Richard Wilson

Richard A Wilson PC Law Offices

Refer Profile

Profile

Education

Loyola University Chicago Law School, JD, 1992

Admitted to Practice

IL, 1992

Legal Organizations

Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Adjunct Professor, Chicago-Kent Law School (2009-present)
President, 2006-2008, National LGBT Law Association (fka National Lesbian and Gay Law Association)
Founding, appointed member, 2003-present, National Family Law Advisory Council (NFLAC) a roundtable of lawyers who practice same-sex Domestic Relations law, established in 2003 by the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco
Vice-Chair, 2006-president, American Bar Association’s AIDS Coordinating Committee
Appointed Member, 2002-present and Chair, 2006-2007, Illinois State Bar Association’s Standing committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Chair, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, Chicago Bar Association’s LGBT Bar Committee (fka Committee on Legal Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men)
Appointed Member, 2012-, Illinois State Bar Association’s Family Law Section Council
Appointed Member, 2010-, Illinois State Bar Association’s Human Rights Section Council
Member, 2003-2011, Board of Directors, AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
Member, 2006-2009, Board of Directors, Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago (LAGBAC)
Member, 1997-present, American Bar Association Family Law Section, and its Alternative Families Committee
Appointed member, 2005-2006, reappointed 2010, Illinois State Bar Assoiciation’s Special Committee on Electronic Research Services
Founding member, Board of Editors of the Same Sex Law Reporter, 2004.

