Jeffrey Brend

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Jeffrey Brend

Levin & Brend, P.C.
  • Contact:
  • 20 N Wacker Dr Suite 3200
    Chicago, IL
    60606-3102
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Profile

Education

John Marshall Law School/1984/Juris Doctor

Admitted to Practice

1984

AAML Position(s) Held

National
  • Co-chair mediation committee
State
  • Past President

Legal Organizations

  • llinois Bar Assn.
  • Chicago Bar Assn.
  • DuPage Bar Assn
  • American Society of Appraisers
  • Assn. of Certified Fraud Examiners
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Chair, Chicago Bar Assn., Matrimonial Law Comm., 2000-2001
  • Vice-Chair, Chicago Bar Assn. Matrimonial Law Comm., 1999-2000
  • Secretary, Chicago Bar Assn., Matrimonial Law Comm., 1998-1999
  • Fellow, Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois.

CLE Presentations

  • Keynote speaker at the AICPA/AAML National Divorce Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on the topics of “Tax Law Update” and “Attorney Tricks and Witness Traps, The Litigation Wars”, 2010: Moderator and Speaker at the IICLE Divorce Boot Camp on the topic of “Valuing and Dividing Property”, 2010
  • Speaker at the NBI Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces Seminar on the topic of “Failure to Understand Asset Types”, 2010
  • Speaker at the IICLE Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues Affecting Divorce on the topic of “Using a Joint Expert: Practical and Ethical Considerations” 2010
  • Speaker at the Will County Bar Association Child Representative Seminar on the topic of “Three Roles: Understanding the Differences Between, GAL, Child Representative and Child’s Attorney”, 2009
  • Speaker at the AAML Ohio Chapter 21st Family Law Symposium on the topic of “Attorney Tricks/Witness Traps”, 2009
  • Moderator at the NBI Domestic Relations Court Judicial Forum on the topic of “Financial Issues in Divorce Actions” and “Child Related Issues and Procedural Update”, 2009
  • Speaker at the AAML Illinois Chapter on the topic of “Goodwill: Personal vs. Enterprise” 2009
  • Speaker at the Citi-Smith Barney conference on the topic of “Simple Steps to Find Hidden Asswets” 2009
  • Moderator and Speaker at IICLE Money Matters in Divorce on topic of Goodwill in Business Valuations and Forensic Accounting, 2008
  • Speaker at the ASA International Appraisal Conference on the topic of “Protecting Yourself Against Attorneys”, 2008
  • Speaker at the AAML Ohio Chapter on the topics of “Business Valuations, “Forensic Accounting and Divorce”, “Financial Statement Analysis”, “Income Taxes”, and “Attorney Tricks and Witness Traps”, 2008
  • Moderator and Speaker at Loman Education Services in Cleveland/Cincinnati, Ohio, Divorce Accounting and Tax Issues on the topics of “Forensic Accounting in Family Law Cases” and “Attorney Tricks -Witness Traps – The ABC’s of Testifying”, 2008
  • Moderator and Speaker on Judges’ Panels at eh 6th Annual IICLE Family Law Conference on the topics of “Child Support and Maintenance Update and Practice Tips”, Dividing the Pie – Property Division Update – Implications for Your Practice” and “Handling Custody Cases Under The New Supreme Court Rules”, 2008
  • Speaker at the AAML Chicago Chapter on the topic of “Forensic Accounting in Dissolution Matters”, 2008
  • Speaker at the 12th Annual Middle Tennessee ACFE Fraud Conference on the topic of “Tracing Assets in Divorce Matters”, 2008
  • Moderator and Speaker at IICLE Money Matters in Divorce on topic of Business Valuation, 2007-2008
  • Moderator and Speaker at Loman Education Services Divorce: Accounting and Tax Issues on the topics of “Forensic Accounting in Family Law Cases” and “Attorney Tricks – Witness Traps – The ABC’s of Testifying”, 2007-2008
  • FBI, Attorney Tricks, Witness Traps, 2006
  • Assn. of CFE, National Conference, “The Pro’s Guide to Courtroom Presentation” 2005
  • Du Page Bar Assn., “The Differences Between Guardian ad Litem, Child Representative and Attorney for Child,” 2005
  • Chicago Bar Assn., “The Treatment of Goodwill in a Divorce Case” 2005
  • “Tax Impact on the Division of Property and Determination of Support” Illinois Institute for CLE, 2005.

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