Lisa M. Giese
McSwain Nagle & Giese, P.C.
Over the last two decades, Lisa has handled thousands of uncontested and contested family law cases, including pre and post-decree divorce cases, support modification and enforcement proceedings, paternity and parenting time (visitation) matters, allocation of parental responsibilities (custody) and removal (relocation) cases, DCFS appeals, orders of protection, and guardianship cases. Lisa is a zealous advocate for her clients and knows when a case should be settled and when it requires aggressive representation and litigation.
As a trained guardian ad litem with the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court of DuPage County, as well as Cook, Kane and Will County, Lisa has been appointed by the Court on numerous occasions to serve in that capacity and to make recommendations in accordance with the best interests of the children. Lisa has also served many years as a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program in Cook and DuPage Counties assisting the Court in complex abuse and neglect cases within the juvenile court system. While in law school, Lisa focused her studies in family law and earned her Certificate in Child and Family Law.
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- J.D. (2008) | Certificate in Child and Family Law
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- Michigan State University
- B.S. (2004) | Political Theory and Social Relations
- Honors: Dean's List
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- Partner
- McSwain Nagle & Giese, P.C.
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- Managing Partner
- Kollias & Giese, P.C.
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- Attorney
- Anderson & Associates P.C.
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- Law Clerk and Legal Secretary
- Hanley Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
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- "GAL Role: Appointment through Testimony", SBA GAL Training, 2019
- "Child Interviews, Evaluations and Investigations", DCBA Family Law & Practice Seminar, 2015
- "GAL Appointed -Now What?"
- Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE)
- 2014
- "Role of the GAL from the Perspective of the GAL", DuPage County GAL Training Seminar
- 2013
- Member
- Elite Lawyer
- Director's Award
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Service Award
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- 2013 - 2018
- Kane County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Dupage Association of Women Lawyers
- Prior Director
- Current
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- DuPage County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Family Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association
- Prior Member
- Current
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- Illinois
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- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
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- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
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- United States Supreme Court
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- Free Consultation
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- English: Spoken, Written