CLE Presentations

Retirement Benefits and Family Law: Civil Unions, Same-Sex marriages and Non-Recognized Relationships, Nov 15, 2012, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE)
The New Illinois Civil Union Statute: The Many Ways it Impacts our Practice, Nov 8, 2012, Office of the Public Guardian, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
Marriage, Dissolution Update, August 23, 2012, Family Law Institute (FLI), National LGBT Bar Association Lavender Law Annual Conference, Washington,DC
Children’s Issues, Civil Unions and Unrecognized Relationships, June 20,2012, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
Marriage and Its Equivalents and Divorce: Relationship Recognition in Three Legal Traditions (US/Canada
UK
France) (Author/Moderator/Presenter), June 18, 2012, IAML North American Meeting, Minneapolis
Tax and Financial Implications of Non-Recognized Relationships, May 10, 2012 (AICPA/AAML, Las Vegas, NV)
The Lawyer’s In-Depth Guide to the Illinois Civil Union Act: Advanced Family Law Issues and The Civil Union Act in Form and Application: Key Questions, Potential Problems, Practical Tips in Formation, Recognition while Intact, and Dissolution, May 3, 2012, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE, Chicago
The Illinois Civil Union Act: A Primer for Family Lawyers, April 27, 2012, Mchenry County Bar Association Annual Retreat, Galena, IL
Panelist, The Geography of LGBT Family Life and Law, and Keynote Speaker, LGBT Legal Advocacy, Social Change, and Family Law: Why Lawyers Matter” April 7, 2012, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Roadmap to the Illinois Civil Union Act, March 16, 2012, Illinois Bar Association (ISBA), Bloomington, IL
LGBT Law and Relationship Recognition, February 25, 2012, Loyola University Law School, Woodstock, IL
Business Valuation Financial and Tax Issuses in Divorce 2012: Financial Implications of Civil Unions and Unrecognized Relationships, January 16, 2012, IICLE/AAML/Trentwith Palatine, IL
The Lawyer’s In-Depth Guide to the Illinois Civil Union Act: Advanced Family Law Issues, December 7, 2011, IICLE, Chicago: Breaking Up Is Harder to Do: Substantially Different Problems for Substantially Similar Relationships, October 28, 2011, ABA Family Law Section Fall Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
The New Illinois Civil Union Act and Relationship Recognition in Illinois, October 10, 2011, TV Program, Illinois state Bar Association LawEd, Chicago
The Solo and Small Firm Guide to Civil Unions, September 28, 2011, IICLE, Springfield, IL
Illinois Civil Unions: Equality under State Law meets Discrimination under Federal Law, September 20, 2011, Chicago Bar Association LGBT Committee
State of Marriage CLE: Marriage and Relationship Recognition in North America Eight Years On, August 6, 2011, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Toronto ON
Illinois Civil Union Act: What it is and What it Means, June 24, 2011, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago
The New Illinois Civil Union Act and Relationship Recognition in Illinois: Short Act, Big Impact: A Practical Guide to Civil Unions, June 22, 2011, State of Illinois, Office of the Governor
A Roadmap to the Illinois Civil Union Act, June 17, 2011, Illinois State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Lake Geneva, WI
Implications of the New Civil Union Statute: the Illinois Civil Union Act and DOMA, June 16, 2011, DePaul University Law School, Chicago
Family Law and Civil Unions, June 3, 2011, ISBA 4th CLE Classic, Chicago
Freedom to Marry: Lessons from Canada, Eight Years Later, June 2, 2011, Association of Family Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL
Illinois Civil Unions: What Wealth Advisors Should Know, May 25, 2011, Chicago Estate Planning Council (CEPC), Chicago
The Illinois Civil Union Act, May 12, 2011, ISBA Family Law Spring CLE, New Orleans, LA: Marriage Equality and Constitutional History, March 5, 2011, Chicago-Kent Law School
Illinois Civil Union Act: Possible Impact on Estate and Family Law Matters, February 28, 2011, Chicago: Trial Issues in Domestic Violence Cases, May 23, 2010, Young Lawyers Section, Chicago Bar Association
Marriage and Family Legal Issues for LGBT Couples, September 12, 2010, TV Program, Illionis State Bar Association LawEd, Chicago
LGBT Dissolution and Relationship Recognition, August 26, 2010, 2nd Annual Family Law Institute, National LGBT Law Association Law Conference/Career Fair, Miami, FL
Cities at the Forefront: Municipal Responses to HIV, (Moderator), February 4, 2012, ABA HIV/AIDS Coordinating Committee Fifth Biennial Law/Practice Conference, Orlando, FL
Presumed Parentage: Survey of State Law on Parentage, October 9, 2009, American Bar Association Family Law Section Council Fall Meeting, Montreal, QC
LGBT Partnerships and Fair Separations: Preparing for Partnerships and Dealing With Ending a Relationship, September 16, 2009, Center on Halsted, Chicago
Dissolution and Relationship Recognition, September 10, 2009, Family Law Institute (FLI), National LGBT Bar Association Lavender Law Annual Conference, Brooklyn, NY
Protecting the Rights of LGBT Students, May 18, 2009, TV Program, Illinois State Bar Association LawEd, Chicago
The Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage and its Affect on Family Law-Civil Unions, Marriage and current legal issues in same-sex relationships under Illinois Law and elsewhere, May 18, 2009, Chicago Bar Association, LGBT Rights Committee
Creating, Securing and Dissolving LGBT Relationships, April 22, 2009, HBMC Health Center, Chicago
