Retired
Location: Libertyville, Illinois
Phone: 847-680-4970
Email: Email Me
Attorney Gary L. Schlesinger has been a sole practitioner since 1986 in Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, devoting his practice exclusively to divorce, alimony, custody, support, paternity, and adoption cases. He has handled cases in Cook, McHenry, and Lake Counties in the trial courts and the appellate court. Mr. Schlesinger is a 20+ year member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He has served on its Admission Committee, its Board of Directors, and as Vice President. He has had published works through the Lake County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Schlesinger has also taught Family Law Seminars for the aforementioned groups as well as an Adult Education Program for Mundelein High School, and “The Financial Side of Divorce-Litigation Issues 2001” presented by Clifton Gunderson, LLC and the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). He is a Fellow in the AAML as well. He received his Bachelor of Science from Loyola University of Chicago and his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago.
Year Joined Firm
1986
Bar Admissions
- Member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court, 2001.
- Illinois, 1971
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1971
Education
Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1970
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- B.S., Bachelor of Science – 1967
- Major: Sociology
Published Works
- Does it Matter if the Parents are Married?, A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association, Vol. V, No. 6, June, 1998
- What is Necessary for the Power to Make A Decision?, A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association, Vol. VI, No. 6, June, 1999
- Cohabitation, Published by Illinois State Bar Association for members of the Family Law Section., Vol. 42, No. 1, July, 1998
- Cohabitation Revisited, Published by Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Newsletter, December, 2007
Classes/Seminars
- Family Law Seminar, Illinois State Bar Association, 2008 – 2022
- Family Law Seminars, Illinois State Bar Association, 1987 – 1992
- Family Law Seminars, Lake County Bar Association, 1974 – 2022
- Adult Education Program, Mundelein High School, 1992 – 2022
- Presenter at seminar entitled “The Financial Side of Divorce — Litigation Issues 2001”, presented by Clifton Gunderson, LLC and the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Honors and Awards
- Named to the list of Super Lawyers – Family and Divorce Law 2006 through 2022
- A Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Libertyville Rotary Club, Past President, 1987 – 1988
- Prairie State Legal Services, Board Member, 1975 – 1978
- Congregation Or Shalom of Lake County, Board member, 1974 – 1989
- Libertyville Rotary Club, Member, 1983 – 1996
- Lake County Bar Volunteer Lawyer Program, Member, 1987 – 2022
- Professional Conduct Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association, Member, 2003 – 2004
- Illinois State Bar Association, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of IL Supreme Court
- Illinois State Bar Association, Appointed to Governing Body – Family Law Section Council
- Lake County Illinois Bar Association, Chairman, By Laws Revision Committee
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – Board of Directors Illinois Chapter
Past Employment Positions
Ray & Glick, Ltd, Partner, 1976 – 1986
Pro Bono Activities
- LCBA Volunteer Lawyer Program, 1985 – Present
- Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Fraternities/Sororities
- Tau Delta Phi
- Phi Delta Phi
