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| Melvyn H. Berks Attorney At Law Deutsch, Levy & Engel, Chartered Cook County Office 225 W. Washington, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 Lake County Office 747 Lake Cook Road, Suite 217-E Deerfield, Illinois 60015 Ph: 312.346.1460 Fax: 312.346.1859 |
Melvyn H. Berks
In his 40+ years of practice, Mel Berks has tried over 100 Divorce matters, many of which have been high profile cases. He has practiced before the Illinois Appellate Court on many occasions, and before the Illinois Supreme Court on a number of occasions as well. Mel has settled approximately 1000 cases in his career. At the trial level, he practices primarily in Cook and Lake counties, but has, on occasion, handled matrimonial matters in other counties throughout the state of Illinois, and in other states as well. He is also a trained Mediator, and is available for that purpose in Illinois and Florida. He is certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Divorce Mediator. Illinois does not offer such a designation. Mel Berks' practice includes Divorce, Legal Separation, Child Custody, Visitation Issues, Contested Adoption, Pre-nuptial agreements, Mediation, and all other facets of Family Law. Mel Berks is associated with the law firm of Deutsch, Levy, and Engel Chartered, a firm that deals with Business Law, Estates, Tax Law, Real Estate Law, and other legal matters. Divorce cases often contain these issues, so the expertise of Deutsch, Levy, and Engel Chartered is consistently available to him. He has also represented a number of attorneys in their own Divorce, and in fact, has represented divorce attorneys on a few occasions. This fact is indicative of the respect he receives from his peers. Melvyn H. Berks will utilize his legal skills, his compassion, and his understanding, to obtain the best possible result for his client, with the least amount of stress, turmoil and animosity between the parties. |