HIV and the Rule of Law: The Role Multinationals in the Global AIDS Pandemic (Moderator), April 16, 2009 American Bar Association, Washington DC
Advanced Issues in LGBT Domestic Relations/Family Law, February 10, 3009, DePaul University Law School, Chicago
LGBT Relationship Recognition, Family Law and Practice, September 10, 2008, National LGBT Law Association Lavender Law Conference, San Francisco, CA
Dissolution of LGBT Relationships under Illinois Law, April 16, 2008, HBMC, Chicago
HIV/AIDS and the Global Pandemic (Moderator), April 10, 2008, American Bar Association HIV/AIDS Coordinating Committee Law Practice Conference, Dallas, TX
Legal Implications of Effective Representation of Unmarried Couples: Judicial Panel-A View from The Bench (Moderator), December 6, 2007, Illinois State Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, Chicago
Legal Implications of Effective Representation of Unmarried Couples: Ethical Considerations, December 6, 2007, Illinois State Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, Chicago
Legal Issues and Recognition: LGBT and other Non-Recognized relationships Upon Dissolution under Illinois Law, December 5, 2007, Young Lawyers Section, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago
Protecting & Securing the Rights of Unmarried Couples, October 16, 2007, HBNC, Chicago
Cohabitation and Domestic Partnership Agreements Under Illinois Law, October 10, 2007, DePaul University Law School, Chicago
Same-Sex Marriage and its Equivalents: A Cross-Jurisdictional Survey, September 6, 2007, National LGBT Law Association Lavender Law Conference, Chicago, IL
Dissolution of Same-Sex Relationships and Custody: Differnet States, Different Results, September 6, 2007, National LGBT Law Association Lavender Law Conference, Chicago, IL
Same-Sex Marriage and Relationship Recognition: US, Canada and UK, May 4, 2007, American Bar Association Young Lawyers’ Division Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC
Advanced Issues in LGBT Domestic Relations/Family Law: A Current Survey, February 15, 2007, DePaul University Law School, Chicago
Update on Adoption Law and LGBT Families, January 15, 2007, Chicago Bar Association Committee on Legal Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men, Chicago, IL
Gestational Surrogacy: A Survey of Current Law, October 25, 2006, American Bar Association Section ofn Individual Rights and Responsibilities, Webinar, Chicago
Building Community, Litigating for Families and LGBT Rights, October 17, 2006, Northwestern University Law School, Chicago, IL
Securing, Recognizing and Protecting the Rights of Unmarried Couples, October 3, 2006, Chicago Bar Association Committee on Legal Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men, Chicago, IL
Securing LGBT Relationships under Illinois Law, September 13, 2006, Center on Halsted, Chicago
Marriage and Dissolution and LGBT Families: Survey of Current Law, September 8, 2006, National LGBT Law Association Lavender Law Conference, Washington, DC
The Constitutional and Legal Issues Raised by Same-Sex Relationships: Symposium, March 31, 2006, Loyola Law School, Chicago
LGBT and Non-Traditional Relationships: The Legal and Practical Issues in Recognition and Dissolution, March, 1, 2006, Center on Halsted, Chicago
Curent and Advanced Issues in LGBT Family Law, February 22, 2006, DePaul University Law School, Chicago
Unmarried Couples and Illinois Law: The Legacy of Hewitt v Hewitt, December 9, 2005, Illinois State Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, Chicago
Survey o Dissolution Law Among States, October 27, 2005, National LGBT Law Association Lavender Law Conference, San Diego, CA: Securing and Protecting the Rights of Unmarried Couples, October 11, 2005, TV Program, Illinois State Bar Association LawEd, Chicago
Same-Sex Relationships: Legal Rights under Illinois Law, April 19, 2005, Center on Halsted, Chicago
Amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act, March 14, 2005, John Marshall Law School, Chicago
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Parental Rights, March 3, 2005, Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago and Joh Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL
Business Valuation, Financial and Tax Issues Affecting Divorce, January 17, 2005, IICLE Business Valuation Seminar, Deerfield, IL
Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships: Where does Illinois Stand?, December 10, 2004, Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Mid-Year Meeting, Chicago
LGBT Family Relationships and Recognition: Current State of the Law, September 15, 2004, Loyola University Chicago Law School
LGBT Relationships: From Formation to Dissolution, and Recognition while Intact, June 2, 2004, Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago Seminar, Chicago
Protecting the Rights of Unmarried Couples: A Guide for Lawyers, May 21, 2004, Illinois State Bar Association, Collinsville, IL
Domestic Partnerships: Pre-Nups without the Nups, May 1, 2004, American Bar Association Family Law Section Council Spring Meeting, San Juan, PR
One Year after Lawrence b Texas: Where does the LGBT Movement Stand?, April 15, 2004, Northwestern Universtiy Law School, Chicago: Freedom to Marry: The Same-Sex Marriage Debate (Moderator), January 26, 2004, Jenner&Block, Chicago
‘Out on the Benc’-APanel of LGBT Judges in the Circuit Court of Cook County (Creator/Moderator), April 22, 2003, Committee on Legal Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago.

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