Divorce & Family Law

Mr. Reidy was an Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County, Illinois. During his time as a prosecutor, Mr. Reidy successfully upheld convictions of murder, home invasion, and burglary. Mr. Reidy also spent nearly two years in the Juvenile Division where he worked closely with the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services to find permanent solutions for Illinois families involved in suspected child abuse, neglect, and/or dependency. In addition to Mr. Reidy's professional experience, he possesses a unique insight to the hardships of family law because he successfully gained custody of his son. This personal experience allows Mr. Reidy to understand the feelings that his clients experience. He understands the law, but he also strives to understand his clients' feelings in order to help them through the litigation process.

Attorney Levy earned his B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and his J.D. from Antioch School of Law. He was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1984 and the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut in 1985. Attorney Levy is a member of the Litchfield County Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Family Law Section) and the American Association for Justice. An author of articles on various aspects of family law, Attorney Levy's work has been published in the Connecticut Family Law Journal and the American Bar Association's Family Advocate. Attorney Levy has participated as a Special Master in the Litchfield, Waterbury and Hartford Judicial Districts as well as the Regional Family Trial Docket in Middletown, Connecticut. Attorney Levy has been responsible for the operation of the Special Masters Pretrial Program in the Litchfield Judicial District since 2005. Attorney Levy has been in private practice since 1984, and his areas of practice include Family Law, Civil Litigation, Residential Real Estate Transactions, Personal Injury and Probate Matters.

Mr. Saylor is a partner at the firm of Fort, Holloway & Rogers, LLC. A trial attorney at heart, Stuart Saylor practices primarily in the fields of family law, criminal defense, orders of protection, guardianships, and conservatorships. He is a native of Franklin, and is focused on providing quality legal services to middle Tennessee. Mr. Saylor takes great pride in being available and responsive to his clients. A large portion of Mr. Saylor’s divorce cases involve issues such as custody, parenting plans, child support, spousal support (alimony), property valuation and division, and the potential impact of premarital agreements on such litigation. Mr. Saylor also handles post-divorce cases including parenting plan modifications, custody modifications, child support modification, and termination or modification of alimony. In family law cases, Mr. Saylor sets realistic and achievable goals that his clients can attain. Most family law cases settle before trial. Mr. Saylor approaches cases strategically to ensure that his clients get the best possible settlement in an efficient manner. On the other hand, Mr. Saylor has years of courtroom and trial experience, and is prepared to litigate and be your advocate in court when necessary. A divorce or family law case can be one of the worst and most emotional moments in a person’s life. Mr. Saylor is there for his clients to guide them through that process. A former prosecutor, Mr. Saylor has used that training and knowledge to more effectively represent individuals accused of crimes. Mr. Saylor has successfully represented clients accused of sexual assault, rape, attempted first degree murder, aggravated assault, domestic assault, sale of drugs, simple possession of drugs, driving under the influence (DUI), theft, aggravated burglary, speeding, and traffic tickets. He has experience with just about every type of criminal charge. If you have been charged with a criminal offense in middle Tennessee, you need to understand the possible consequences and penalties. Mr. Saylor explains to his clients facing criminal charges exactly what they are facing and how they can best resolve the charges on their terms. Orders of protection are a tool to protect domestic abuse victims or victims of stalking or sexual abuse. Mr. Saylor has obtained orders of protection on behalf of countless clients in order to secure the protection that they deserve. However, some people are wrongfully accused of such offenses and have orders of protection filed against them. Orders of protection can have a significant and lasting impact on the accused’s civil rights, including the ability to own firearms and guns. Mr. Saylor has successfully defended numerous order of protection cases, with the result that the order of protection was completely dismissed. Prior to his work in private practice, Mr. Saylor served honorably on active duty in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. Mr. Saylor worked as both a prosecutor and defense attorney, and litigated dozens of criminal trials in front of judges and juries. In 2014, he deployed to Afghanistan where he served as the top legal advisor to a Special Operations Task Force. Mr. Saylor is a graduate of the University of Tennessee- Knoxville (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude), and the University of Tennessee College of Law (cum laude; Concentration in Advocacy and Dispute Resolution).

John Roach has focused his career on assisting clients involved in complex family law and landlord-tenant disputes. From parents involved in child custody or divorce proceedings to landlords pursuing eviction matters, John has experience providing high-quality representation in a wide range of litigation matters. Prior to founding Roach Law PLLC, John worked as a managing partner of a successful family law, criminal defense, and landlord-tenant law firm in Roseville, Minnesota. John graduated cum laude from North Dakota State University and magna cum laude from Mitchell Hamline School of Law. During law school, John taught Constitutional Law through the Marshall Brennan program, and served for two years on the Mitchell Hamline Law Review journal. John is currently a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association and is listed on the Minnesota Parent-Attorney Roster. In 2021, John was selected to Expertise’s list of Best Divorce Lawyers. John also has the distinction of being selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in both 2021 and 2022. John has a proven record of success throughout his practice as an attorney. From successfully arguing before the Minnesota Court of Appeals on divorce and criminal law matters to obtaining exceptional results for clients in child custody and divorce proceedings, John has demonstrated hard work and dedication to achieving client goals. He believes that close, open communication is essential to providing the best outcomes for his clients.

