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Lisa M. Giese

Lisa M. Giese

Divorce & Family Law, Child Custody, Paternity, Child Support, Alimony & Spousal Support, Adoption, Parental Relocation/Child Removal, Pre-nuptial and Post-nuptial Agreements, Orders of Protection

Language(s): English

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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

Verified United States Supreme Court

2015

Verified U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar

2009

Verified Illinois

2008

Verified U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois

2008

Education

Michigan State University

Bachelor of Arts

2004

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Kane County Bar Association
  • DuPage County Bar Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association
Honors / Awards
  • Elite Lawyer
    2019-2020
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star Distinction
    2013-2018
  • Super Lawyers, and
    2019 / 2020
  • DuPage County Bar Association Service Award
    2014
  • DuPage County Bar Association Director's Award
    2020

Notable Work

Publications

"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

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

Firm Size: 5 - 10 Attorneys
Firm Locations: 1
Languages: English