Henry D. Kass - Wheaton, IL

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 2000
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 2006
    B.A.
    Honors: Dean's List
    Major: Language and Linguistics (Spanish)
  • University of Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain, 2007
    Honors: Dean's List

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Haskin & Corrigan, P.C., Associate Attorney, 2005 - 2009
• DuPage County State's Attorney's Office, Assistant State's Attorney, 2001 - 2005
• Johnson County Attorney's Office, Johnson County, Iowa, Prosecuting Intern, 2000
• DuPage County Judicial Committee

Languages

• English

• Spanish

Classes and Seminars

• Civility and Professionalism, DuPage County Bar Association, New Lawyers Committee Meeting, Guest Speaker, 2012
  
• Bi-Racial Issues in Custody Cases, DuPage County Bar Association, Guardian ad Litem Training Seminar, Guest Speaker, July 2009
  
• Virtual Visitation and Internet Parenting, DuPage County Bar Association, Child Advocacy Committee Meeting, Guest Speaker and Moderator, March 2009
  
• Domestic Violence and Family Court: The Role of the Assistant State's Attorney in Family Court, DuPage County Bar Association, Family Law and Practice Committee Meeting, Guest Speaker, 2003
  
• Adjunct Professor of Family Law, College of DuPage, 2007 - 2011
  
• Guest Speaker, Family Law & Practice, Guardian ad Litem Training Seminar: Bi-Racial Issues in Custody Cases
  
• Child Advocacy Committee, Virtual Visitation Seminar
  
• San Sebastian, Spain, Assistant High School English Teacher, 1997
  
• Guest Speaker, DuPage County Bar Association
  
• Guest Speaker, Domestic Violence and Family Court
  
• Guest Speaker, The Role of the State's Attorney in Family Court

Pro Bono Activities

• Mock Judge, DuPage County High School Mock Trial Competition, 2008
• Lawyers Lending a Hand, Volunteer
• Illinois Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2011 - Present

Representative Cases

• IRMO Gambla v. Woodson
  • Citation: 853 N.E.2d 847
  • Court: 2nd District
  • Year: 2006
• In re the Marriage of Akers, 2013 IL App (2d) 121090-U (Rule 23)
• In re the Marriage of Gambla and Woodson, 853 N.E.2d 847, 367 I11.App.3d 411, 304I11.Dec.770 (I11.App.Dist.2 07/31/2006)

Ancillary Businesses

• Adjunct Professor of Family Law

Published Works

Articles

• Employer Liability in Domestic Relations Law: The Income Withholding for Support Act's Overlooked Remedy in Child Support Enforcement
  
• DuPage County Bar Association Brief, Febraury, VOL 20, 2008
  
• The Role of the Guardian ad Litem: Clearly Unclear, 2008
  
• Employer Liability in Domestic Relations Law, DuPage County Bar Association Brief, Vol. 20, February, 2008
  
• The Income Withholding for Support Acts Overlooked Remedy in Child Support Enforcement
  
• Newsletter of the Illinois State Bar Association's Section on Child Law, December, VOL 21, No. 2, 2008

Bar Admissions

• Iowa, 2007
• Illinois, 2001
• Indiana, 2009

Specialties and Certifications

• Guardian ad Litem for minor children in divorce and parentage cases, Domestic Relations Division, 2007 - Present
• Guardian ad Litem for minor children in adoption cases and disabled adults in guardianship cases, Chancery Division, 2007 - Present
• Qualified Mediator for divorce litigation, 2014
• Guardian ad Litem, 16th Judicial Circuit Court, Kane County, 2007
• Guardian ad Litem, 18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County, 2007

Other Affiliations

• Illinois Guardianship Association, 2015 - Present
• DuPage County Bar Association, 2005 - Present
• DuPage County Bar Association, Judiciary Committee, 2012 - Present
• DuPage County Bar Association, Child Advocacy Committee, 2007 - 2008 (Chair)
• DuPage County Bar Association, Child Advocacy Committee, 2006 - 2007 (Vice-Chair)
• Kane County Bar Association, 2016 - Present
• Illinois State Bar Association, 2005 - Present
• Illinois State Bar Association, Assembly Member, 2010 - Present
• Iowa State Bar Association, 2007 - Present
• Justinian Society of Lawyers (DuPage County Chapter), 2008 - Present
• DuPage County Child Advocacy Committee, 2008 - 2009 (Chair)
• DuPage County Family Law Committee

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi