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27 Feb, 2025 by Todd tichawa
I had the privilege of working with Tricia Goostree and the Goostree Law Group on a highly complex custody case, and I can confidently say that she is one of the best family law attorneys in Illinois. Tricia and her team demonstrated exceptional legal expertise, professionalism, and an unwavering commitment to protecting my parental rights.
One of the most challenging aspects of my case involved jurisdictional disputes and complex custody laws across state lines. Tricia’s deep understanding of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) was instrumental in navigating these legal hurdles and ensuring that my children’s best interests remained the priority. She skillfully countered tactics designed to manipulate the system and fought hard to ensure my rights as a father were recognized.
Too often, fathers face an uphill battle in custody disputes, but Tricia never backed down. She was always well-prepared, realistic, and strategic in her approach, giving me the confidence and legal support I needed to push forward. She and her team were responsive, thorough, and truly invested in the outcome of my case.
If you’re a father seeking a strong advocate who truly understands family law, I highly recommend Tricia Goostree and her firm. She fights for fairness, knows the law inside and out, and delivers results when it matters most.
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14 Jan, 2025 by Janelle healy
I am incredibly grateful for the legal support I received from Jeff Muntz during my divorce. From our very first consultation, it was clear that he not only has a deep understanding of family law but also genuinely cares about the well-being of his clients.
Throughout the process, Jeff was always patient and clear in explaining my options and strategic in handling every step of the case. His paralegal, Pam Meech, also went above and beyond to help finalize my case, with frequent updates and moral support.
I am so grateful for the outcome, and I know that it wouldn't have been possible without Jeff's expertise and dedication. I highly recommend him to anyone in need of legal guidance during what can be a very challenging time.
Thank you again for everything!
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04 Jan, 2025 by Michelle lazar
Tricia Goostree is awesome. I’ve been through 2 other attorneys and they were not nearly as diligent as her. She knows what she’s doing. The only mistake was not having her through my entire divorce process. She’s helping in the aftermath of a 3 year divorce. I do not think the other attorney’s believed what I told them about my ex husband but as time passed, he showed his true colors. Now everything I should have received in the divorce proceedings such as sole custody has finally happened. She’s helping change things in the divorce decree that never should have been there. I trust her and her expertise in the law.
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26 Nov, 2024 by Amanda fuller
Fantastic! Nick and Angie covered my case and I couldn't have asked for better support. Very effective, efficient, communicate well, great advice, and easy to work with - better-than-expected result and overall experience.
Things I can't believe I'm saying about lawyers. :) JK!! Highly recommend and still incredibly thankful. You want these guys!!
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04 Oct, 2024 by Trevor
Handled my real estate closing flawlessly, and more importantly, made it seem so easy. Thank you!
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17 Aug, 2024 by James l. butler
Michael Lenert and team. My family and I sincerely appreciate your endeavors for ensuring our pain of the past six years had not been forgotten.
When six (6) previous attorneys were either too lazy or simply failed to care to honor our case, you and your firm not only showed a high level of professionalism and empathy, you maintained effective communication with us each step of this journey.
Thank you. Thank you.
You are certainly an asset we would utilize again if the situation warrants a legal professional you emulate.
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26 Nov, 2024 by Amanda fuller
Fantastic! Nick and Angie covered my case and I couldn't have asked for better support. Very effective, efficient, communicate well, great advice, and easy to work with - better-than-expected result and overall experience.
Things I can't believe I'm saying about lawyers. :) JK!! Highly recommend and still incredibly thankful. You want these guys!!
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04 Oct, 2024 by Trevor
Handled my real estate closing flawlessly, and more importantly, made it seem so easy. Thank you!
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17 Aug, 2024 by James l. butler
Michael Lenert and team. My family and I sincerely appreciate your endeavors for ensuring our pain of the past six years had not been forgotten.
When six (6) previous attorneys were either too lazy or simply failed to care to honor our case, you and your firm not only showed a high level of professionalism and empathy, you maintained effective communication with us each step of this journey.
Thank you. Thank you.
You are certainly an asset we would utilize again if the situation warrants a legal professional you emulate.
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26 Nov, 2024 by Amanda fuller
Fantastic! Nick and Angie covered my case and I couldn't have asked for better support. Very effective, efficient, communicate well, great advice, and easy to work with - better-than-expected result and overall experience.
