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Oak Brook Family Law Lawyer
About Jeffrey W. Brend
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Mediation
- Business Valuation
- Forensic Accounting
- Taxation Law
- Collaborative Law
- Arbitration
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1985
- U.S. Tax Court, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1996
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant
- Accredited Senior Appraiser, American Society of Appraisers
- Accredited in Business Valuation, AICPA
- Certified Fraud Examiner
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Certified Arbitrator
- Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Certified Mediator
Other Affiliations
- American Society of Appraisers
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society
- American Association of Attorney Certified Public Accountants
- Business Valuation Association
- Chicago Bar Association, Matrimonial Law Committee (Past President)
- DuPage County Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- AAML Certified Family Law Arbitrator
- AAML Illinois Chapter, 2013 - 2014 (President)
- Co-Chairman of the AAML Mediation Committee
- AAML Board of Governors Member
- Illinois AAML National Delegate
- Board of Managers, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Illinois Chapter 2010-2019/20
- Chairman; Chicago Bar Association's Matrimonial Law Committee, 2000-2001
- Chairman/Founder; Cook County Pro Bono Court Facilitator Program, 1997- 2003
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Chicago-Kent School of Law, LLM Program in Family Law, 2005-2011
Pro Bono Activities
- Chicago Volunteer Services, -
Education
- The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - Northern Illinois University
B.S.
Major: Accountancy
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
2015 Spring RoadSuite 280 Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone
Fax
- (312) 726-0029
Websites
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Jeffrey W. Brend
Included on the 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
- Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
- Fellow of the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois (CLII)
- Member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)
- AV Peer Rating - LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
- Illinois Super Lawyer, 2007-2020
- America’s Premier Lawyer, 2007-2008
- Leading Lawyer, 2013 - 2020
- Illinois Leading Lawyer Top 10 Collaborative Attorney
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