Van A. Schwab

Van A. Schwab

3.7
Rating: 6.6

Licensed for 47 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

134 N. LaSalle St. Ste. 1820, Chicago, IL

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Licenses

Licensed in New Jersey for 43 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1982

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Florida for 43 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1982

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Illinois for 47 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1978

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

The Law Offices of Van A. Schwab

134 N. LaSalle St. Ste. 1820, Chicago, IL, 60602

Law Offices of Van A. Schwab (Skokie)

10024 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 245, Skokie, IL, 60077

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Van A. Schwab's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

22 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 8 of 8 reviews | General Knowledge

Posted by anonymous | April 08, 2014 | Family

Outstanding Lawyer

Mr Schwab is in my opinion An excellent attorney knowledgeable, responsive and keeps his clients informed. I would recommend this attorney highly. I also like that he is personable and friendly. If you have a family matter you should definitely call Van Schawb.

Posted by anonymous | November 06, 2012 | Child Support

Horrible and Incompetent Attorney

I was warned by other attorneys not to use him especially against the high powered attorney who my spouse was using. The educational support agreement was a model of everything that you should not do in such an agreement: no say in school selection, no cap in tuition, no limit set on expenses that ca...n be incurred (everything had "guidelines" that turned out to be meaningless to the judge. To top it off, because my agreement was written so poorly written, maintenance didn't end when it was supposed to. One attorney told me that "you don't want to live with an agreement negotiated by Van Schwab." "He doesn't seem to be on top of things." One of the biggest mistakes I ever made was remaining with him.

Posted by anonymous | February 13, 2009 | Child Support

HORRIBLE divorce lawyer

Didn't inform me I could freeze accounts or get temporay child support or retroactive child support. I lost 3 years of child support because of him. He didn't inform of subpoenaing any bank records or such. My ex got away with thousands and also fraud. He bought a property while we were still leg...ally married and Van Schwab never found it or try to find anything out. He was more worried about getting taking my money rather than focused on the divorce and on getting me my rightful half. I would never ever recommend him to any one. He is clueless on the the details of going through a divorce. Horrible Lawyer. He was telling my ex husband the legal moves he had told me to take next. My ex husband told me that my lawyer was warning him about that stuff. He is definitely on the man's side in any divorce.

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Experience

Rating:  6.6 (Good)

Honors

2015

Client Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Associations

Chicago Bar Association, Family Law Committee

Member

American Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Florida Bar, Family Law Section

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New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Education

1978

Southern Illinois University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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