Ilene Goldstein

Ms. Goldstein is a principal with the firm and has concentrated her practice 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 involving business and real estate valuation, cash flow analysis as well as custody issues. Ms. Goldstein also has been Court appointed 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 since 2005. 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. She has often been a speaker for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Lake County Bar Association, National Divorce Skills Institute, the Lilac Tree and other continuing education programs. 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 a member of the Jefferson Inn, American Inn of Court and on the Board of Directors of CASA "Court Appointed Special Advocates." Ms. Goldstein is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois, United States District Court-Northern District of Illinois, and Supreme Court of the United States.