David Samuel Kerpel

David Samuel Kerpel

also known as David Kerpel

4.8
Rating: 8.8

Licensed for 27 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Deerfield, IL
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Child Custody ... +2 more

1020 Milwaukee Avenue, Suite 270, Deerfield, IL

About David

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Family 20%

I devote my practice to the areas of Family Law, which include, but are not limited to Divorce, Custody, Paternity, Maintenance, Child Support, and Orders of Protection

28 years | 200 cases

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 27 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1998

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of David S.Kerpel, LLC

1020 Milwaukee Avenue, Suite 270, Deerfield, IL, 60015

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David Samuel Kerpel's Reviews

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4.8 /5.0

74 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 10 of 32 reviews | Communication Style

Posted by anonymous | May 02, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

The best decision for the hardest process

I am so grateful to have had David as the leader of our legal team. I was supporting my mom through her divorce, often sitting in on calls and emails as a second pair of eyes and ears for this complicated process. Even though I was not the client, David still took the time to answer any questions I h...ad about the process and translated any confusing “legal-ese” for me. It was a complicated case but David (and his wonderful team) was not afraid to do research and try unconventional angles to present in court. I know that if we had not hired David, the settlement would have been a disaster. With his help, we are able to move forward into the future with a positive attitude. Thank you, David!

Posted by Ryan | April 30, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Child Support

Worst experience ever

Absolutely brutal experience. Wound up charging me over $8,000 and accomplished nothing over the course of 8 months. I still had to pay maintenance and child support while unemployed. I'm still trying to get reunification therapy with my children, and now that's further being delayed because they ...didn't change the name of the therapist in the court order. I'm still waiting for my annual true-up to be resolved. The lack of communication was brutal, which is probably why things took so long and nothing ever got accomplished. Yet somehow they were doing a lot of work to rack up bills in excess of $8,000. DO NOT HIRE THIS LAWYER! Run! Run far away.

Posted by Dawn | December 01, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Divorce and Support Modfication

I hired David Kerpel initially in 2019 as my divorce attorney. I first reached out to him through the phone. He called back right away being on vacation with his family. It was significant to me as I was desperate for help with legal advice. Listened! Took the time to guide me thoroughly. Highly know...ledgeable! Tenacious! Super compassionate knowing divorce is very difficult for the family. My case in particular. Complex with many layers. David was dedicated. Pushed through a lot of difficulties. In the early stages of my divorce filing, felt like no hope. His passion, dedication and commitment came through for the best possible outcome for me. I rehired David a year after my divorce for support modification. He worked just as hard to keep support the same.

Posted by Xiao | October 23, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

The great attorney! Thank you, David!

I am not an English native speaker, I come from China. My case was very complicated and difficult case. I interviewed so many attorneys, some of them have decent titles. But after a brief conversation with David Kerpel, I decided to hire him without any hesitation. He is very knowledgeable, thoughtfu...l, strong sympathy, think quickly. Attorney of ex-husband was very tough and also very experienced, but no matter opposing counsel how tough she was, David always very calm, respectful and control the situation quickly even though my situation was extremely passive. I am come from another country and don’t know anything about the law here, ex-husband was divorcing me by email when I was out of United States. He relocated to another state to open his own company. I did’t know how much marital property we had and how much he earned after he filed the divorce. I speak and wrote the broken English. You could imagine how difficult and passive my situation was. But David can understand me and my situation completely, he used appreciate and accurate words to express my meaning to judge. David is patient, Strategic, insightful, righteous, he smoothly helped me from beginning through the process step by step, then quickly to grasp the chances, David has the ability to turn things around make the situation turn out be good for me. He is hard working, respond my email and messages very shortly, patient to explain to me about all my questions and concerns. My son is American who is stay in China rather than in USA during this long divorce process, my physical condition also was bad, ex husband require our son back to USA but he doesn’t want too much parenting time. David has strong sympathy and consider all the facts for me and my son. Earning as much benefits as he can for me and my son’s future. The final result is beyond my expectation. Thank you David, there is no any other attorneys can make this settlement done perfectly! During the end of case, I was under a lot of pressure, I had a little different opinion with David for some certain decisions , I was insisting to do my way. However, the truth proved that David was right, his professional perspectives can see the whole picture. When you hire David Kerpel, you just need do one thing: Trust him! Thanks for all your helps, I really appreciated it and feel lucky to hire you as my attorney!

