Raiford D. Palmer

Raiford D. Palmer practices Family Law, Divorce Law, and Business Law.

Divorce
Child and Spousal Support
Child Custody and Visitation
Property Division
Paternity
Pre-Nuptial Agreements
Post Divorce Modifications
Collaborative Law

Current Employment Position(s):

Senior Associate

Areas of Practice:

Child Support
Family Law
Divorce
Child Custody
Guardian ad Litem/Child Representative
Paternity
Premarital Agreements
Business Law

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 1994
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1994
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
U.S. Supreme Court, 2007

Education:

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1994

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, B.A., Political Science/Prelaw, 1991

Other Experience:

Certified Guardian ad Litem, Circuit Court, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, DuPage County

Publications:

Tax Issues for the Non-Traditional Couple DCBA Brief, May 2009

Valuation and Division of Business Assets in Divorce DCBA Brief, April 2008

Grandparent Visitation: A Practitioner’s Approach Family Law, December 2007

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Divorce Law Basics, “Navigating the Storm of Divorce” The Oasis Experience, 2009

Introduction to Divorce Law, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association, Member

Illinois State Bar Association, Member

DuPage County Bar Association,
Vice-Chair, Membership Committee
Member, Family Law Committee, Planning Committee

Will County Bar Association, Member

Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois, Fellow

Fraternities/Sororities:

Phi Sigma Kappa