Elisabeth W. Molnar's practice focuses primarily on family law cases, including Divorce, Child Support and Custody.  Her cases involve complex matters in these areas of the law, and handling the issues with key advice and care.  Equally important to her practice is a client-oriented concept of returning telephone calls promptly, speaking realistically to clients about their cases and developing an overall comfort level with clients through the most difficult times in their lives.  Attorney Molnar's practice is based upon satisfied clients referring their friends, family and other loved ones to her services, and said referrals are treated with the utmost respect and confidence.  Although Ms. Molnar's practice is based almost entirely in family law, she also prepares Last Wills and Testaments, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills, as these documents frequently go hand in hand with family law matters. Attorney Molnar is currently a member of the Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, and Women's Bar Associations.  She is currently the co-chair of the Children's Issues Sub-Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association Family Division.  This sub-committee works with mental health professionals, judges and other attorneys in Pittsburgh to address important issues facing children today and how those issues affect our legal system.  She has also worked on other subcommittees of the Allegheny County Family Law Section, including the subcommittee that designs programs to educate other attorneys through Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education.  Ms. Molnar is currently a member of the Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership Board, designing and implementing signature projects for pro bono work in the Pittsburgh area.  Ms. Molnar was also named a Pennsylvania Rising Star in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine in the years 2006 and 2007.   She was also named one of the Cambridge Who's Who, in the 2008 Edition. Before joining the law firm of Raphael, Ramsden & Behers, in 2004, Attorney Molnar joined a general civil litigation firm in Pittsburgh, upon her graduation from Duquesne Law School in 2003.  During her time at the civil litigation firm, she handled several insurance defense matters, in a multiple county practice.  During her tenure at the civil litigation firm, family law also became a significant portion of her practice so much so that she eventually dedicated her career almost entirely to the practice of Family Law. Duquesne University in Pittsburgh is Attorney Molnar's alma mater for undergraduate, as well.  She is a 2001 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Duquesne University, where she majored in Business Administration.  While an undergraduate student, she received the Pittsburgh Builders' Exchange Scholarship.  Ms. Molnar participated in the 3-and-3 Program at Duquesne Law School, permitting her to attend law school at Duquesne at the end of her Junior year of undergraduate education.  While in law school, she was selected to membership on Law Review, based upon academic merit during her first year.  She received her Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law in June of 2003, graduating Cum Laude.  Ms. Molnar was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in October of 2003, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in December of 2003.   Attorney Molnar is a Pittsburgh native, having attended Thomas Jefferson High School.  She now resides in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.

Sheri D. Coover, Esquire, brings a wealth of experience to her legal practice, having transitioned from public service at the Cumberland County Courthouse to a career in law while raising four children. She earned degrees in Paralegal Studies, Public Policy, and law from Harrisburg Area Community College, Penn State University, and the Dickinson School of Law, respectively. After initially concentrating on tax law, she developed a broad practice centered around family law, where she has represented clients across Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, Perry, and York Counties. Ms. Coover has built a reputation for guiding clients through difficult legal matters, including guardianship involving incapacity, divorces involving significant marital property, and child welfare cases involving county agencies. Since 2017, she has served as a Custody Conciliator for Cumberland County, helping parents work toward agreements in the best interests of their children. In private practice, she continues to assist individuals seeking to assert custody rights or protect assets accumulated during marriage. In addition to her work in family law, she has handled criminal defense matters, Protection from Abuse cases, and administrative hearings related to findings of abuse or social services intervention. She has also successfully appealed numerous Social Security disability denials. Sheri lives in Central Pennsylvania with her pets and enjoys staying connected to her nearby children and grandchildren. Call 717-243-9190 or complete our contact form for your free consultation today.

Julia M. Garwood is a family law attorney and mediator. Her Certified Family Law Specialist designation indicates that she has met the rigorous standards set by the California State Bar. She is also a former adjunct professor at a local law school, where she taught professional responsibility to future lawyers. She has worked in the field of family law for more than 30 years. As an acting settlement judge and mediator, Ms. Garwood sees each case from many different perspectives, including a judge’s perspective. Seeing the case through the eyes of a judge, she says, helps her plan cases to achieve the best possible results for her clients. As a Jewish family law attorney, she can offer keen insight and understanding to clients of the Jewish faith.

