorney’s Fees for the Attorney for Child/Guardian ad Litem, February 16, 1998

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - Advocating for the Child: Guardians ad Litem, March 13, 1998, Springfield, Illinois

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Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - Advocating for the Child: Guardians ad Litem, March 25, 1998, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Bar Association - Matrimonial Fee Dispute Alternative Dispute Resolution Program - Training Session, September 21, 1998

Chicago Bar Association - Illinois Law on Attorney’s Fees and Mock Trial of Attorney Fee Petition, September 28, 1998

Chicago Bar Association - Fees, Fees and More Fees - The New Law and Procedures, November 11, 1998 Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association Seminar - Attorneys for the Minor Child and Guardians Ad Litem, November 20, 1998

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements, November 20, 1998, Chicago, Illinois

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements, March 25, 1999, Springfield, Illinois

WMAQ Radio Interview with John Dempsey and Jim Goudas regarding Ginestra v. Hale - The Frozen Embryos, August 16, 1999

WBBM Radio Interview with John Williams regarding Ginestra v. Hale - The Frozen Embryos, August 19, 1999

WCJK Radio Interview with Kurt Muller regarding Ginestra v. Hale - The Frozen Embryos, October 3, 1999

DuPage County American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Seminar - Representing Children Under the New Attorney for Child Act, October 7, 1999

Evanston Hospital Ethics Committee - Speech regarding Ginestra v. Hale - The Frozen Embryos, October 20, 1999

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - Practical Keys to Success for New Illinois Lawyers, January 18-19, 2001

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Cook County Domestic Relations Division Child Representative Program - Empathy and Commitment: The Awesome Duties of the Child Representative, January 31, 2001

Cook County Domestic Relations Division Child Representative Program - Three Different Views on Representing Children, Including Settlement Techniques, March 15, 2001

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Business Valuation, Financial and Tax Issues Affecting Divorce 2002, January 21, 2002 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Effective Cross-Examination of Custody Experts, April 4, 2002 (Springfield, Illinois), and April 11, 2002 (Chicago, Illinois)

United States Trustee Seminar, Annual Trustee Seminar - Divorce Issues in Bankruptcy, March 7, 2002 Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section – Family Law 101: Learn from the Experts – Attorney’s Fees Under Leveling the Playing Field Statute, How and When to Seek Them, How to Defend Against Them, October 14, 2002 Chicago Bar Association, Mock Courtroom Hearings for Family Law Attorneys – Obtaining Interim Fees, February 24, 2003 North Suburban Bar Association Law Day 2003, a seminar provided for the community to help people understand legal issues, May 1, 2003 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Success Skills to Launch Your Career – Handling a Simple Divorce from A – Z, August 21, 2003

Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section – Family Law Update/Hot Topics – Interim Fees, ISBA Midyear Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 10, 2003 The Lilac Tree, Divorce University IX – Ask a Lawyer and a Mediator, a seminar designed to educate women on the legal, financial and emotional aspects of divorce, February 21, 2004 Cook County Bar Association, How to Win or Defend a Petition for Attorney’s Fees, March 17, 2004

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Circuit Court of Cook County, Child Representative Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Practical Considerations in Representing Children, March 18, 2004 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – 3rd Annual Family Law Conference – Pretrial Motions in Family Court, a panel discussion involving attorneys and judges from various counties, April 23, 2004 Chicago Bar Association – Family Law Pitfalls: How to Avoid Them – Collection of Fees and Suing for Fees, Etc., January 20, 2005 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – 4th Annual Family Law Conference – The Role of Business Valuations in Complex Family Law Cases, April 7, 2005 The Lilac Tree – Divorce University XI – Insights from Two Judges, a Lawyer and a Mediator, April 9, 2005 DePaul University College of Law Legal Profession Class – Guest Lecturer/Panelist – Financing Legal Services, October 6, 2005 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – Family Law Seminar for Experienced Attorneys, October 10, 2005

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements Workshop, Urbana, Illinois, September 15, 2006 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements Workshop, Chicago, Illinois, September 22, 2006 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Divorce Boot Camp-Taking the Case (or Not), Springfield, Illinois, February 8, 2007

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Divorce Boot Camp-Taking the Case (or Not), Chicago, Illinois, February 16, 2007

Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section – Proving or Attacking Lifestyle Evidence in Support and Maintenance

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Matters, ISBA Annual Meeting, Fontana, Wisconsin, June 22, 2007 North Suburban Bar Association – A Perspective from a Child Representative or Guardian Ad Litem, October 2007 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Divorce Boot Camp-Taking the Case (or Not), Chicago, Illinois, February 21, 2008