Things I can't believe I'm saying about lawyers. :) JK!! Highly recommend and still incredibly thankful. You want these guys!!
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04 Oct, 2024 by Trevor
Handled my real estate closing flawlessly, and more importantly, made it seem so easy. Thank you!
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17 Aug, 2024 by James l. butler
Michael Lenert and team. My family and I sincerely appreciate your endeavors for ensuring our pain of the past six years had not been forgotten.
When six (6) previous attorneys were either too lazy or simply failed to care to honor our case, you and your firm not only showed a high level of professionalism and empathy, you maintained effective communication with us each step of this journey.
Thank you. Thank you.
You are certainly an asset we would utilize again if the situation warrants a legal professional you emulate.
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26 Nov, 2024 by Amanda fuller
Fantastic! Nick and Angie covered my case and I couldn't have asked for better support. Very effective, efficient, communicate well, great advice, and easy to work with - better-than-expected result and overall experience.
Things I can't believe I'm saying about lawyers. :) JK!! Highly recommend and still incredibly thankful. You want these guys!!
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04 Oct, 2024 by Trevor
Handled my real estate closing flawlessly, and more importantly, made it seem so easy. Thank you!
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17 Aug, 2024 by James l. butler
Michael Lenert and team. My family and I sincerely appreciate your endeavors for ensuring our pain of the past six years had not been forgotten.
When six (6) previous attorneys were either too lazy or simply failed to care to honor our case, you and your firm not only showed a high level of professionalism and empathy, you maintained effective communication with us each step of this journey.
Thank you. Thank you.
You are certainly an asset we would utilize again if the situation warrants a legal professional you emulate.
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12 Dec, 2024 by Giuseppe merola
11 Jun, 2024 by Brian elsman
I hate people that leave reviews on the wrong person. This lawyer has a lot
Of good reviews and I will be calling her in the morning.
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06 Oct, 2021 by Frank tagle
Rachel was able get me to the best possible outcome on my traffic violation. My CDL record is still clean and received no retribution whatsoever from my employer.
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20 Sep, 2024 by Kevin o'brien
It’s an unfortunate situation where we need to hire a divorce attorney, but I would recommend Mike Chapski all day. I hired Mike for a couple situations and in both cases, the opposing counsel was out for blood. It’s easy to get caught up in the emotion of things, which at the end of the day ends up costing everyone a lot of money. I felt Mike stuck to the facts and knows the law very well. He does a great job of not getting caught up in the fight and advises appropriately in order to push things forward. Mike is very professional and stays on point to work towards resolution. The opposing counsel in my divorce took my ex to the cleaners, and Mike did a great job of not getting all caught up in the drama of the opposing counsel. It was also beneficial for him to know the judges and the Kane county court system. He basically tells it how it is and works to get quick resolution in an efficient and cost-effective manner. I highly recommend Mike, especially if the person on the opposite side is emotionally charged. He’ll cut through the chase and stick to the law.
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02 May, 2023 by Amina mashrah
Had such an odd and out of the norm legal matter which Mr. Michael A. Chapski and his Associates did such a great job resolving and settling within no time. His practice and legal team were the best recommendation I got from a family member of mine. They all were great and easy to work with, professional all throughout, great time management, kind and understanding. Their online payment method was user friendly with useful options. I would highly recommend Chapski and his associates to anyone in need of their legal services because I had such a great experience with them. Thank you, Mike, Lory, and Kim!!
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07 Dec, 2022 by Brandy hertel
Michael Chapski and his staff are very knowledgeable of Illinois family law and treat clients with respect. Sometimes highly knowledgeable attorneys can be condescending, but not Michael Chapski. He will answer your questions in a way you will understand. He and his staff work very efficiently and keep the best interests of their family law client at top of mind. Very professional firm, I highly recommend for any family law case in Kane County.
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05 Jan, 2024 by Ken kuhn
Charles represented us when a private equity firm bought the commercial building where we owned a unit and were officed. They attempted to force us into a buyout that was also linked to a lease agreement to follow that was grossly unethical and absurdly to their advantage and would result in a sell price well below what they had already paid to the other 90% of unit owners. An outcome in their favor would jeopardize our small business, as well as leave us beholden to the same people who had exploited us - for years after the fact.
It was a David and Goliath situation and they had the legal basis thru a manipulation of the law to provide them with the basis to do it. In the end, and in a very improbable outcome, the private equity firm relented and then capitulated to match the purchase value with no lease all as result of Chip's superb legal maneuvering and strategy without us ever having to step foot in court. Thank you for that Counselor.
