Vincent J. Stark

While knowledgeable and skilled at his craft. A no doubt talented lawyer. I fear I may have seen him at worst. When up against someone who had a far better case and was will to take the high road and be generous. Vincent chose to go for the throat and get paid the hour. Ethics and basic right and wro...ng didn't seem make much difference. The 50/50 split of reviews on this site is probably very accurate. Who knows what you're gonna get. Hopefully from this point on a lot better. I think all these lawyers need to remember that's probably a lot more money making sure divorce does ruin everyone's life involved. I think the focus is to much on making sure only one persons life is completely ruined and the others gets exact some hateful revenge. They don't seem to have a third option. This is just my experience though. He was supposed to help draw up amicable divorce. Then turned into a thing I wish I could forger

I hired Vince to take over my divorce after being involved with another lawyer for well over a year... I was being advise to move out of my house and walk away from everything I worked my whole life for... Vince took the rains of my case and never looked back... Within three months of taking my case ...over I had a custody agreement and was preparing to go to trial to get my case done... I was never felt left alone again since I hired him my questions were answer promptly and I was well prepared for all that was in front of me... In court Vince was like a puppeteer pulling the strings dancing all around my ex wife's attorney... He was well organized and prepared for trial I was very impressed and satisfied... Vince has a great knowledge of the law and you will be in good hands!!! I am now back in my home with my children rebuilding my life...

If I could give him no stars I would. Vince was referred to me by someone who went through a nasty divorce (another male) but judging by his outcome, I should've known better. I met with Vince 9 months before I filed for divorce, you would've thought in that initial interview he would have advised ...me on how to better protect myself and my children from the financial outcome my spouse ultimately ended up collecting because Vince didn't do his job... i.e. 401k, IRA, etc. He was outdone by a REAL ESTATE attorney who does divorces on the side, what does that tell you? He never stood up for me, told me to "shush" instead of speaking up and telling the truth, lets things linger (like wracking up another $5000 in bills and paperwork when my ex took me to court to pay HIS attorney - he lost by the way but I ended up footing the bill). He let his junior attorney (woman) handle everything and was completely incompetent in what little he did. DO NOT HIRE HIM especially if you're a woman because he will talk down to you, let the other attorney take complete control and ultimately, lose your case while you end up paying thousands of your hard earned money.

This attorney completely relies on younger associates to do work, and remains out of touch with case. My case was in Cook County and he was almost NEVER available; he was always in Court in Lake or WIll County with someone else's case. You probably wIll spend a lot of money trying to even get him ...to do work. He relies on the client to manage his associates. He misplaces documents and emails and doesn't personally return phone calls ; relies on associate to do all work ongoing. Very frustrating===Horrible experience. His constant mantra is how hard he works for you. He will work hard to get your business then basically drops you as client, continues to charge double rate when he accomplishes little work and drags things out. He frequently doesn't show up to court--sends associate, even for trial, sends someone else not familiar with case. Not a strong attorney, neither a shark nor is he collaborative. Beware. Very weak with depositions. NO game plan or discussion of process. He tries to get you to hire his buddies for mortgage, for tax work etc. and they are not particularly competent. He doesn't seem to care about you-- the client. He talks down to you, does work harmful to your case without your input or agreement. Be careful. He is an experienced client but you will spend a great deal of time--trying to get him to stay on top of your case.