Practice Areas

At the Law Offices of Jeffrey E. Schulze, P.C., our over 30 years of experience representing clients throughout Illinois has given us a wealth of expertise in a range of areas of law. In particular, we focus on the following practice concentrations:

Family Law

We understand the difficult and stressful nature of family law matters, and we provide each client with dedicated and individualized representation. Our involvement with our clients extends beyond providing legal representation; we offer our clients the support they need to get through a difficult time in their lives. In addition to divorces, we handle child custody, child support, visitation rights, spousal maintenance (alimony), property rights, equitable property division and debt allocation, post-judgment enforcements and modifications, orders of protection, paternity, adoptions, and pre and post-nuptial agreements.

Entity Formation and Business Law

One of the most important decisions a new business must make is selecting the appropriate type of entity for the new business venture. The type of entity you select will have lasting tax and legal liability implications. We assist our business clients in forming corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships, sole proprietorships, and closely-held corporations. We prepare all business formation and organization documents and file the necessary registration documentation with the Illinois Secretary of State. We also routinely draft and negotiate contracts and agreements on our clients' behalf.

Business Litigation

Unfortunately, business agreements sometimes give rise to contract disputes, a particularly common type of business litigation. When these matters arise, we assist our clients with resolving these disputes through either settlement or trial.

Probate, Wills, and Trusts

We prepare wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living will documents. We also represent clients in probate administration and guardianship proceedings, and in probate and estate litigation when disputes arise.

Criminal Defense

If you are facing criminal charges, it is critical that you hire a lawyer who will vigorously protect your rights and serve as a trusted ally throughout your case. We represent defendants accused of crimes including, but not limited to, misdemeanors, felonies, DUI and DWIs, white collar crimes (including fraud, forgery, and embezzlement), assault, battery, domestic violence, gun crimes, fleeing and resisting arrest, and stalking.

Real Estate

We assist clients throughout Illinois with new construction matters, with buying or selling both residential and commercial property, and with commercial real estate transactions.

General Matters

In addition to the matters listed above, the firmâ??s diverse practice has given our lawyers expertise in numerous areas of the law, allowing us to represent clients with virtually any transactional and litigation matter that may arise. If you need any type of legal representation, it is more than likely that we can assist you.

To discuss your legal matter with an attorney who has a proven record in both trial and transactional matters, contact the Law Offices of Jeffrey E. Schulze, P.C. today.