John August Staas

John August Staas

also known as August Staas

4.3
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 40 years

Family Lawyer at Park Ridge, IL
Practice Areas: Family, Litigation, Immigration

350 South Northwest Highway, Suite 300, Park Ridge, IL

About John

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Family 50%

Divorce, Child Support, Custody, Adoption, Guardianship

29 years | 300 cases

50%
Litigation 30%

Business and commercial litigation

39 years | 200 cases

30%
Immigration 20%

Green Card, Citizenship, Asylum, Removal Cases

29 years | 100 cases

20%

Fees and Rates

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 40 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1985

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

August Staas, Attorney at Law

350 South Northwest Highway, Suite 300, Park Ridge, IL, 60068

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John August Staas's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.3 /5.0

11 Client Reviews

5 star (9)
4 star (0)
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1 star (2)

Posted by Mary | July 26, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Knight in Shining Armor

I had a psychopath neighbor who told various lies in court when he tried to sue me. August was well-prepared and made sure that my neighbor couldn't use his usual tricks. He kept the costs reasonable and the psycho was forced to quit his lawsuit.

Posted by Wendy | March 19, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Extremely good attorney who is patient and gets results

I hired Mr Staas to handle my divorce and he did an excellent job navigating through the pandemic and a very uncooperative spouse. No details but by advising me to be patient I got everything I asked for, and the judge commended him at the end for his work on a difficult, sad situation.

Posted by anonymous | February 12, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

RUN!! Horrible Lawyer!!

He is greedy and lazy and has drinking problem Each time he was late to the court and unprepared.. I hired him for my divorce case and he even irritated the Judge.. don’t hire him and RUN…

Posted by Claudia | October 2, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Efficient and knowledgeable.

Mr. Staas handled my divorce case. Throughout the process, I found him responsive, patient and very knowledgeable about family law. He does not sugarcoat facts though, so sometimes I felt like crying and even angry at him, but at the same time he is very supportive and will fight for your best intere...sts. I highly recommend him.

Posted by Laila | October 12, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Terrible Terrible Lawyer

Mr. Staas is a money hungry lazy person.. I can't call him a lawyer because he will do absolutely nothing.. if you have an amicable divorce it's different but if you want child support or alimony or divisions of assets. Forget him! Division of assets? He will not even bother 2 minutes to look up valu...e of your home online forget about the rest.. you will lose everything .. seriously that bad.. he comes to courts 1 hour late and totally Unprepared...

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Experience

Rating:  6.7 (Good)

Education

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Northwestern University

J.D.

N/A

University of California

B.A.

Languages

Mandarin

English

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