Posted by anonymous | April 20, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Attentative & helpful

David handled my divorce case. It was a difficult situation & not your average divorce case. David was always available & handled every step with ease, explaining to me along the way. He took care of everything for me. Thank you David!

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David Samuel Kerpel's Lawyer Endorsements

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Mason Cole

Family lawyer | Jun 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"David provides the benefit of a big-firm background with the attention to detail you would expect only at a small firm. David makes the time to explain the intricacies of the ever-changing family law implications. I have worked with David on behalf of a wide variety of my clients, and he provides significant value and saved my clients at all levels of the family law process. Cannot recommend him highly enough!"

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Maksim Tikhvinskiy

Family lawyer | Sep 24

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Mr. Kerpel is a great attorney and a great person. It is very important that he makes complicated things look very simple. It is very easy to work with him to reach the best result for parties in divorce. I endorse this lawyer."

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Rosemary Kostopoulos

Divorce and separation lawyer | Apr 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"David Kerpel is an attorney that I happily endorse, as an upstanding member of the legal community and a strong advocate for clients."

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Joe Messineo

Divorce and separation lawyer | Apr 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Dave Kerpel is a top notch attorney who is well respected by the entire legal community. This is an attorney that I would trust my family members and closest friends to, and whom I proudly endorse!"

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Kostas Kostopoulos

Divorce and separation lawyer | Apr 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Dave Kerpel is a great lawyer with formidable legal skills; strongly liked and respected by the lawyers and judges in the legal community. This is an attorney that I absolutely endorse!"

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Jordan Rosenberg

Family lawyer | Jul 09

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Very prepared, intelligent, attentive and thorough. Pleasure to work with on the other side of a case."

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Douglas Borthwick

Family lawyer | Nov 12

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Stuart Reid

Divorce and separation lawyer | Aug 28

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"David is thorough, well-prepared and has great communication skills."

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Patricia Kalal

Divorce and separation lawyer | Mar 17

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Joanna Challacombe

Family lawyer | Nov 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. David is a pleasure to work with as opposing counsel as he is polite, trustworthy and genuine, yet he is a strong advocate for his clients. He is timely in court and in responding to communications, preparing pleadings and working on settlement."

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Sandra Rosenbloom

Family lawyer | Mar 06

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I have been opposing counsel to David as well as a Fellow together in the Collaborative Community. David works hard for his client, is principled and knowledgeable, and I highly recommend him."

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Neal Simon

Family lawyer | Mar 04

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"David is an intelligent, skilled and hardworking attorney who effectively represents his clients."

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Jerald Kessler

Divorce and separation lawyer | Mar 01

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"David Kerpel is a thoughtful, effective attorney. He is respected by his peers for his professionalism and legal knowledge. He delivers excellent service to his clients."

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Sherby Scurto

Family lawyer | Feb 11

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  8.8 (Excellent)

Honors

2015

Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel

1998

Daniel P. Ward Scholarship Fund, Phi Alpha Delta

Work Experience

2003 - Present

Owner, Law Offices of David S. Kerpel

1999 - 2002

Associate, Berger Schatz

1998 - 1998

Associate, Grant & Grant Attorneys

1997 - 1998

Clerk, Schiller Du Canto & Fleck

Associations

2015 - Present

National Association of Distinguished Counsel

Member

2014 - Present

The Lilac Tree

Board Member

1999 - Present

Lake County Bar Association

Member

1999 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Private

As a result of ascertaining this violation of the divorce decree, I was able to obtain proof of life insurance, as well as over $100,000 my client did not know they were entitled to.

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Education

1998

DePaul University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1995

University of Iowa

B.A.

Speaking Engagements

2019

DePaul School of Law

Parenting and Decision-Making

2013

Workshop

Post Decree divorce

2011

Workshop

Introduction to Divorce

2009

Divorce University

Nuts and Bolts of Divorce

2007

Workshop

FInancial aspects of divorce

2001

Lake County Bar Association

introduction to Family Law

Publications

2000

Illinois State Bar Journal Contribution of Attorney Fees

2000

The Docket - A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association Getting the Most out of your Discovery Tools

Languages

English

Activity

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