“I am dedicated to resolving complex controversies with creative solutions.”
About Craig M. Mandell
Craig M. Mandell represents clients in all areas of family law, via dispute resolution and/or litigation. Mr. Mandell is also a certified mediator and serves as a court-appointed child’s representative and guardian ad litem in the Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois.
In addition to his experience as a family law attorney, Mr. Mandell possesses a background in commercial litigation.
Craig M. Mandell represents clients in all areas of family
law, via dispute resolution and/or litigation. Mr. Mandell is also a
certified mediator and serves as a court-appointed child’s representative and
guardian ad litem in the Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit, Lake
County, Illinois. In addition to his experience as a family law attorney, Mr.
Mandell possesses a background in commercial litigation.
Mr. Mandell understands that every family law controversy
is extremely personal and stressful for the spouses, parents, and children
involved. He is focused on finding ways to efficiently conclude cases,
allowing clients the ability to have finality, closure, and a path forward.
Mr. Mandell’s customized approach to handling family law
cases and understanding that the needs of each family differ considerably are
why clients turn to him when facing family law matters.
- J.D., DePaul University School of Law, 2006
- B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002
- Illinois
- Lake County Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Member, 2020 – Present
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Family Law Committee, Vice-Chair, 2020 – 2022
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Gridiron Committee, Chair, 2018, 2020, 2022
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Family Law Forms Committee, 2014
- Illinois State Bar Association
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Assembly Member, 2017 – 2019
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- Jefferson Inn, American Inns of Court
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Member, 2016 – Present
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- Waukegan Campaign for Legal Services (Prairie State Legal Services)
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Member, Waukegan, 2020 – Present
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- Illinois Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer, 2021 – Present
- Illinois Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2013 – 2014, 2016 – 2020
- Leading Lawyers, Leading Lawyer, 2017 – Present
- Leading Lawyers, Emerging Lawyer, 2015 – 2017
- The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 2016 – Present
- Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 40 Under 40 Honoree, 2018
- 506 Continental Breakfast – Representation of Children in Family Law Cases, LCBA, 2020
- General Provisions –Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements Workshop, IICLE, 2019
- Direct-Pay Children’s Expenses Under Revised Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act –Child Support and Maintenance Seminar, IICLE, May 2017
- Moderator: Family Law Attorneys and Personal Experiences with Divorce – Guardian ad Litem / Child Representative Seminar, LCBA, 2017
- Interjurisdictional Subpoena Practice – Annual Family Law Conference, LCBA, 2017 (with Heather Smith Grattan)
- Temporary Relief Under the New IMDMA – Legislative Update Seminar, LCBA, 2015
- Entering and Vacating Default and Ex Parte Judgments – Annual Family Law Conference, LCBA, 2014
- Reviewable Maintenance – Annual Family Law Conference, LCBA, 2010 (with Nancy Chausow Shafer)
- Pretrial Motions – LexisNexis Practice Guide: Illinois Family Law, 2015 ed.
- Quasi-Discovery – IICLE Civil Discovery Practice Handbook, 2009, 2011, 2014 ed. (with Miles J. Zaremski)