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18 Apr, 2022 by Talha hasan
Really great service and assistance. I was extremely pleased with the help that my lawyer provided and would definitely recommend this group.
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29 Jul, 2021 by Scott hansen
Chip is a great strategical thinker. He's a great partner to have for your company.
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20 Sep, 2024 by Kevin o'brien
It’s an unfortunate situation where we need to hire a divorce attorney, but I would recommend Mike Chapski all day. I hired Mike for a couple situations and in both cases, the opposing counsel was out for blood. It’s easy to get caught up in the emotion of things, which at the end of the day ends up costing everyone a lot of money. I felt Mike stuck to the facts and knows the law very well. He does a great job of not getting caught up in the fight and advises appropriately in order to push things forward. Mike is very professional and stays on point to work towards resolution. The opposing counsel in my divorce took my ex to the cleaners, and Mike did a great job of not getting all caught up in the drama of the opposing counsel. It was also beneficial for him to know the judges and the Kane county court system. He basically tells it how it is and works to get quick resolution in an efficient and cost-effective manner. I highly recommend Mike, especially if the person on the opposite side is emotionally charged. He’ll cut through the chase and stick to the law.
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02 May, 2023 by Amina mashrah
Had such an odd and out of the norm legal matter which Mr. Michael A. Chapski and his Associates did such a great job resolving and settling within no time. His practice and legal team were the best recommendation I got from a family member of mine. They all were great and easy to work with, professional all throughout, great time management, kind and understanding. Their online payment method was user friendly with useful options. I would highly recommend Chapski and his associates to anyone in need of their legal services because I had such a great experience with them. Thank you, Mike, Lory, and Kim!!
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07 Dec, 2022 by Brandy hertel
Michael Chapski and his staff are very knowledgeable of Illinois family law and treat clients with respect. Sometimes highly knowledgeable attorneys can be condescending, but not Michael Chapski. He will answer your questions in a way you will understand. He and his staff work very efficiently and keep the best interests of their family law client at top of mind. Very professional firm, I highly recommend for any family law case in Kane County.
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25 Jan, 2024 by Aileen acosta
16 Sep, 2020 by Mike bottoms
Wow, let me share the experience I just had during my "free consultation" phone call this morning. I called to see if I had a legal standing about a HOA covenant that is in question. The attorney started by asking if I wanted free advice or am I looking for a lawyer, to which I responded "I don't know, that's why I'm calling, to see if anything can be done.". Then, he's like "What's the issue?". After telling him the issue, he basically went off, stating "I can't help you, they can do whatever they want, and he'd have to review all the documents", and then loudly, "I can't do that for free!." First, I had never asked him to do that for free, and I responded with "I would've been happy to pay you to review the documents, but given the poor experience on this call, I'll go elsewhere, thank you.". This guy must have been having a really bad morning! I wish I had the audio so everyone could hear how rude he was. Stay away from this firm...
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08 Sep, 2020 by Deborah windisch
Let's get him!
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28 Dec, 2023 by Kimberly
As I litigation adjuster for over 35 years, I worked with many attorneys but none as unprofessional as Cuscaden. He represents Shodeen whom I certain all have heard of. I was a tenant in one of their buildings paying $2,240 a month. After a serious car accident (not my fault) I had to retire and told the apartment Manager, Monica that I could no longer afford the rent and had to move or be evicted. I spoke to Cuscaden yesterday and he told me that he would not chase a senior citizen across the country to AZ where the rent is half. He has yet to file suit 30 days later or issue any letters. The property manager keeps telling prospective landlords in AZ that my case is in legal which it is not. He was rude to me yesterday on the phone and via e-mail today. FILE suit if my case is in legal so that I may go on with my life and my new hip!!!!
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20 May, 2020 by Scot
Doug Cuscaden did an excellent job for me. He met my expectations in a timely and efficient manner. I would certainly use him again in the future.
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08 Apr, 2019 by Oleg
I hired Doug as a lawyer for my business issue case in February 2019.
He assured me that my case is a piece of cake and he will get court order at no time. He specified dollar amount for "best case" scenario and "worse case" scenario.
Within a month into his time as my lawyer, even before we appeared on front of the judge, "worth case" scenario hit the mark. He completed tasks which were not even part of the case and sent to me invoice for these tasks.