Circuit Court of Lake County, The College of Lake County, The Lake County Bar Association and The Family Law Committee of the McHenry County Bar Association – Supreme Court Rule 906 Child Representative Training Program – “Differentiation of Roles: GAL/CR/Attorney for the Child,” March18,2008

Wyoming State Bar Association - Divorce Boot Camp-Taking the Case (or Not), Wyoming used the Illinois Seminar as part of their attorney continuing legal education. March, 2008

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Marital Settlement Agreements: A Practical Approach, October 24, 2008 The Lilac Tree – Divorce University – Understanding the Financial Decisions of Divorce, November 2, 2008 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements Workshop, Chicago, Illinois, November 11, 2008 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements Workshop, Springfield, Illinois, November 21, 2008 Chicago Bar Association, The Custody Kit: Navigating Your Child Custody Trial, “Preparing For Trial,” February 25, 2009 Illinois State Bar Association, Speaker at “The Child as a Witness” Program, May 1, 2009

The Lilac Tree – Workshop – Leaving a Long-Term Marriage, July 17, 2010

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Divorce Boot Camp-Taking the Case (or Not), Chicago, Illinois, June 23, 2011

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Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Divorce Boot Camp - Moderator of Judges’ Panel – Review and Discussion of Various Fact Patterns, Chicago, Illinois, June 24, 2011

The Lilac Tree – Divorce University – Hiring an Attorney and the Divorce Process, November 5, 2011

The Chicago Bar Association, Avoiding Protracted Custody Litigation, “An Examination of Custody Cases in Today’s Family Law Practice & Options to Resolve Them,” February 23, 2012

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements Workshop, Chicago, Illinois, May 2, 2012 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – Business Valuation Seminar, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce 2013, “Rogers v. McGrath: With Two Supreme Court Decisions, Do We Know What Income Is?” Palatine, Illinois, January 21, 2013 Domestic Relations Division Continuing Legal Education Seminar – A Child’s Representative’s Guide to Collecting Fees, Chicago, Illinois, March 20, 2013 Chicago Bar Association Seminar – Steps to Becoming a Child Representative and Perspective on the Appointment by Experienced and Novice Representatives, Chicago, Illinois, April 10, 2013 North Suburban Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar – Ethics in Family Law, Skokie, Illinois, April 16, 2013 The Lilac Tree – Workshop – Divorce Math III: Settlement and Division of Property, July 16, 2013

APPELLATE Authored an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the North Suburban WRITING Bar Association and the Decalogue Society of Lawyers on People

ex rel Brazen vs. Morgan Finley which helped repeal the use of the “Affidavit of Compliance with Cook County Circuit Court Rule 0.7”; (119 Ill.2d 485, 519 N.E.2d 898, 116 Ill.Dec. 683 (1988)); No. 64119, February 11, 1988

Authored the successful appeal and argued the case of In re: The Marriage of Ferguson and Hoferle, a landmark family law case which overturned the Circuit Court’s use of percentages in child

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support orders. (207 Ill.App.3d 649, 566 N.E.2d 335, 152 Ill.Dec. 648 (1st Dist., 1990)

Authored the successful appeal and argued the case of In re: The Marriage of Norris, (appeal of Judge Ronald Riley on Cook County, Illinois Case No. 86 D 24503). 252 Ill.App. 3d 230, 625 N.E.2d 6, 192 Ill.Dec. 46 (1st Dist. 1992) Authored the successful appeal of In re: the Marriage of Holstein, 1st Dist., 1st Div., May 26, 1992, No. 1-90-1656, (appeal of Judge James G. Donegan on Cook County, Illinois Case No. 86 D 5722)

Authored the successful appeal of In re: the Marriage of Chandler, (Rule 23 decision), 1st Dist., No. 85-3641, (appeal of Judge Allen F. Rosen on Cook County, Illinois Case No. 83 D 15858)

Authored the successful appeal of In Re: the Marriage of Quade, 1st Dist., 2nd Div., No. 91-2771. (appeal reversing the ruling of Judge John Ryan on Cook County, Illinois case no. 87 D 22311, brief filed on May 14, 1992)

Authored the amicus curiae brief on behalf of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in the case of Nottage v. Jeka, 1st. Dist., 3rd Div., No. 94-1004, brief filed on August 21, 1995

Authored the amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Illinois State Bar Association in the successful appeal of Nottage v. Jeka, Supreme Court of Illinois, No. 79861, brief filed March 5, 1996

Authored the successful appeal of Zelaya v. Frost, 1st Dist., 5th Div., No. 96-0769, (appeal reversing the ruling of Judge David Delgado on Cook County, Illinois case no. 95 D 79014)

