Steven Peskind

Peskind Law Firm

Profile

Mr. Peskind is a nationally known family lawyer, representing parties in significant matters across Illinois and beyond. Mr. Peskind is an elected Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, and has written five books on family law topics. Mr. Peskind is a co-director and serves on the faculty of the ABA Family Law trial Advocacy Institute presented annually in Kansas City, Mo. He currently serves as Co-Editor of the AAML Journal. He blogs at https://successfullawyer.substack.com.

Education

DePaul/1985/Juris Doctorate

Admitted to Practice

Illinois (1985)

AAML Position(s) Held

National

Co-Chair Journal (2022)

State

Vice Chair AAML Journal 2022-present
Executive Committee 2023Strategic Planning committee 2023

Legal Organizations

Appointed by Illinois House Minority Leader Thomas Cross to serve on Illinois Family Law Study Committee, created by Illinois Legislature, 2008-2015
American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chair, Law Practice Management and Technology Committee, 2008-2009
American Law Institute, Elected Member, 2006
Illinois State Bar Association, Member, Reproductive Technology Task Force, Member, Family Law Section Counsel, 2000-2006
Kane County Bar Association, Former President, 1998-1999, Chair of Family Law Committee, 1993-1995, 2001-2002.

CLE Presentations

? Speaker: Lessons from Lawyer Lincoln: Timeless Principles of Professional Excellence, Kane County Bar Association, 2023
? Moderator: Daubert and Frye Considerations in Family Law Litigation, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting November 2022
? Speaker: Making Trials Less Trying: The Paralegal as Litigation Case Manager, American Bar Association February 2022
? Keynote Speaker: North Dakota Family Law Section Nov. 2021
? Speaker: Zen Trial Preparation, American Bar Association, September 2020
? Organizer and Speaker: 10 Things Accountants Need to Know about Illinois Divorce Law, Illinois CPA Society, 2020
? Speaker: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Columbus Day Seminar, Oakbrook, Illinois, Presentation on Maintenance Amendments, October 2017
? Speaker: Oklahoma Trial Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Presentation of Family Law Evidence Foundations, July 2016
? Speaker: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Columbus Day Seminar, Oakbrook, Illinois. Review of Illinois New Relocation Statute, October 2015
? Keynote Speaker: Hawaii Family Law Section Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii. October 2015.? Speaker: Lessons from Lawyer Lincoln: Timeless Principles of Professional Excellence, Kane County Bar Association, 2023
? Moderator: Daubert and Frye Considerations in Family Law Litigation, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting November 2022
? Speaker: Making Trials Less Trying: The Paralegal as Litigation Case Manager, American Bar Association February 2022
? Keynote Speaker: North Dakota Family Law Section Nov. 2021
? Speaker: Zen Trial Preparation, American Bar Association, September 2020
? Organizer and Speaker: 10 Things Accountants Need to Know about Illinois Divorce Law, Illinois CPA Society, 2020
? Speaker: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Columbus Day Seminar, Oakbrook, Illinois, Presentation on Maintenance Amendments, October 2017
? Speaker: Oklahoma Trial Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Presentation of Family Law Evidence Foundations, July 2016
? Speaker: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Columbus Day Seminar, Oakbrook, Illinois. Review of Illinois New Relocation Statute, October 2015
? Keynote Speaker: Hawaii Family Law Section Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii. October 2015

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