Gordon Stanley Nelson

Gordon Stanley Nelson

4.2
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 21 years

Family Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Family

111 W. Washington, Suite #1435, Chicago, IL

About Gordon

Biography

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Family 100%

Matters related to parentage and paternity, custody, visitation, child support, domestic violence and defense, enforcement of existing orders and modification of visitation rights and child support obligations.

23 years | 1,500 cases

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 275-325 per hour

Retainer

Always


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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 Offices of Gordon Nelson, LLC

111 W. Washington, Suite #1435, Chicago, IL, 60602

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Gordon Stanley Nelson's Reviews

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4.2 /5.0

18 Client Reviews

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Posted by MaryBeth | June 05, 2019 | Hired Attorney

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“My ex-husband did everything in his power to drag out our divorce—trying every maneuver legally possible to try and get income from me etc. Gordon is exceptional in his knowledge of the law and owned my case. Moreover, Gordon has great relationships with judges and his attorney colleagues—this is ke...y for tackling cases ensuring an optimal outcome. So many lawyers are not invested in truly helping their clients during one of the most trying time of their lives—divorce. Gordon is compassionate, truly cared about me as a person, and was vested in expediting the divorce process, instead of ‘dragging out the process to pad his pockets—like so many other lawyers do’. Gordon’s fees were reasonable and fair. Gordon was on top of the case, not missing any of the details, was highly prepared, highly skilled in the law. His strategy was spot on an he did legal maneuvers that helped me in my case. Gordon would also take adequate time to answer my questions and he was exceptional at explaining the law to me. Gordon would listen to my ideas on how to handle the case—and we would modify the strategy accordingly. My divorce was incredibly painful emotionally and Gordon truly had compassion for me and got me through arguably the most difficult time of my life. I felt that he really cared about me as a human, hated seeing me suffer, and did everything he could legally to move the case along, and get the case finalized. Gordon also informed me about various ‘lawyer’ tactics that the other side ‘could’ do—He was always spot on with anticipating the other sides strategy—and maneuvers. The legal tactics that get pulled in divorce situations at times can seem unfair—albeit completely legal—Gordon prepared me, was honest, trustworthy, and being informed of what could happen in court prepared me for the worst case scenario (that is within the scope of the law). I truly believe that because Gordon was on my case, my case ended sooner than it would have. So many lawyers don’t know their clients/their cases, looking at the file the day of court, flying by the seat of their pants. Gordon was highly prepared, on-top of my case, and had options the day of court based on various scenarios that could play out. Motions were ready, executed immediately etc. Gordon gave me my life back and I will forever be grateful for the exceptional human and lawyer that Gordon is. On a side note, I was attacked and mugged by five men when my divorce was going on. Gordon reached out and asked me how I was doing and sent flowers with a kind note. He truly cares. I would recommend Gordon to anyone who is in need of an exceptional lawyer who is affordable” -MaryBeth

Posted by Tim Reid | June 05, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Great help

Gordon helped me through my divorce and was extremely informative through the entire process. He was responsive if I had questions or concerns and the costs were very transparent and fair. I would recommend Gordon to anyone going through a divorce or with questions about what may happen if they decid...e to progress.

Posted by Katie | May 29, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Gordon is a great attorney!

I had the privilege of having Gordon Nelson as my attorney during my divorce. He listened to my concerns throughout the entire process. He is experienced, very responsive, knowledgable, and honest. I consider Gordon a friend. He was extremely professional and I would recommend him to anyone who n...eeds to hire a family law attorney.

Posted by Melissa | May 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Gordon was great!

I had a 100% positive experience working with Gordon as my divorce attorney. Gordon is respected in the law community and was able to help me navigate a divorce and legal proceedings with minimal stress, cost, and disruption to my life. Gordon is a great combination of assertive, knowledgeable, res...ponsive and accessible. For the services he provides he offers a great value as well. He did a fantastic job representing me throughout the entire time he worked on my case- I would highly recommend Gordon Nelson to anyone in need of a family law attorney.

Posted by Clarence | May 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Eternally Grateful

Gordon Nelson is NOT my attorney...he is like family period. During my child visitation and custody issues he consistent went way above the call of duty to ensure that as a father my rights were strictly enforced. He was the voice that many fathers wish they had that fought for me to get awarded... full custody of my son and I am extremely grateful. Now my son and I are newly relocated to North Carolina beginning a fresh start. Flash Gordon is the real deal...my Superhero!

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Experience

Rating:  6.7 (Good)

Work Experience

2014 - 2019

Partner/Owner, CN Law, P.C.

Associations

2004 - Present

Chicago Bar Association

2004 - Present

Chciago Bar Association, Family Law Committee

2004 - Present

Will County Bar Association

2001 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

Sample of Legal Cases

In re: Estate of Mirabella S.

Reverse and Remand

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Education

2004

Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology

JD - Juris Doctor

2001

Northern Illinois University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Russian

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