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Attorney Profile

Mario R. Ventrelli

Mario Ventrelli

Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP
225 East Deerpath Road, Suite 270
Lake Forest, IL 60045

Lake Forest

Illinois (IL)

Contact Contact Mario R. Ventrelli
T: 847-615-8300
F: 847-615-8284

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

Family Law

Profile

Since 1995, Mr. Ventrelli has practiced solely in the area of matrimonial law. A partner with the firm, Mr. Ventrelli has been a member of Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP since 1998. Over his 15 years of practice, Mr. Ventrelli has represented leaders in the business world and professions, influential civic and political personalities, celebrities, and professional athletes. He is skilled in complex litigation including: financial discovery, analysis and planning; valuation of closely-held corporations; drafting premarital, marital and separation agreements; allocation of retirement plans and benefits; analysis of executive compensation; personal and corporate taxation issues; property division; maintenance/alimony and child support; custody, visitation and removal of children; parentage; domestic violence and orders of protection. Although he offices out of the firm’s Lake Forest branch, Mr. Ventrelli continues to practice in virtually every county in the Chicago Metropolitan Area including Cook, Lake, Du Page, Kane, Kendall, Winnebago, McHenry and Will. On both the state and national level, he is a sought-after lecturer on a wide variety of family law topics and is a faculty member of the prestigious American Bar Association Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute. Since 2006, Mr. Ventrelli has been a member of the Illinois Leading Lawyers Network and was named a Super Lawyer “Rising Star” in 2008.  From 2010-2012, Mr. Ventrelli has been named one of the "Best Lawyers In America" by the Naifeh & Smith publication.

Selected To

Illinois Super Lawyers 2012
Illinois Rising Stars 2008

About Mario Ventrelli

Admitted: 1995, Illinois

Blog: familylawtopics.com/

Professional Webpage: www.sdflaw.com/mventrelli

Honors and Awards:

  • Recommended by peers, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network, 2009
  • Recommended by peers, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network, 2006
  • Recommended by peers, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network, 2007
  • Recommended by peers, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network, 2008
  • Best Lawyers in America, Naifeh & Smith, 2010
  • Best Lawyers in America, Naifeh & Smith, 2011

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Fellow - Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Lake County Bar Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • American Bar Association Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute Faculty, 2009

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Board of Directors - A Safe Place

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • K.I.D.S., Kids in a Divorcing Society Program: David Peskind Annual Family Law Seminar; Family Law Update, Illinois State Bar Association Annual Meeting 1999, 2000
  • David Peskind Annual Family Law Seminar, Speaker/Author, A Leveling-of-the-Playing-Field Primer, Kane County Bar Association, 1997
  • Kane County Bar Journal, Author, Practice Tips: Hearsay, Kane County Bar Association, 1997
  • Illinois State Bar Association Annual Meeting Law Ed Series, Speaker, Maintenance and Property Settlements, Illinois State Bar Association, 1999
  • Periodical, Author, Appeals Court Ruling Imperils Unallocated Support Payment, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 2000
  • Illinois State Bar Association Annual Meeting Law Ed Series, Speaker, Shhh! Someone May Be Listening: A Journey Into the Murky World of Electronic Surveillance, Illinpois State Bar Association, 2000
  • American Bar Association Family Law Advocate, Author, Litigating the Agreement; Case Strategies and Follow-Through to Maximize Success, American Bar Association, 2002
  • American Bar Association Section of Family Law CLE Meeting, Speaker, Duration of Marriage: When is it over?, American Bar Association, 2002
  • American Bar Association Section of Family Law Fall CLE Meeting, Speaker, Trusts: Creativity in Dividing Marital Property, American Bar Association, 2003
  • Lake County Bar Association Annual Meeting, Speaker, Personal Property Issues in Divorce, Lake County Bar Association, 2004
  • Nevada Bar Association Annual Meeting, Speaker, Uncovering Hidden Income, Nevada Bar Association, 2006
  • Du Page County Bar Association Family Law & Practice Committee, Speaker, AnteNuptial Agreements, Du Page County Bar Association, 2007
  • ABA/AICPA Webinar, Speaker, Assets or Income? Double Dipping in Divorce, American Bar Association/American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants, 2008
  • AICPA Fraud & Forensic Accounting Conference, Speaker, Family Law Hot Topics, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants, 2009
  • AICPA Fraud & Forensic Accounting Conference, Speaker, Machiavellian Negotiation and Mediation Tactics, American Insitute Of Certified Public Accountants, 2009
  • American Bar Association Section of Family Law Spring CLE Comference, Speaker, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Reasonable Compensation (But Were Afraid to Ask), American Bar Association, 2009
  • Ex, Lies & Videotape - Defeating Machiavellian Tactics and Lies in Negotiation, Fall Conference, American Bar Association, 2010

Educational Background:

  • DePaul University, J.D. (1995); DePaul University, B.A. (1991)
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