Paul L. Feinstein - Chicago, IL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1980
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1977
    B.A.
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Sole Practitioner

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Illinois Domestic Violence Act and Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, Chicago Bar Association, 1982 - 1986
  
• Speaker, Matrimonial Law Skills Course, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1987
  
• Speaker, Estate Planning Skills Course, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1989 - 1990
  
• Speaker, Child Custody Course, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2003
  
• Speaker, Child Custody Course, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2005
  
• Speaker, Cook County Child Representative Training Session, 2003
  
• Speaker, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Meeting, 2004
  
• Speaker, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Meeting, 2005
  
• Speaker, Advanced Evidence Seminar, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2008
  
• Speaker, Business Valuation, Financial and Tax Issues in Divorce Seminar, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2013

Representative Cases

• Berdex International, Inc. v. Milfico Prepared Foods, Inc.
  • Citation: 258 Ill. App. 3d 738
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 1994
  • Serial Number: 1994043638
• Blair v. Mackoff
  • Citation: 284 Ill. App. 3d 836
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 1996
  • Serial Number: 1996245930
• In Re Custody of Rose
  • Citation: 281 Ill. App. 3d 423
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 1996
  • Serial Number: 1996136974
• In Re Marriage of Bates
  • Citation: 212 Ill.2d 489
  • Court: Supreme Ct. Of Illinois
  • Year: 2004
• In Re Marriage of Bates
  • Citation: 342 Ill. App.3d 207
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 2003
• In Re Marriage of Best
  • Citation: 228 Ill.2d 107
  • Court: Supreme Ct. of Illinois
  • Year: 2008
• In Re Marriage of Donnelly
  • Citation: 2015 IL App (1st) 142619
  • Court: Ill.App.
  • Year: 2015
• In Re Marriage of Earlywine
  • Citation: 2013 IL 114779
  • Court: Supreme Ct. of Ill.
  • Year: 2013
• In re Marriage of Eckersall
  • Citation: 2015 IL 117922
  • Court: Supreme Ct. of Ill.
  • Year: 2015
• In Re Marriage of Epsteen
  • Citation: 339 Ill. App.3d 586
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 2003
• In Re Marriage of Epting
  • Citation: 2012 IL App (1st) 113727
  • Court: Ill.App.
  • Year: 2012
• In Re Marriage of James
  • Citation: 259 Ill. App. 3d 29
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 1994
  • Serial Number: 1994043611
• In Re Marriage of Johnson
  • Citation: 351 Ill. App.3d 88
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 2004
• In Re Marriage of Mather
  • Citation: 408 Ill.App.3d 853, 946 N.E.2d 529
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 2011
• In Re Marriage of Mostow
  • Citation: 95 Ill. App. 3d 917
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 1981
  • Serial Number: 1981118770
• In Re Marriage of Pasquesi
  • Citation: 2015 IL App (1st) 133926
  • Court: Ill.App.
  • Year: 2015
• In Re Marriage of Rayfield
  • Citation: 221 Ill. App. 3d 763
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 1991
  • Serial Number: 1991175977
• In Re Marriage of Sanfratello
  • Citation: 393 Ill. App.3d 641
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 2009
• In Re Marriage of Thompson
  • Citation: 384 Ill. App.3d 1
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 2008
• In Re Marriage of Tyler
  • Citation: 230 Ill. App. 3d 1009
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 1992
  • Serial Number: 1992113568
• In Re Marriage of Vondra
  • Citation: 2013 IL App (1st) 123025
  • Court: Ill.App.
  • Year: 2013
• In Re Marriage of Walker
  • Citation: 287 Ill. App. 3d 634
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 1997
  • Serial Number: 1997077763
• In Re Marriage of Yelton
  • Citation: 286 Ill. App. 3d 436
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 1997
  • Serial Number: 1997037487
• In Re Stella
  • Citation: 339 Ill. App.3d 610
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 2003
• Johnston v. Weil
  • Citation: 241 Ill.2d 169
  • Court: Supreme Ct. of Ill.
  • Year: 2011
• Kaufman, Litwin & Feinstein v. Edgar
  • Citation: 301 Ill. App. 3d 826
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 1998
  • Serial Number: 1998242593
• McNellis v. O'Connor
  • Citation: 266 Ill. App. 3d 1063
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 1994
  • Serial Number: 1994198884
• Messenger v. Edgar
  • Citation: 157 Ill. 2d 162
  • Court: Supreme Ct. of Ill.
  • Year: 1993
  • Serial Number: 1993183280
• Minch v. George
  • Citation: 395 Ill. App.3d 390
  • Court: Ill. App.
  • Year: 2009

