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RICHARD KULERSKI


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Attorney Information

The Law Office of J. Richard Kulerski is centered upon the settlement approach to divorce. Going through a divorce or legal separation is a very difficult but mediation and collaborative law will generally make the process a lot easier.

We believe that matrimonial law issues such as division of marital assets, alimony, child support, child custody and visitation can and should be addressed privately and in a dignified and non-confrontational fashion whenever possible.

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Legal Services

Mr. Kulerski is a Harvard trained negotiator and mediator who provides services in all realms of Family Law.  His office offers services in Collaborative Law and Mediation, as well as Self-Service and Unbundled Legal Services.

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Attorney Biography

Mr. Kulerski received Negotiation (1999), Advanced Mediation (2000) and Advanced Negotiation (2001) training at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Recognized by the Institute for Certified Divorce Planners (ICDP) Family Law Attorney National Referral List - 2001

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (member, 2002)
Fellow - Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois (2003)
Peer Recommended Professional Divorce Magazine - 2000
Listed in The National Registry of Who's Who - 2001
Registered at The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Background, Education and Training:
Born Chicago, Illinois January 10, 1940;
Juris Doctor - DePaul University 1963;
Undergrad at Benedictine College (Kansas) and Loyola University (Chicago);
Admission to Illinois Bar 1963;
Admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 1963;
Duly admitted and qualified as an Attorney and Counselor of the Supreme Court of the United States of America, Washington, DC August 26, 1971;
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Program of Instruction for Lawyers.
Advanced Mediation Training (Robert Mnookin, Gary Friedman, Jack Himmelstein, instructors) - 2000;
Illinois State Bar Association Fred Lane Trial Technique Institute 1996-1997;
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Program on Negotiation (Roger Fisher, instructor - 1999);
George Williams College of Aurora University School of Social Work - Conflict Resolution and Divorce Mediation Institute - 1999 (additional training in divorce mediation and screening for impairments) - 1999;
Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California - Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution - Advanced Family Mediation Skills - 2000.
(Pepperdine ranked # 2 in Dispute Resolution by
US News & World Report, January 2002.)
Collaborative Law Training, Collaborative Law Institute, Bloomington, Minnesota. (Stuart Webb, instructor, 2002).
Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California - Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution - Collaborative Law Training, 2002.
30 hour mediation externship done in the Kane County, Illinois divorce court along with 10 hours of extern group roundtable discussion. Externship sponsored through the George Williams College of Aurora University School of Social Work - Conflict Resolution and Divorce Mediation Institute - 1999 - 2000;
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Advanced Negotiation Training (Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, instructors) - 2001;
DuPage County Bar Association Matrimonial Trial Advocacy Workshop 2000.
Illinois State Bar Association L.A.P. trained volunteer - 1999;
JDS Mediation Training Institute, Chicago, Illinois 1998;


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Attorney Contact

J. Richard Kulerski
1200 Harger Road
Oakbrook, Illinois
620-928-0600

rk@oakbrookfamilylaw.com
www.oakbrookfamilylaw.com

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