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Michael Craven

Harrison LLP
  • Contact:
  • 333 W Wacker Dr Ste 1700
    Chicago, IL
    60606-1247
Refer Profile

Profile

Education

UIC John Marshall Law School/1984/JD (formerly The John Marshall Law School)

Admitted to Practice

Illinois/1984

AAML Position(s) Held

State
  • • Judicial Relations Co-Chair, October 2019 to present• Board of Examiners/Admissions Committee Member, October 2018 to present• Website/Marketing/Social Media Committee Member, October 2013 to present• Board of Managers – October 2013 to 2016• Chair of Budget/Finance Committee, October 2013 to October 2018 • *All Committees with AAML Illinois Chapter

Legal Organizations

  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow• Judicial Relations Co-Chair, October 2019 to present• Board of Examiners/Admissions Committee Member, October 2018 to present• Website/Marketing/Social Media Committee Member, October 2013 to present• Board of Managers – October 2013 to 2016• Chair of Budget/Finance Committee, October 2013 to October 2018 • *All Committees with AAML Illinois ChapterIllinois State Bar Association ISBA Family Law Section Council, 2006 to 2011 Associate Editor of Council Newsletter, 2010-2011 Maintenance Guidelines Sub-Committee Member 2007-2010 Co-Chairperson, 2008-2009 Standing Committee on Voluntary Fee Arbitration (1998 – 2004) Chair, 2002-2003The Lilac Tree Treasurer, 2016 to date Board of Directors, 2015 to dateJUF/JCLS Community Legal Services Volunteer, 2018 to dateNorth Suburban Bar Association Board Member, 2013 to 2016 Secretary, 2013 to 2016Chicago Bar Association – Former Member Family Law Referral Panel Call-A-Lawyer Program Cook County Court Facilitator Program CBA/YWCA Battered Woman’s Program

CLE Presentations

  • Financial Attorney” Table Ambassador, Divorce University, by The Lilac Tree, March 10, 2019• -Summary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017,” at the CCGL Group, April 19, 2018• -Financial Panel,” Moderator, Divorce University, by The Lilac Tree, March 4, 2018• Legal Information, Table Ambassador, Divorce University, by The Lilac Tree, March 4, 2018• -Legal Panel: Know the Law,” Moderator, Divorce University, by The Lilac Tree, May 7, 2017• -Planning for…When Happily Ever After Ends Sooner Than Expected,” presented to Greater North Shore Estate & Financial Planning Council, September 21, 2016• Divorce Math – Assets, Liabilities and Your Budget, Moderator and Co-Presenter, Evanston Public Library, March 17, 2016• -The New Divorce Act – What Do I Really Need to Know?? Panel Discussion, North Suburban Bar Association, January 12, 2016• Divorce University – Moderator, presented by The Lilac Tree, November 8, 2015• The Legal Aspects…, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, April 16, 2015• Divorce University – Financial Panel: Know Your Finances, Moderator, presented by The Lilac Tree, November 2, 2014• Medical Marijuana! The Legal & Medical Side, Weinberg Community, CJE Senior Life, October 31, 2014 (Co-Presenter: Leslie Mendoza Temple, MD)• -What Every Accountant Needs to Know about Family Law,” presented to Steinberg Advisors, LTD, Certified Public Accountants, May 29, 2014• Divorce University – The Law and Your Finances, presented by The Lilac Tree, May 4, 2014• The Nuts and Bolts of Divorce: Legal and Financial, The Lilac Tree, March 1, 2014• -Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce 2014,” at the annual 2014 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) program produced in collaboration with the Illinois Chapter of the AAML, January 20, 2014• Divorce University-The Law, Your Finances, Your Family, presented by The Lilac Tree, April 21, 2013• The Practice of Family Law: Best Practices for Your Practice, presented by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Illinois Chapter, October 9, 2012• Divorce University-Beyond the Basics, presented by The Lilac Tree, November 6, 2011• -Is It a Trend, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren?” Continuity of Care-Chicago Region, May 3, 2011• Business Valuation, Financial and Tax Issues in Divorce 2011, produced cooperatively by Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, UHY Advisors, and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Illinois Chapter. Topic – -Planning Prevents Pitfalls: Do’s & Don’ts for Financial Expert Cross Examinations.” January 17, 2011 (Co-Presenters: Honorable Edward R. Jordan, Anita M. Ventrelli, and James M. Kazmier)• Ethical & Legal Issues in Divorce, National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter, November 12, 2010 (Co-Presenter: Carol S. Goldbaum, PhD, LCSW)• Resolving Complex Parenting Disputes, Shared Parenting Support Group, September 30, 2010• Family Law Essentials-Health Insurance for Children and Related Issues, Illinois State Bar Association, December 2009• Know Your Finances-Beyond the Basics, Divorce University sponsored by The Lilac Tree, November 2009• The Estate Planner Meets the Family Law Practitioner-A Fortuitous Union, The Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s 52nd Annual Estate Planning Short Course, April 2009, Champaign, Illinois and May 2009, Chicago, IllinoisResolving Family Law Issues: The Danger of Boiler Plate Language in Marital Settlement Agreements, Illinois State Bar Association, March 2009, Fairview Heights, Illinois and March 2009, Chicago, Illinois• The Nuts and Bolts of Divorce: Legal and Financial, The Lilac Tree, January 2009• Asset Protection in Divorce Cases, Chicago Bar Association-Asset Protection Committee, June 2008• Getting Paid & Getting Visitation: Successful Fee Agreements, Illinois State Bar Association, April 2008, Collinsville, Illinois and April 2008, Chicago, Illinois• Computer Spying on Spouses, North Suburban Bar Association, November 2007• Family Law Issues Affecting the Elderly, Chicago Department on Aging-Provider Council, June 1995 Special Problems Facing Older Adults in a Divorce, Chicago Bar Association-Elder Law Committee, February 1994• Divorce Law Basic, The Chicago Public Library/Chicago Bar Association• Divorce-Know Your Rights, Oakton Community College and The Discovery Center, 1992-1998

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