Published Works

Articles

• "Creative Remedies for Problems of Short-Term High-Income Earners", Matrimonial Strategist, May, 1999
  
• "Tenancy by The Entirety: A Means of Protecting a Debtor Spouse", Matrimonial Strategist, January, 1998
  
• "State's Highest Court Says Workers' Comp Awards are Marital", Matrimonial Strategist, October, 1996
  
• "When are Workers' Comp/Personal Injury Awards Marital Property?", Matrimonial Strategist, July, 1996
  
• "Piercing the Corporate Veil in Matrimonial Proceedings", Matrimonial Strategist, March, 1995
  
• "Ramifications of Asserting the Privilege Against Self-Incrimination", Matrimonial Strategist, December, 1994
• "Interstate Custody Disputes: Deciphering the Statutory Maze", Matrimonial Strategist, January, 1994
• "Final Obituary for Percentage Child Support Orders", FairShare Magazine, December, 1993
• "The Automatic Dissolution Stay--Rest in Peace", Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Newsletter, November, 1993
• "Citations to Discover Assets", Illinois Family Law Report, September, 1998
• "How Matrimonial Lawyers Can Avoid Disqualification Due to Conflicts of Interest", Matrimonial Strategist, July, 2000
• "Defining Income For Child Support Purposes", Matrimonial Strategist, February, 2005
• "Do You Know Your Federal Law? Conflicts of Law Affect Retirement Plan and Life Insurance Benefits", Matrimonial Strategist, June, 2004
• "Term Life Insurance in Divorce Cases: A New Deal", Matrimonial Strategist, November, 2003
• "A Case in Point", Matrimonial Strategist, August, 2003
• "Beyond DNA: Equitable Parentage", Matrimonial Strategist, May, 2003
• "Use and Abuse of Experts in Matrimonial Cases", Matrimonial Strategist, November, 2005
• "Prenuptial Agreements: Recent Trends from State to State", Matrimonial Strategist, December, 2006
• "Taking the Fifth: Pros and Cons", Matrimonial Strategist, August, 2007
• "Real Estate Minority Interest Discounts in Divorce Cases", Matrimonial Strategist, February, 2008
• "Update on Parental Alienation Syndrome", Matrimonial Strategist, July, 2008
• "Making an Appealing Record on Appeal", Matrimonial Strategist, December, 2008
• "Perplexing Problems Under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act", Matrimonial Strategist, June and July, 2009
• "Current Trends in Long-Arm Jurisdiction", Matrimonial Strategist, January, 2010
• "Automatic Restraining Orders in Domestic Relations Cases: Constitutional Challenges" , Matrimonial Strategist, July, 2010
• Chapter in, "Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in Illinois" , Aspatore Books, 2010
• "College Expense Issues in Domestic Relations Cases" , Matrimonial Strategist, January, 2011
• "Stop and Look Before You Listen! Wiretap and Eavesdropping Laws", Matrimonial Strategist, December, 2014

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1980
• Georgia, 1980
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1997

Specialties and Certifications

• Illinois Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing and Disciplinary Board, Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, 1998 to 2003
• Guardian Ad Litem, Child's Representative and Attorney for the Child, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois

Other Affiliations

• Phi Alpha Delta, 1977 - 1980 (Secretary, Vice, President)
• Matrimonial Strategist, 1995 - Present (Member, Board of Editors)
• Illinois State Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1980 - Present (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Practice and Procedure Section, 1982 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1980 - Present (Member)
• State Bar of Georgia, Family Law Section, 1980 - Present (Member)
• Appellate Lawyers Association, 2010 - Present (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Pi Sigma Alpha
• Phi Alpha Delta