When we went on front of the judge for first time, he told to the judge that his assistant made mistake by sending summons to people which should not be served at that time. But those tasks were included in my invoice.
When judge scheduled next step and I asked questions about it, Doug could not explain to me what judge scheduled and why we are going this route.
Instead he got upset because he could not answer my questions, and he notified me that he is withdrawing from my case, stating that I expressed in no uncertain terms my dissatisfaction with his actions in Court.
What kind of professional does this?
He did take a lot of money from me and did nothing. Instead, when our mutually agreed budget ran out, he ran out as well. He ran from just couple of valuable questions which I asked him as a client.
DO NOT HIRE HIM OR HIS FIRM.
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25 Mar, 2023 by Anonymous
Christopher Sparks is more content with taking the easy plea deal even though his client is not guilty. Having a strong confident attorney behind you is very important when dealing with complicated situations in which you were doing the right thing for your child and being told contradicting things by multiple law enforcement agencies. Instead of seeing the situation as it was and saying we are going to make this right for you it was more how about we just get this done and over with and take the deal. I would not recommend for any situation.
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09 Mar, 2021 by A
Ms. Rempert was referred to me by a good friend for post divorce matters that should have been cut and dry. She screwed up my petions left and right and didnt even request for attorny fees! Didn't tell me of court dates or cancelled court dates. Did not provide responses to OC. She billed me about $2000 every other month, basically for emails requesting the same info over and over. And boy did she go on alot of vacations with that money. I ended up paying her $15000 for absolutely nothing. My case never even went before a judge in 18+ months. Had to hire a new attorney that had to redo all the paperwork and only charged me half of what I paid her.
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04 Nov, 2020 by Anonymous
This lawyer was unknowledgeable of how to handle my divorce decree. She took advantage of my situation because my children were being abused. She charged me a 10,000 retainer she botched my entire case and I had to seek another attorney to fix the incorrect motions she entered and we had to start completely over costing me more money. She than took 6 months to give me a itemized bill which had incorrect fees and billable hours on days that she was on vacation and emailed me that she would not be in the office. I am now working with the Illinois ARDC to file a complaint for her misconduct. I beg you not to use this lawyer. She will take your money and leave you in a bigger mess.
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02 Nov, 2018 by Anonymous
Absolutely don't hire does not do what she says she's going to do. Sends you repetitive emails to charge you more. Hired 8 months ago absolutely nothing was accomplished.
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01 Jun, 2017 by Dan
Unfortunately, my mother passed away 2 years ago and my step father (rather his daughters who I didn't even know) got to pick Mr Smith as one of the daughters had worked with Mr Smith previously. I decided at first to not hire a lawyer and give Mr Smith a chance (since I didn't want to pay for both my own lawyer and Mr Smith.) Mr. Smith was either very lazy and/or strategically lazy in responding to my phone calls and emails. For instance, I asked Mr. Smith how would the assets in my mother's house be divided between me and my step father. I specifically mentioned a piano. This question was ignored for three months. Finally, when I got him on the phone and I am not exagerrating here...he told me he is unable to use a computer and his secretary was out of town and he needed her to print out all emails. When he first told me, I actually feel guilty as if he had a disability and was a protective class. But then I said this is ridiculous a lawyer in 2016 not being able to read emails on a computer?? So, basically, he left it to my step sisters to arbitrarily divide the assets up bletween myself and my stepfather (actually really, them as well..as they someone had the idea in their mind they were beneficiaries too, though I didn't know them and they were never close to my mother). So I had to hire a lawyer to set this matter out. Thank god for Zillow and the pictures the realtor took, as this provided the proof we needed that my step sisters were pocketing my mother's possession themselves. Mr. Smith had no interest in any of this or as acting as a mediator. And this ended up turning what should be a simple short case into a long drawn out and expensive case that is still not settled over two years later.
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28 Jun, 2013 by Anthony
Mr. Sullivan came off to be a knowledgeable attorney handling my case regarding custody and placement of my children. After seeing him perform early on I became disappointed with his ability to perform in the courtroom. As he wasn't the only attorney handling my case that didn't seem to perform on what I would call a professional level he was the one I was paying a lot of money. I could carry on but I think you get the idea. Do not hire this man to carry out litigation if time with your children is important to you. Like many others it seems. They just like counting your money and all the while cant find the time in their busy lives to communicate for $250/hr
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