Leslie L. Veon

Attorney in Chicago, IL
Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens and Divorce Venue," Illinois Family Law Report, Vol. XIV, No. 8, August, 1991; "Verified Petitions For Exclusive Possession of the Marital Home," Illinois Family Law Report, Vol. XIV, No. 3, March, 1991. Co-Author: "Hidden Assets," A.B.A. Family Advocate, Summer 1989; "Illinois Child Custody Law: An Overview," Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 76, No. 1, Sept. 1987; "Antenuptial Agreements and Malpractice: Is the Risk Worth the Reward?" American Journal of Family Law, Vol. 2, No. 2, Summer 1988; "Family Law in Illinois," The Cambridge Institute, 1988. Chapter Author: "How to Handle Goodwill Valuation Of Professional Practices," Handling Business Interest In Divorce Proceedings, Illinois Institute Of Continuing Legal Education, 1987; "Antenuptial Agreements: To Draft Or Not to Draft," Seminar On Matrimonial Law, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1988; "Attorneys' Fees in Divorce Actions: Judicial Intervention and the Contingent Fee Bar," presentation to Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, June, 1989; "Valuations Of Closely Held Corporations," Illinois Divorce Practice, Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1988. Seminar Lecturer: "Marital and Non-Marital Property: Issues of Transmutation, Reimbursement and Interspousal Gift," Chicago Bar Association, November 1995; "His, Hers and Ours: Divorce Planning and the Use of Premarital and Postnuptial Agreements," Chicago Estate Planning Council, April, 1995; "Professional Practice Goodwill," February 1988 and "Antenuptial Agreements," September 1988, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education; "Goodwill Valuation," Professional Education Systems, Inc., May, 1988; "Illinois Family Law," The Cambridge Institute, July, 1988, April, 1989.

Areas of Law:
-Family Law
-Domestic Relations
-Matrimonial Law
-Divorce

Experience & Credentials:

Position:
Member

Admission Details:
Admitted in 1978, Illinois

Law School Attended:
University of Cincinnati
Class of 1978
J.D.

University Attended:
Miami University
Class of 1975
A.B.
cum laude

Birth Information:
Born in 1953
Kent, Ohio, July 14, 1953

Associations & Memberships:
Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Appellate Lawyers Association.

Bar Fellowship:
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Representative Cases:
In Re Parentage of G.E.M., 382 Ill. App. 3d 1102, 890 N.E.2d 944, 322 Ill. Dec. 25 (3d Dist. 2008), cert. denied, 229 Ill. 2d 623 (2008); In Re Marriage of Singleteary, 293 Ill. App.3d 25, 687 N.E.2d 1080, 227 Ill. Dec. 598 (1st Dist. 1997); In Re Marriage of Schomburg, 269 Ill.App.3d 13, 645 N.E.2d 1005, 206 Ill. Dec. 753 (1st Dist. 1995); In Re Marriage of Leisner, 219 Ill.App.3d 752, 579 N.E.2d 1091, 162 Ill.Dec.277 (1st Dist. 1991); Licciardi v. Collins, 180 Ill.App.3d 1051, 536 N.E.2d 840, 129 Ill.Dec. 790, 57 USLW 2657 (1st Dist. 1989); In Re Marriage of Spomer, 123 Ill.App.3d 31, 462 N.E.2d 724, 78 Ill.Dec. 605 (5th Dist. 1984); St. Gemme v. Tomlin, 118 Ill.App.3d 766, 455 N.E.2d 294, 74 Ill.Dec. 264 (4th Dist. 1983).

University of Cincinnati
Juris Doctorate, 1978