Cory Jason Blalock

Cory Jason Blalock

4.3
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 18 years

Child custody Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Adoption

120 N La Salle St Ste 1030, Chicago, IL

About Cory

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 18 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2007

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

Blalock, Cory, Jason

120 N La Salle St Ste 1030, Chicago, IL, 60602-2495

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Cory Jason Blalock's Reviews

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4.3 /5.0

16 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 8 reviews | Case Results

Posted by anonymous | May 05, 2023 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Not Good At Anything Except Billing

Mr. Blalock did not like being questioned about how he was representation of me as a client. His standard answer was to threaten me when questioned. He consistently threatened me since he had no other acceptable answers. Although paid in full, he filled suit against me for fees that are no owed per t...he law firm stated policy. He accomplished nothing for me as a client and refused to communicate. He is great with billing, bills will arrive on time and efficiently. Clients are not allowed to question items on bills, if you do you are threatened with lawsuits. Avoid this lawyer and law firm.

Posted by anonymous | May 04, 2023 | Divorce & Separation

Do not hire this man

Mr. Blalock mishandled my divorce. He was unresponsive, unreliable, untrustworthy and uninformed. All he seemed able to do is file motions when my ex blatantly ignored every judicial order. He all but ceased to do anything when I couldn't pay my bill because he couldn't secure my financial support. H...is firm lost 30K when I had to declare bankruptcy. If he's no longer with them it's because he deserved being fired.

Posted by William | March 21, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

At Some Point You Have to Shut Up and Trust Your Attorney

If your in for the legal battle of yours and your children's life, at some point your going to have to live with your decision on the attorney you picked. You will be in too deep to turn back or change counsel and you will reach the jumping off point where you will have no choice but to trust your ...attorney and stop trying to steer his every decision. At some point you will have to step back and let him do the job you hired him to do. Without a doubt, Cory is the attorney you want talking to your Judge, GAL and the other attorney from the very beginning(not you!). I have been back to Court through the years with custody issues and Cory and Badesch Abramovitch and Natalie Darcy are a top notch firm that knows how to give their clients the best shot at an outcome they can be happy with. Cory has represented me for years(as a result of recurring issues) and the results he has delivered time and again are nothing less than the best. Don't believe those bad reviews, look no further than Cory and B&A. Hiring Cory and the money I've spent while legal battles aren't cheap was best decision I've ever made.

Posted by R.H. | April 11, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Child Custody

I hired Cory to get custody of my daughter that i was alienated from since birth. After 9 months of filing court order after court order (the mother left the state during the case, and would not comply) Cory produced the result i asked for. I gained custody of my daughter. Although i was frustrated a...nd anxious throughout the ordeal, I had a great client-attorney relationship with Cory. He returned emails and calls when he was able, and if he didn't, his office would respond with his answer to my questions. I would say that initially i was caught off guard with some of the charges on my bill. I quickly learned to choose very carefully what communications/actions were necessary and which were not. However, i was billed fairly, and he even worked with my situation and allowed me to make payments to continue the case. I was very fortunate to find Cory; my case was complex and got more complicated as time went by. Everyone wants a legal issue to be handled cheaply, and with just a small amount of money (even me). Sometimes, that isn't possible. However, the money i paid was absolutely well spent. After everything was said and done, his work and advice is the reason i have the chance to raise my daughter to be who she is today; my family is complete. Thanks, Cory.

Posted by A former client | March 05, 2015 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Do not hire this guy! You have been warned!

By far one of the worse mistakes I have ever made was hiring Mr. Blalock. He didn't care about my case and was primary interested in running up the fees. I attempted to sit down with him to discuss strategy and he was not interested in what I had to say. He gained my trust by saying "I know this jud...ge, so here is what we need to do". Well, his suggestion turned out to be the wrong course, I ended up losing my overall objective and had over $10K in legal debt, in which Mr. Blalock insisted was fair. I would highly recommended against hiring this attorney!

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Cory Jason Blalock's Lawyer Endorsements

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Judith Jenz

Child custody lawyer | Mar 12

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Cory is a fierce advocate for his clients and serves them well."

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Tina Abramovitch

Divorce and separation lawyer

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Judith Jenz

Divorce and separation lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2021 - Present

Partner, Abramovitch Blalock McKinnon

2007 - 2021

Senior Associate, Badesch Abramovitch

Associations

2009 - Present

Will County Bar Association

2008 - Present

Chicago Bar Association

2008 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

2008 - Present

DuPage County Bar Association

2008 - Present

Cook County Bar Association

Education

2007

Valparaiso University School of Law

J.D.

2001

Loyola University Chicago

MA - Masters

Languages

English

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