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Attorney Profile
Eric L. Schulman
Eric Schulman
Lake Forest
Illinois (IL)
Practice Areas:
Family Law (100%)
Family Law
Law School:
The John Marshall Law School
Profile
After joining Schiller DuCanto and Fleck LLP in 1995 as a law clerk, Mr. Schulman became an associate in 1997 and was elected partner in 2004. He graduated from The John Marshall Law School cum laude, where he was a member of and published in The John Marshall Law Review. He is a former Family Law Co-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section and previously served as a member of the Judicial Evaluation Committee for the Chicago Bar Association. He lectures in the areas of family law and has taught classes on Illinois divorce law for the College of Lake County. In August, 2006, he was named a "Leading Lawyer" in the practice of Illinois family law by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company and in 2007 was chosen as one of the "40 Attorneys Under 40 in Illinois to Watch". He has served as a guest lecturer at Loyola University School of Law. He was also named a "Rising Star" Illinois attorney by Chicago Magazine and one of the Nation's Leading Matrimonial Lawyers in Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Schulman is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Selected To
Illinois Super Lawyers 2012
Illinois Rising Stars 2011
Illinois Rising Stars 2009
Illinois Rising Stars 2008
Certifications and Credentials
About Eric Schulman
Admitted: 1997, Illinois
Professional Webpage: www.sdflaw.com/eschulman
Honors and Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2011, Naifeh and Smith
- Leading Lawyer, 2006-2009, Law Bulletin Publishing Company,
- 40 Under 40 Attorneys in Illinois to Watch, Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 2007
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Illinois State Bar Association (Family Law Section)
- Chicago Bar Association (Family Law Co-Chairman, Young Lawyers Section) (1999-2000)
- American Bar Association (Family Law Section)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Lake County Bar Association (Family Law Division)
- Chicago Bar Association (Judicial Evaluation Committee) (2000-2002)
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- The Misuse of Supreme Court Rule 215(a) forVocational Evaluations in Maintenance Cases, Read Article (PDF)
- Seeking Civil Relief for Violations of Orders of Protections, Read Article (PDF)
- Protecting Your Lifestyle During and After Divorce, Read Article
- Protecting Your Client’s Maintenance Rights: The Use of Lifestyle Experts in Divorce Cases, Read Article
- Sleeping with the Enemy: Combating the Sexual Spread of HIV-AIDS, The John Marshall Law Review, Summer 1996
- Moderator, Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, "Development of a Contested Child Custody/Visitation Case" (January, 2000)
- Moderator, Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, "Strengthen Your Domestic Relations Case" (June, 2000)
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, "Discovery in Domestic Relations Matters" (May, 2006)
- Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Family Law Committee, "Family Law Pre-Trial Conferences: Effectively Communicating Your Client's Case - What to do and How to do It" (March 2007)
- Electronic Visitation in Illinois, The Matrimonial Strategist, 2010
Educational Background:
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, J.D., cum laude (1997); University of Iowa, B.A. (1994)
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