Jeffery M. Leving
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Family Law, Matrimonial Law
19 South La Salle Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
About Jeffery M. Leving
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Matrimonial Law
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1979Juris Doctor
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, 1974B.S.
Representative Cases
- In re Marriage of Steichen, 517 N.E.2d 645 (Ill.App. 2 Dist. 1987)
Classes and Seminars
- Panelist/presenter, Horasis Global Think Tank, 2022
- Host, Dads Rights Legal Hour, weekly radio program on Power 92.3 FM, 2016-present
- Interview guest, Daytime Chicago, WGN-TV, 2021
- Commentator, WMEU-TV, 2021
- Commentator, WMAQ-TV, 2021
- Interview guest, This Week, WQAD-TV/WQPT-TV, 2021
- Interview guest, WSIU-FM Radio, 2021
- Interview guest, KMOX-AM Radio, 2021
- Lecturer, Families and Fathers National Conference, 2021
- Moderator, Arthur S. Kallow continuing legal education seminars, 2014-present
- Interview guest, Newsmakers on Comcast, 2021
- Analyst for preview of the Wynham Lathem murder trial, Court TV, 2021
- Interview guest, WGN-TV, 2021
- Interview guest, WLS-AM Radio, 2020
- Regular commentator on the Jam, WCIU-TV, 2017-20
- Legal analyst, Mancow Muller show, WLS-AM Radio, 2019-20
- Speaker, Illinois House of Representatives press conference promoting the census, 2020
- Guest, Rollye James Show, WGN Radio, 2020
- Guest, Santita Jackson Show, WCPT Radio, 2020
- Guest with Maze Jackson and former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, WVON-AM Radio, 2020
- Commentator for the murder trial Michigan vs. Washington, Court TV, 2019
- Lecturer, Fathers & Families Symposium, 2019
- Guest, Taped with Rabbi Doug TV show, 2019
- Speaker with State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford at press conference supporting fathers and children, 2019
- Guest, You & Me, WCIU-TV, 2019
- Interview guest on a foster care death in which Mr. Leving represented the child’s bereaved father, WMAQ-TV, 2018
- Interview guest, KBOQ Radio, Monterrey, California, 2016
- Interview guest, WBEL Radio, Beloit, Wisconsin, 2016
- Interview guest, 91.1 ZHT Radio, Salt Lake City, 2016
- Guest, Nancy Grace Show, HLN, 2015
- Interview with Art Norman, WMAQ-TV, 2013
- Interview guest on The Talk with Marion Brooks on WMAQ-TV, 2012
- Presenter - Illinois Fatherhood Summit, chaired by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Gov. George H. Ryan and U.S. Sen. Peter G. Fitzgerald, 1999
- Guest, Judge and Jury, MSNBC, 1999
- Guest, Equal Time on CNBC - Debated Against Attorney Gloria Allred, 1998
- Guest, debated against one of Paula Jones' attorneys and former federal prosecutor in support of President Clinton, MSNBC, 1998.
- Lecturer, Gov. Roy Romer’s 1998 Colorado Summit on Fatherhood, 1998
- Guest, Morning Line, MSNBC, 1998
- Guest commentator on paternity, Court TV Legal Café, 1997
- Guest concerning G.E. executive’s divorce case, Newsfront, MSNBC, 1997
- Guest, Newschat with John Gibson, 1997
- Guest lecturer, fall lecture series, IIT/Chicago/Kent College of Law, 1997
- Guest, Leeza Gibbons Show, 1997
- Debate Against Gloria Allred, Equal Time, CNBC, 1997
- Witness, divorce law and procedure, Illinois Senate, 1996
- Guest, Nightline with Ted Koppel, 1995
- Witness, United States Commission on Child and Family Welfare, Cleveland, Ohio, 1995
- Lecturer, divorce rights program, Phoenix Group, St. Fabian Church, 1995
- Guest, America's Talking, CNBC, 1995
- Guest, Talk Back Live, CNN, 1995
- Guest, Chicago Tonight, WTTW-TV, 1995
- Guest, 20/20, ABC, 1995
- Lecturer, The Father's Custody Case, annual convention, American Association for Justice, New York, 1995
- Guest, A.M. Philadelphia, ABC affiliate, 1995
- Guest, deadbeat dads, The Montel Williams Show, 1994
- Speaker, men’s divorce rights, Woodson Regional Library, Chicago, 1994
- Guest, Oprah Winfrey Show, 1994
- Guest, Senator Berman's Forum, TV show, 1994
- Speaker, Parents Without Partners, Discovery Zone, 1994
- Guest, roundtable discussion, National Organization for Women, 1994
- Guest, Talking with Aaron Freeman, child support television special, Ch. 50, 1993
- Guest, Fatherhood in the 90s, special segment on 32 This Week, WFLD-TV Fox 32, 1993
- Keynote speaker, divorce rights, St. Fabian Church, Phoenix Group, 1993
- Lecturer, legal rights and emotional needs, Forest Hospital, 1992
- Guest, Who Gets the Kids? The Jenny Jones Show, 1991
- Lecturer, children's rights in divorce, Thorek Hospital, Chicago, 1991
- Speaker, Don't Forget the Rights of Fathers, 13th annual Phoenix Conference, Archdiocese of Chicago, 1991
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1979
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1983
Other Affiliations
- Matrimonial Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- National Divorce Forum for Men, 1988 - Present
- The National Congress for Fathers and Children (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association (Member, Committee on Matrimonial Law)
- Illinois State Bar (Member)
- American Association For Justice (Member)
- Decalogue Society of Lawyers (Member)
- Federal Trial Bar (Member)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Delta Theta Phi
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Family Law, Child Custody, Guardianship, Father's Rights
- Family Law, Child Custody, Guardianship, Father's Rights
- Family Law, Child Custody, Guardianship, Father's Rights
- Family Law, Child Custody, Guardianship, Father's Rights
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- Matrimonial Law
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