Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Richard A Wilson PC Law Offices
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Profile

Education

Loyola University Chicago Law School, JD, 1992

Admitted to Practice

IL, 1992

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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