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Riley Nels Oncken

3.0
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 21 years

Family Lawyer at Sycamore, IL
Practice Areas: Family, Real Estate, Personal Injury ... +8 more

119 N. Maple St., Sycamore, IL

About Riley

Practice Areas

11

Practice Areas

Family 40%

22 years

40%
Real Estate 10%

22 years

10%
Business 5%

22 years

5%
DUI and DWI 5%

22 years

5%
Juvenile Law 5%

22 years

5%
Probate 5%

22 years

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 21 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2004

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Riley N. Oncken

119 N. Maple St., Sycamore, IL, 60178

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Riley Nels Oncken's Reviews

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3.0 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | August 11, 2023 | Hired Attorney

Very poor

Poor communication and guidance. Exceptionally poor. Was not fought for. Felt alone during entire process. Paperwork incorrect including typos. Absolutely unacceptable. Should have hired someone else but that would have been unaffordable at that point.

Posted by anonymous | June 17, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Domestic Violence

The Law office of Riley N. Oncken is disgusting and deplorable at best.

Members of the Law office of Riley N Oncken sit on the board of directors of Safe Passage a domestic violence organization in Dekalb, IL meanwhile its attorneys will represent abusive partners for the right cost. This is a for-profit law firm with no true concern for abused children,individuals and f...amilies. It is very alarming for a law firm to be affiliated with a domestic violence shelter and then support and represent domestic violence and child abuse perpetrators.

Posted by Barbara | January 20, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Family

Doesn't care about client

I was appointed Riley thru the courts. He did not return phone calls. He did not take anytime to help me move forward with a DCFS case. He only talked to me one consultation and then on the court dates. I had a problem with A subsidiary of DCFS (Luthern Social Service Ins) not moving forward to get ...me into the appts LSSI wanted me to do. He continued case month after month not contacting Social Services to move forward. Had too many cases appointed to him by the court. I was told he could spend more time on my case and get it finished if I paid cash. He shows up for the court doing the minimum. He wasted a year of my young children's lives dragging out unnecessary continuations.

Posted by RC29 | June 21, 2013 | Divorce & Separation

Excellent choice !!

Excellent choice for my divorce case, Riley and his staff are very polite and patient. Very professional, very knowledgeable.

Posted by Tammy | April 11, 2013

Very pleased!

I had never hired a lawyer before and Riley took care of everything for me. Very nice and patient with me. It was a nice experience.

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Experience

Rating:  6.7 (Good)

Associations

DeKalb Bar Association

Member

Kane County Bar Association

Member

Illinois State Bar Association

Member

Education

2004

Northern Illinois University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2001

Western Illinois University

BS - Bachelor of Science

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