Paul Chatzky

I hired Paul two years ago having used him for multiple petitions since there and have only had very positive experiences. When looking for a family law lawyer he contacted me within a day from when I sent in a request. He called me right away even though it was a Sunday to discuss the situation and ...gave me advice even prior to our initial consultation. Paul is incredibly skilled and versed in Illinois family law with a very strong background and experience in practicing in Lake county and Cook county. Due to this Paul is able to give very strategic advice and was able to best possible outcome from my legal situation. While he can be aggressive he is not a "bulldog" lawyer as he understands that law is an art and especially family law it is not always black and white so he does his best to lay out the situation, the options and the potential outcomes. He leaves it up to you to decide the best option to take but makes sure you are making an informed decision. Once you have decided how to best handle the situation he will aggressively execute on that decision but will also constantly reassess to make sure you will get the best outcome. Paul is an amazing legal resource and adviser but he will expect you to stay in the driver seat for any legal situation. You will need to do the leg work to provide Paul all the evidence and information but he will then break the information down and advise on the best course of action. As most legal situations are high stress Paul keeps himself incredibly open to communication and has responded to any urgent situations incredibly fast. When you hire him you have his attention and I've felt him truly care about my case and situation. I can not recall a item that it's taken more than 24 hours to get a response of call from him even on weekends and holidays. I would highly recommend Paul and I have personally given his card to several people when they need help in family law.

I was faced with a time sensitive set of serious issues, an emotionally unstable and vindictive opponent and limited financial means. Paul Chatzky laid out options, a sound strategy and immediately went to work. I was both fearful of my opponent and the potential consequence if my attorney wasn't s...uccessful in avoiding a law suit and both criminal and civil charges, both unwarranted. Within a week, Mr. Chatzky acted on the case, kept me informed, was clearly knowledgeable and avoided my worst fears from happening. I would say he is the most competent and trustworthy lawyer I have ever had. I would recommend him highly . I was particularly impressed with his ability to read and take action against my opponent. His style is calm, non conflictual, firm, and non litigious (if it can be avoided). His use of time in a productive and effective manner far outweighed that of lawyers I have hired before for other matters. I would hire hire him again should I need legal counsel.

Mr. Chatzky is an excellent and caring attorney. He is very knowledgeable about the law and did only what needed to be done in order to keep costs down. He is also very thorough. I especially appreciated the way he calmed me down about this very difficult legal situation that I found myself in by tel...ling me not to worry about anything - that he would handle everything. All I had to do is cooperate with him by giving him the information he needed so he could help me and show up at court, etc. I would highly recommend him! Sincerely, Gail A. Gray