Neal Adam Simon

Neal will walk you through the process from beginning to end. He is very responsive if you have questions. Neal does his best to work with opposing council for resolution outside the courtroom, but he also tell you when that is the best option to move things forward. You will know how he plans to tac...tically approach your case so there are no surprises. His billing is reasonable. He also has a sense of humor, and in these situations, that helps!

Neal helped me through an extremely difficult time in my life. When you're facing such a discouraging life change, the last thing you want is to navigate the rough waters alone. Neal took so much stress off my shoulders. He was supportive, informative, and genuinely compassionate. The fact that h...e got me everything I was entitled to (and a bit more) came second to his incredibly caring attitude. I never doubted that he was 100% on my side. I felt like my case was his top priority, even though I am sure he was busy with multiple other cases. His support staff was just as easy to work with. They had the same compassionate and helpful attitude. I couldn't be happier that I put my faith in Neal and his staff.

Dr. Neal Simon was the attorney that I hired for my divorce case. I found Ventrelli Simon Family & Divorce Law Firm through Avvo.com where I read many positive reviews about the firm. So I called and met with Dr. Simon. As of today, my case has already been completed with success. It was quite a *REL...IEF* to have him on my side during this stressful and painful period of my life. Dr. Simon fully understood all the difficulties that I was experiencing as a client and made all his efforts to help me get out of that *BIG MESS*. Dr. Simon is a senior attorney with many years of legal experience in family law in Illinois and a high level of professionalism as a legal counsel. He is extremely skillful in designing strategies which will work as anticipated. He is also instrumental in persuading the other party to accept proposed agreements. Thanks to his legal expertise, for my case, it took just a little bit over 1.5 months to reach an agreement with the other party and to have the marriage dissolution order entered. At the end of the litigation, he also prevented me from being *harmed* by several other unreasonable requests from the other party, which really helped me out. Dr. Simon is an understanding person. During the course of my case, I mostly resided in another state about over 1,000 miles away from Illinois where the lawsuit was filed. Because it was a long distance lawsuit, I could not show up for most of the court hearings and was very concerned that the case would take forever to complete. Dr. Simon understood my concerns. He kept me well informed about the entire process in a timely manner, from each court order to each single E-mail communication with the other party. In addition, more importantly, he provided me with plenty of workable strategic advice on avoiding delays and expediting the litigation process. Dr. Simon is detail-oriented. As is typical in a divorce case, there are so many details in the final judgement and agreement that even a very minor change in language/wording could have a deep impact on the client’s obligations under the order. As for my case, Dr. Simon was able to foresee each and every (even remote) chance which the other party could possibly take advantage of and he was always able to come up with a solution to prevent me from becoming vulnerable. Among others, two specific examples from just the final prove-up hearing: 1) He asked me to verbally and clearly recite to the other party my E-mail address in front of the judge to avoid ever being held responsible by the other party for not providing sufficient information to effectuate and fulfil one of the terms in the agreement; 2) He helped me document every item that I handed over to the other party and had the other party sign a receipt that he drafted spontaneously right after the hearing Dr. Simon was conscientious (i.e., careful) about incurring attorney fees and was honest with me about how much was spent on what services. He would not incur fees unless the services were/would be necessary in bringing the case to completion in my favor. I was able to see the rationale/usefulness of each step he suggested. As a cost-sensitive person, I always carefully reviewed each invoice from him and compared the invoice items with what I had received: E-mails, letters, etc. I found they matched well. Each and every item listed in the invoice was justifiable by concrete evidences. So, I was never worried about being over-charged. To sum up, Dr. Neal Simon is a veteran attorney with a high level of legal expertise, a great sense of compassion, and is a person of strong integrity. Because my divorce case went through smoothly, I had full confidence in his work throughout the entire litigation. I am very satisfied with the final results. Therefore, I strongly recommend Dr. Neal Simon to whoever is starting to feel the stress and pains from the divorce lawsuit. He will be able to protect you and help you get out of that big mess *FAST AND EASY*.

Neal was well prepared for our court appearance. He presented the facts and supporting documentation in a effective and efficient manner. Most importantly, Neal is a fair and practical attorney. He stays focused on the core issues and does not stray. I would use Neal again and would recom...mend his services to others.

Neal represented me in connection with a number of post-decree complaints filed by my ex-wife. The complaints related to child support matters, college expenses, 529 accounts and a request for fees. I have a history of trying to accommodate my ex to avoid bringing negative energy into my days. I...n this instance, I again offered her concessions in order to settle her most recent grievances amicably, but she refused and filed a bunch of complaints against me. I hired Neal to handle these matters; he quickly understood what was going on, and worked hard yet efficiently in pulling together our responses. I couldn't be happier to say that in each and every instance, each ruling the judge made I believe was 100% in my favor, and in all other matters the judge struck all the complaints against me. There is now nothing pending, everything that was decided was decided very favorably, and Neal's fees will likely cost me less than the amount I saved as a result of my ex rejecting my offer and forcing me into litigation. The next time my ex goes off the rails, I will certainly not succumb any longer to threats; I will hire Neal again in a heartbeat. Thank you, Neal!