Jeffrey Brend

Levin & Brend, P.C.

Refer Profile

Profile

Education

John Marshall Law School/1984/Juris Doctor

Admitted to Practice

1984

AAML Position(s) Held

National

National Delegagte

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.

Find a Lawyer

Filter your results by…

– OR –

About AAML

Become a Fellow

AAML is a welcoming group of accomplished family lawyers who are approachable role models and eager allies to help you advance your family law career.