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Donald C. Schiller

Donald Schiller

Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP
200 North LaSalle Street, 30th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601

Chicago

Illinois (IL)

Contact Contact Donald C. Schiller
T: 312-609-5560
F: 312-609-5523

Visit: www.sdflaw.com
Practice Areas: Family Law (100%)

Family Law

Profile

Mr. Schiller represents leaders or the spouses of leaders from the business, professional and entertainment/sports communities. He has been recognized as one of the nation's top matrimonial lawyers by Town & Country and Worth magazines; the National Law Journal; Crain's Chicago Business; the Chicago Sun Times and the book, Best Lawyers in America. Both "Super Lawyers" and "Leading Lawyers" surveys named Mr. Schiller as one of the top 10 Lawyers in Illinois. He is the subject of a chapter in the book, The Divorce Lawyers, by Emily Couric. In addition to his active law practice, Mr. Schiller teaches Divorce Practice at the University of Chicago Law School.

Selected To

Illinois Super Lawyers 2012
Illinois Super Lawyers 2011
Illinois Super Lawyers 2010
Illinois Super Lawyers 2009
Illinois Super Lawyers 2008
Illinois Super Lawyers 2007
Illinois Super Lawyers 2006
Illinois Super Lawyers 2005

Articles about Donald Schiller appearing in Super Lawyers

The Don of Divorce
Donald Schiller is a gentleman in a volatile practice area

About Donald Schiller

Admitted: 1966, Illinois

Professional Webpage: www.sdflaw.com/dschiller

Honors and Awards:

  • One of the nation's top matrimonial lawyers by Town & Country Magazine, Worth Magazine, The National; DePaul University College of Law has named its Family Law Center the Schiller DuCanto and Fleck; Distinguished Alumni Award, DePaul University (1988); Chair Executive Committee and partner of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck; Listed in Best Lawyers in America by Neifeh and Smith and it's Chicago Family Lawyer of the Year (2009); Law Dragon Magazine named him one of the 500 top lawyers in America (2005-2009); Leading Lawyers Magazine survey named Schiller No. 1 in Matrimonial Law and in the Top Ten of Illinois Lawyers considering all fields of law (2009); Super Lawyers named him one of the top 10 Lawyers in Illinois considering all fields of law (2006-2009); Subject of a biography in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in American; Subject of a chapter in the book, The Divorce Lawyers, by Emily Couric.

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Illinois State Bar Association; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; American Bar Association; American College of Family Law Trial Lawyers; Life Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation; Life Fellow, Chicago Bar Foundation; President, Illinois State Bar Association (1987-1988); Founder and first President, Illinois State Bar Association Mutual Insurance Company (1988-1990); Chair of Family Law Section, Illinois State Bar Association; Former member of the Board of Governors, Illinois State Bar Association; Member of the Board of Governors, American Bar Association; Illinois State Delegate to House of Delegates, American Bar Association; Former Chair of the Family Law Section, American Bar Association; Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Diplomat, American College of Family Law Trial Lawyers; Chair, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (National); Continuing Education Committee; Fellow, American Bar Foundation (Life Member); Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation (Life Member); Matrimonial Law Committee Chairman, Chicago Bar Association (1976-1977); President, ABA Retirement Funds (2005-2006).

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

Educational Background:

  • DePaul University, J.D. (Law Review 1966); Lake Forest College
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