Authored and argued the successful defense of the appellee in Doss v. Powell, 1st Dist., 3rd Div., No. 96-3203 (upheld denial of plaintiff’s motions for a new trial and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict of Judge R. Morgan Hamilton, Cook County, Illinois case no. 84 M 909412)

Authored and argued the defense of the appellee in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Malkin, 1st Dist., 5th Div., No . 96-3893

Authored the successful defense of the appellee in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Mormino, 1st Dist., No. 96-3619

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Authored and argued the defense of the appellee in the case of Williams v. Davenport, 1st Dist., No. 98-2015 Co authored the defense of the appellee in the defense of the case of In Re: The Marriage of Owens, 1st Dist., No. 07-2337 Co authored the successful defense of the appellee in the defense of the case of In Re: The Marriage of Galassini, 1st Dist., No. 10-3559 Co authored the defense of the appellee in the defense of the case of In Re: The Marriage of McGrath, 1st Dist., Appellate Court No. 10-2119

Co authored the defense of the appellee in the defense of the case of In Re: The Marriage of Salvador, 1st Dist., No. 11-2675

Co authored the defense of the appellee in the defense of the case of In Re: The Marriage of McGrath, Illinois Supreme Court, No. 112792

EXPERT Declared as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of TESTIMONY Rizkallah, case settled before trial EXPERIENCE

Declared as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Smith, 83 D 18434, case settled before trial

Declared as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Bethard, 90 D 12004, case settled before trial

Declared as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Stein, 87 D 5540, case is pending

Declared as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Gasior, 90 D 8191. The Honorable Judge Lieb

Declared as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Kimzey, 93 D 2878, case settled before trial

Declared, qualified and testified as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Salafsky, 92 D 1629, before the Honorable Judge Moshe Jacobius. June 2, 1997

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Declared, qualified and testified as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Teitelbaum, 91 D 14608, before the Honorable Judge James Klein. December 2, 1994

Declared, qualified and testified as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Jeffrey, 84 D 2058, before the Honorable Judge Drella Savage, May 5, 1995

Declared, qualified and testified as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Stone, 90 D 265, before the Honorable Judge Marya Nega, June 25, 1996

Declared, qualified and testified as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Latona, 94 D 05252, before the Honorable Judge Carole K. Bellows, March 6, 1997

Declared, qualified and testified as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of DiFoggio, 84 D 21526 consolidated with 94 D 6767, before the Honorable Judge Patricia Banks

Declared as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of LaBarge, 94 D 06475, case settled before trial

Declared as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Gulbrandsen, 93 D 9015, case settled before trial

Declared as an expert in the case of Goncher v. Glieberman, 94 CH 10453, case settled before trial

Declared as an expert in the case of Kaatz v. Zakowski et al., 95-C-0232, United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, case was dismissed

Declared as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Rothenberg, 95 D 18838, case settled before trial

Declared, qualified and testified as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Chez, 95 D 965, before the Honorable Judge Gerald C. Bender, March 18, 1999

Declared, qualified and testified as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Blecha, before the Honorable Judge David Donnersberger, July 27, 1998

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Declared and testified as an expert in the case of In Re: The Marriage of Tetzlaff, 97 D 2127, before the Honorable Judge Patricia Banks, December, 1999

Declared as an expert in the case of Excel Railcar Corporation v. Southern Illinois Railcar Company, 99 CH 1090, before the Honorable Judge Kenneth L. Popejoy, case settled before trial Declared, qualified and testified as an expert in the case of In re Bearden (Cantwell v. Bearden), 2005 WL 2160084 (Bankr. N.D. Ill., Sept 6, 2005), before the Honorable Judge Jack B. Schmetterer

Declared, qualified and testified as an expert in the case of Davis, Friedman, Zavett vs. David Kahn 2007 L 1406 and 2009 L 1909 (malpractice and attorney’s fees), before the Honorable Judge Raymond Mitchell, July 25, 2011

Declared as an expert in the case of Varnau vs. Rector, et al 2006 L 13468 (malpractice), before the Honorable Judge Diane Larsen. I was deposed and the plaintiff filed a Motion to Voluntarily Non-suit the Case.

Declared as an expert in the case of McCormick vs. Smith, et al, 2010 L 12225 (malpractice), before the Honorable Judge Moira Johnson Declared as an expert in the case of McNulty vs. Efrain Vega, Individually, and Wakenight & Associates, P.C., 2009 L 9906 (malpractice), before the Honorable Judge Eileen Brewer Declared as an expert in the case of Buske vs. Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Cox, 2010 L1211 (malpractice), before the Honorable Judge Barbara Crowder

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