Attorneys

Charles J. Fleck is an attorney whose practice is limited to the domestic relations area.  Prior to joining Schiller DuCanto and Fleck LLP in 1982, Mr. Fleck has served in the state legislature and the judiciary. He served three terms in the Illinois General Assembly, where he was a member of the House Judiciary Committee and served as chairman of the Domestic Relations Subcommittee.  Mr. Fleck served as a judge for the Circuit Court and was appointed chief presiding judge of the Domestic Relations Division of the Cook County Circuit Court.  He has been listed by Town & Country magazine as one of the country's foremost matrimonial lawyers and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America from 1984 to 2009 editions.  He has been selected by his peers as a "Leading Lawyer" representing 5% of the top lawyers in Illinois and was selected by his peers as a "Super Lawyer" again representing 5% of the top lawyers in Illinois.  Mr. Fleck has been involved in drafting major divorce legislation, including laws governing no-fault, property division, custody and visitation.  Over his career, he has litigated complex cases involving property division and business and other asset valuation issues, custody, child removal, and maintenance (alimony) and support.  The Lake County Circuit Court certified Mr. Fleck as both a Mediator for the Lake County Family Law Division Mediation Program and as a Child Representative to represent the interest of children in contested custody cases.  He has lectured at the Illinois Judicial Conference, American Bar Association conventions, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Lake County Bar Association and many Chicago and suburban bar associations in the area of domestic relations.  Mr. Fleck has numerous written Law Journal articles, articles for the Illinois Bar Association, the American Bar Family Law Journal and other state and local bar associations. 

Education

Valparaiso Law School, J.D. (1967)

Northwestern University, B.A. (1963)

Admissions

Illinois (1967)

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (1967)

Memberships

Illinois House of Representatives (1971-1976)

House Judiciary Committee (Chairman Subcommittee on Divorce Legislation) (1974-1975)

[Chairman in 1981],  Seminar Panels on Matrimonial Law presentations to Chicago Bar Association (1979-1982)

Bench and Bar Section-Council,  Illinois State Bar Association (1983-1987)

[Matrimonial Law Chairman, 1980-1982],  Annual Associate and Circuit Judges Conference of Illinois convened by the Illinois Supreme Court (1978-)

[Chairman in 1987],  Illinois State Bar Association, Family Law Section (1982-1989)

American Bar Association, Family Law Section (1982-)

Board of Directors,  Illinois Judges Association (1980-1982)

Member – Board of Governors – Chicago Bar Association 1980-1981

Awards and Honors

Listed in Best Lawyers of America, by Neifeh and Smith, 1984-2010

Leading Lawyers Network, 2004-2010

Illinois Super Lawyer, 2005-2010

Lectures

'Contributions Pursuant to Sec. 503(c)(1) & (2) and 503 (d)(1) of the IMDMA', American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Illinois Chapter, September, 1991

Illinois Institute For Continuing Legal Education, March, 1988

Illinois Bar Association, June and December, 1988

Panel Discussions

Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County -- Ethics Seminar - Panel on Deal with Media -- protecting client's privacy, 2010

Lake County Bar Association Annual Seminar, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 2009

Lake County Bar Association Annual Seminar, Washington D.C., 2008

Lake County Bar Association Annual Seminar, Napa, California, 1998

Seminar Panelist, Illinois Institute, Legal Education, 'Marital Settlement Agreements'

Annual Convention, New York City, 1993

American Bar Association Midyear Meeting, 1988

Annual Convention, San Francisco, 1992

American Bar Association's Joint Family Law-Litigation Seminar Panel Annual Meeting, 1989

Family Law Seminar, Illinois Bar Association, June and December, 1988

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Articles and Publications

Support
Bonds, Liens and Other Gizmos and Doodads to Secure Maintenance and Child Support

Property Issues
Taming Transmutation: A Guide to Illinois' New Rules on Property Classification and Division upon Dissolution of Marriage

Authorships

'Child Snatching by Parents: What Remedies for Flee and Plea,' Kent Law Review, Vol. 55, No. 11, 1979

'Recent Developments in Marital Property Law,' Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 68, No. 11, July 1980

'Taming Transmutation: A Guide to Illinois New Rules on Property Classification and Division,' Vol. 72, No. 7, 1984

'Historical Impact and Practical Application of Alternatives A.B. of the Uniform Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,' 1981 Edition, Institute of Matrimonial Lawyers

'Special Contributions to Illinois Legal Systems,' Domestic Relations, Matthew Bender Legal Systems, 1984

'Practice Tips: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words,' ABA Family Advocate, Vol. 11, No. 1, Summer, 1988

'An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound in Attorneys Fees,' ABA Family Advocate, Summer, 1988

'FinPlan's Divorce Planner,' American Bar Association Family Advocate, Winter, 1992 issue

Chapter 18, Illinois Family Law, 'Marital Settlement Agreements,' IICLE, 1992-2009