A native of Angleton, Texas in Brazoria County, Jeff Gilbert is a 6th generation Texan with deep roots to his community. Graduating from Angleton High School in 1978, Mr. Gilbert attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas where he was involved in the leadership of many campus service and social organizations. Upon completion of his business degree (BBA) in 1982, Mr. Gilbert returned to Brazoria County going to work for the First Freeport National Bank in Freeport, Texas. Mr. Gilbert later returned to Baylor where he enrolled in the graduate school of business obtaining his degree (MBA) while working as the night manager of the Baylor Student Union. Upon graduation, Mr. Gilbert began a career in banking and corporate investments before entering South Texas College of Law at the age of 27. While in law school, Jeff participated in many intramural moot court and mock trial competitions. Interestingly and of note, Jeff tried and won his first jury trial while in law school serving as an intern with the Harris County District Attorney's office before receiving his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in December 1989. Mr. Gilbert then accepted a position in the Trial Bureau of the Harris County District Attorney's office in Houston, Texas where he tried multiple jury and non-jury cases as a juvenile, misdemeanor and then felony prosecutor. In 1993, Mr. Gilbert left the District Attorney's office to join a prestigious Houston based civil litigation firm. Since that time, his practice has concentrated on litigation, including medical malpractice, pharmaceutical and toxic tort litigation with firms in Houston, Angleton and Dallas, Texas. In January 2006, Mr. Gilbert began a Brazoria County based practice and formed Jeffrey R. Gilbert, P.C. Mr. Gilbert is a member of The State Bar of Texas (Section Memberships include: Criminal Law, Family Law, Juvenile Law), The Brazoria County Bar Association (Past President 2008-2009), The Houston Bar Association, and is a Fellow of the Houston Bar Foundation. He is also a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, The College of the State Bar of Texas and is a Fellow of the Trial Advocacy Institute of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. He is admitted to practice before all courts of the State of Texas and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Mr. Gilbert remains a Trial Attorney. His practice focuses on criminal, family and general litigation. Mr. Gilbert was honored to serve two terms (1996 through 1998) as a special judge of the Harris County Criminal Courts at Law. This appointment was made by the 15 county criminal court at law judges of Harris County. Mr. Gilbert presided over hundreds of case dispositions and numerous trials in this position. Active in his community, Mr. Gilbert currently serves on the City of Lake Jackson Planning Commission, as a Board Member and Preseident-elect of the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra Council, as a three-term President of the Brazoswood Buccaneer Band Booster Club (2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011), he is a past president and former board member of the Downtown Houston Pachyderm Club, and has been a delegate to every Senate District (1996 and 1998, SD #7; 2000, SD #8; and 2002, 2004 , 2006 and 2008, and 2010, SD #17) and State Republican convention since 1996. Mr. Gilbert and his family are proud to trace their Texas roots to John Bradbury Follett who settled in Texas on Follett Island near San Luis Pass in Brazoria County. Accordingly, Mr. Gilbert is a proud member of the Stephen F. Austin Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas. Mr. Gilbert attends BrazosPointe Fellowship in Lake Jackson, where he serves as an usher, greeter, has previously led an adult "Home Team" and has been active in its children's ministries. Mr. Gilbert is the father of two children: Will, a student at Texas A&M University and Morgan, a student at Brazoswood High School. Mr. Gilbert is the son of the late Ralph W. Gilbert, a long-time Angleton attorney, and Fannie Mae Follett Gilbert a life-long resident of Brazoria County. Special Training and experience - Trained Mediator - AA White Dispute Resolution Institute; University of Houston Law Center; Certified for Approval of Court-Ordered Mediations; Trained Family Law Mediator Travis County Dispute Resolution Center; Credentialed and Qualified Family Law Mediator; Trained Ad Litem - Harris County Civil Court Ad Litem Training Course, 1998, 2005; Trained Guardianship Attorney Ad Litem - Completed Training Required by Texas Probate Code for service as Attorney Ad Litem in State Courts Areas of Practice Mediation Business & Commercial Law Contracts Business Organizations Sexual Harassment Construction Law Criminal Law DUI/DWI Guardianships & Conservatorships Wills Family Law Adoption Custody & Visitation Divorce Litigation & Appeals Personal Injury -- Plaintiff Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff Probate & Estate Administration Products Liability Law Medical Malpractice Real Estate Law

OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN FAMILY LAW, ESTATE PLANNING, AND REAL ESTATE LAW At the Law Office of Vincent C. Machroli, P.C., we are a general practice firm with over three decades of experience representing clients in DuPage County, Cook County, and communities throughout the Chicago metro area. Located in Hillside, Illinois, we are a suburban firm focused on providing highly personalized representation for each client we serve. We have extensive experience and in-depth knowledge in several practice areas, and over the years we have established a strong track record securing successful results for our clients. The number one goal at our office is, to not only meet our clients’ legal needs, but also to exceed their expectations. DELIVERING A WIDE RANGE OF LEGAL SERVICES As a general practice firm, we work hard to serve as a “one-stop” for just about all consumer legal matters. Some of our primary areas of focus include: Family Law and Divorce Estate Planning Real Estate We also provide legal representation for matters involving personal injury, criminal and traffic law, workers' compensation, civil litigation defense, and general legal services. To speak to a qualified attorney about any of these areas of practice, call 708-449-7400.

At the Kiske Law Office, LLC, I am responsible for child custody cases, child abuse cases, divorces, paternities, guardianships, and traffic matters, and simple estate planning. I developed the Mobile Lawyer Services to more effectively meet the needs of our aging and disabled clients. I truly enjoy helping clients resolve their parenting and other legal issues. I am grateful for the opportunity to counsel clients on issues related to their family, children and loved ones.