Expert Family Law Representation in Chicago
Resolving your family law issues, whether they involve a high-net-worth divorce, child custody issues, and/or simple or complex property division questions, can be one step closer to reality when you come to Yavitz & Levey, LLP, in Chicago.
Our respected Illinois law firm fights to protect your rights and assets — in negotiations entered from a position of strength and in court for high net worth litigation if necessary. Our lawyers have more than 60 combined years of experience serving greater Chicago and North Shore clients.
David B. Yavitz and Ross S. Levey can work separately or as a team, to advance your legal and financial objectives when divorce becomes necessary. We understand complex money matters. We work hard until our goals are met. Best of all, we get results.
David B. Yavitz
Managing Partner
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Phone: (312) 924-4400
Email: david@dbyavitz.com
David B. Yavitz is the senior partner in the Chicago matrimonial law firm of Yavitz & Levey, LLP. He received his Juris Doctorate degree with honors from the University of Illinois Law School in 1969 and was elected to the Honorary Order of the Coif. Mr. Yavitz has been selected by a distinguished panel of attorneys as one of the Leading Lawyers in Illinois for Family Law, a group composed of the top 5% of Illinois family law attorneys. He has also been selected by the Illinois Super Lawyers for Family Law. As Chairman of the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section, he represented the organized bar in its lobbying, which was instrumental in the successful passage of the Illinois Spousal Health Insurance Rights Act of 1985, the forerunner of the Federal Cobra Law, which allows the continuation of health insurance benefits to a divorced spouse of a covered employee. He has served as Editor of the Family Law Section's newsletter, in addition to being elected to two terms as a delegate to the ISBA Assembly.
Mr. Yavitz is the past Chairman of the Matrimonial Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Yavitz is a member of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association and has served on numerous bar committees. He was the speaker at the ABA Techshow 1998 and 2005. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a frequent lecturer and author of articles concerning Family Law. Mr. Yavitz is the author of two chapters in the ISBA Family Law Handbook, "Distinctions Between Marital and Nonmarital Property" and "Marital Property Valuation". In the computer field, he is a member of the Apple Consultants Network, Apple Computer's organization of recognized consultants, developers, systems integrators and other experts in computer solutions.
In addition to his family law practice, he runs David B. Yavitz Consulting, a computer consulting business dedicated to assisting attorneys in the use of computers in the practice of law. Mr. Yavitz is twice Past Chairman of the Continuing Committee on Legal Technology of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Committee on Uniform Standards For Electronic Court Filing. For over 25 years, he has constantly maintained the coveted “AV” rating by Martindale Hubbell. An AV® certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.
Ross S. Levey
Partner
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Phone: (312) 924-4400
Email: rlevey@recent-law.com
ROSS S. LEVEY is a partner in the Chicago matrimonial law firm of Yavitz & Levey, LLP. Mr. Levey graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois (Urbana/Champaign) in 1990 and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University College of Law in 1993. Mr. Levey is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and currently serves on the Board of Governors.
Mr. Levey was selected by a panel of prominent Illinois attorneys as a member of the Leading Lawyers Network in the area of family law, a group composed of the top 5% of Illinois family law attorneys.
Mr. Levey was appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council in 2005 and served as the Chair of the Family Law Section Council (2009–2010), after serving as Vice-Chair (2008–2009) and Secretary (2007–2008). Mr. Levey was also the Newsletter Editor for the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council from 2001 to 2007.
Mr. Levey was appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association Committee on Electronic Research for 2005–2006, 2007–2008, and 2010–2011.
Mr. Levey has lectured at “Divorce University,” presented by The Lilac Tree, for the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. In consecutive years beginning in 2005 through the current date, Chicago Magazine selected Mr. Levey as one of Illinois’ “Super Lawyers” in the area of Family Law. Mr. Levey has worked as the state reporter for Illinois for the 2003–2004 and 2004–2005 “Law in Fifty States” editions of the Family Law Quarterly, published by the American Bar Association. Since leaving law school, 100% of Mr. Levey’s experience has been devoted to the area of family law.