Jeffery M. Leving received his Juris Doctor from IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law in 1979. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.

His professional associations include the Chicago, Illinois and the Federal Trial Bar; and the Decalogue Society of Lawyers. Leving has been named one of "America's Best Lawyers" by Forbes Radio and selected by his peers as one of Illinois' top attorneys.

His past experience includes co-authorship of the 1986 Illinois Joint Custody Law, and testimony before both branches of the Illinois Legislature on Joint Custody, Grandparent's Visitation and Child Support Accountability bills. He has lectured locally and nationally on family law issues and has also made numerous television and radio appearances.

His law practice is concentrated in Matrimonial and Family Law and he heads a team of aggressive attorneys. The firm was founded in 1981 by Jeffery M. Leving who is a national litigator and consultant. Mr. Leving received the Recognition and Commendation Award for Meritorious Service to the Public and Legal Community from the Illinois State Bar Association.

Leving was the Chicago Attorney from the Elian Gonzalez case. He represented Manuel Gonzalez, at Juan Miguel's request, to be designated as Elian's care giver in the early stages of the federal case. Leving was invited as an expert on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox National News and Court TV to analyze the Elian Gonzalez case.

Subsequently, he was presented the Award of Merit from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Leving was appointed as Chair of the Council on Responsible Fatherhood for the State of Illinois by Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Leving is also the publisher of "Leving's Divorce Magazine," an innovative new magazine for divorced men that focuses on parenting and men's legal issues. The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd. is possibly one of the only law firms in the country focused almost exclusively on men's issues.

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