Lisa M. Giese | Partner

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About Lisa
Attorney Lisa M. Giese specializes in divorce, family law, and bankruptcy in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will, and surrounding collar counties. Lisa has handled a variety of cases involving contested and uncontested divorce, child support, paternity, visitation, chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcy, loan modifications, creditor negotiations, estate planning and probate administration. While in law school, Lisa focused her studies in family law and earned her certificate in Child and Family Law upon graduation.
Lisa is a trained Guardian ad Litem with the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court and has been appointed by the court on numerous occasions to serve in that capacity and to make recommendations relating to removal and custody. Lisa has also served many years as a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocate program, assisting in complex abuse or neglect cases within the juvenile court system. Lisa is an active member of the DuPage County Bar Association and was a former director of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers.
To schedule a free consultation with Attorney Giese, visit her website, or call 630-407-1200.
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Experience
Partner
McSwain Nagle & Giese, P.C.
2020-Present
Managing Partner
Kollias & Giese, P.C.
2014-2020
Associate Attorney
Anderson & Associates, P.C.
2008-2014
Law Clerk and Legal Secretary
Hanley Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
2006-2008
Admission
United States Supreme Court
2015
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
2009
Illinois
2008
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
2008
Education
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Arts
2004
Recognitions & Achievements
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Kane County Bar Association
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DuPage County Bar Association
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Illinois State Bar Association
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Elite Lawyer2019-2020
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Super Lawyers Rising Star Distinction2013-2018
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Super Lawyers, and2019 / 2020
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DuPage County Bar Association Service Award2014
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DuPage County Bar Association Director's Award2020
Notable Work
"Supreme Court Rule 304(a): Does including the language of the rule in an order make it appealable? " Illinois State Bar Association, Family Law Newsletter
2015
Til Death Benefits do us Part: The Effect of Marital Settlement Agreements on Beneficiary Designations, DCBA Brief,
2010
Substitution of Judge as a Matter of Right and the Application in Post-Judgment Proceedings: A Domestic Relations Perspective, DCBA Brief,
2012
Navigating Section 607.6 of the IMDMA: The Use of Counseling Communications in Litigation, DCBA Brief,
2020
Additional Info
Founded 2020
Nagle & Giese, P.C. Highlights
Divorce & Family Law, Divorce, Family Law, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, allocation of parental responsibility, complex divorce, modifications and enforcement of orders, orders of protection