Maxine Weiss Kunz
Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC
Maxine Weiss Kunz is a Founding Member and Partner of Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC and has been practicing 100% family law since 2005, including traditional litigation, adoptions, and collaborative law. She is certified for appointment as a Child Representative or Guardian ad Litem in Cook County. She is also certified to practice collaborative law in Illinois. Maxine is on the board of the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois and a certified mediator through the Center for Conflict Resolution and the Cook County courts.
Maxine received her undergraduate degrees from Indiana University-Bloomington, where she double-majored in Psychology and Telecommunications. She earned her J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law where she received a certificate in its Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and was a member of Kent's prestigious Mock Trial Advocacy Team.
Maxine Weiss Kunz has published numerous articles, lectured on various family law issues, and is a member of the following professional organizations: Illinois State Bar Association, Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois, Chicago Bar Association, and DuPage County Bar Association. She is substantially involved in the ISBA, including sitting on committees and frequent volunteer work. In March 2018, she was featured in a spotlight article in The Catalyst, the newsletter of the ISBA’s Standing Committee on Women and the Law. The newsletter highlights the passion and dedication that Maxine brings to her work in family law, as well as her achievements and the recognition she has received, including her selection as a 2020 Super Lawyer and as one of 40 Under 40 Attorneys to Watch by the American Society of Legal Advocates.
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
- J.D. (2005) | Law
- Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution & Trial Advocacy, Member of Mock Trial Advocacy Team
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- Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
- B.A. (2002) | Telecommunications & Psychology, Minor in Business
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- Partner
- Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC
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- Lawyer
- Weiss Kunz & Green, LLC
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- Attorney
- Rosenfeld Hafron Shapiro & Farmer
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- Attorney
- The Law Firm of Debra J. Braselton, P.C.
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- Certified Guardian Ad Litem
- Cook County
- Child Representative
- Cook County
- Certified Mediator
- Illinois
- Certified Collaborative Lawyer
- Illinois
- Rated Superb
- Avvo
- Rising Stars
- Super Layers
- 2011 and 2012
- State Bar of Illinois # 6287652
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- Board of Directors of AFCC
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- Activities: AFCC is the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts – the premier interdisciplinary and international association of professionals dedicated to the resolution of family conflict. AFCC members include many of the leading practitioners, researchers, educators and policymakers in the family court arena. AFCC provides training and education, and does not license, certify or regulate the practice of its members.
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- American Bar Association
- Member, ISBA Delegate
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- The Lilac Tree
- Developement Committee
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- DuPage County Bar Association
- Member
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- Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois
- Fellow
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Council Member of the Young Lawyer Division
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- Chicago Bar Association
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- American Bar Association
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- Illinois
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- 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
- English: Spoken, Written