DuPage County Illinois Family Law and Divorce Attorney
Greater Chicago Area
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- Partner at Momkus McCluskey, LLC
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- Partner at Angelina & Palmer, P.C.
- Senior Associate at Angelina & Garelli
- Education
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- Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Oak Park and River Forest High School
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Raiford Palmer’s Summary
Raiford Palmer is an experienced Illinois attorney concentrating in family law with a focus on high net worth divorce and complex divorce cases. His family law work includes divorce, collaborative divorce, child custody, child support, asset valuation and division, maintenance, and post-decree matters, and premarital (prenuptial) agreement drafting. Raif primarily serves clients in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties.
Raif joined Momkus McCluskey LLC in 1994, and later formed his own law practice in 2001. In 2006, he rejoined as a Partner and merged his successful family law practice with the firm.
Raif Palmer's experience and achievements include multiple successful jury and bench trials, numerous successful arbitrations and mediations, and many successfully resolved divorce and family law matters.
He has substantial experience with business formation and transactional matters, buy-sell and operating agreements, commercial real estate transactions, commercial leases, and employment agreements which enable him to better handle complex divorce cases involving substantial assets.
Certification/Specialties:
Certified Guardian Ad Litem/Child Representive, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit (DuPage County)
Certified Arbitrator, Mandatory Arbitration Program, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit (DuPage County)
Trained in Collaborative Law by Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois
Education:
Juris Doctor, 1994, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science-Prelaw, 1991, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Other Experience:
Raif worked in a factory, on a farm, and owned and operated a hot dog stand on a boat. He was a law clerk during his senior year of college, and worked through law school for a litigation law firm as a law clerk and summer associate. Raif is a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, and a member of the National Socitey of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Raiford Palmer’s Specialties:
Raif Palmer has experience in Illinois Family law, divorce law, child support, child custody, parentage, paternity, maintenance, alimony, visitation, parenting time, collaborative divorce, agreed divorce, no-fault divorce, divorce trials, divorce appeals.
Also, Raif has prior experience in civil jury trials, arbitration, mediation, business litigation and business transactions.
Raiford Palmer’s Experience
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Partner
Momkus McCluskey, LLC
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Partner - I direct the firm's Illinois family and divorce law practice. We represent clients in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties.
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Partner
Angelina & Palmer, P.C.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
May 2001 — September 2006 (5 years 5 months)
Director, Angelina & Palmer, P.C. Managed law practice with three shareholders and four associate attorneys. Practice concentrating in business law, family law, real estate, general litigation.
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Senior Associate
Angelina & Garelli
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
May 2000 — May 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Senior associate for private general practice law firm. Handled civil litigation matters including business and personal injury litigation.
Raiford Palmer’s Education
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law
J.D., Law, 1991 — 1994
During first year, worked part-time as clerk at law firm of Gould & Ratner, Chicago.
During second and third years, worked part-time and full time during summer as law clerk at Wm. J. Sneckenberg & Associates, Chicago while attending law school on a full-time basis. -
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A., Political Science -- Prelaw, 1987 — 1991
Finished full-time college in 1990 in three years. Spent "senior" year working full-time at the law firm of Gould & Ratner, Chicago, Illinois as a clerk. Completed college by taking correspondence courses through the University of Illinois, graduated 1991.
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
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Oak Park and River Forest High School
1983 — 1987
- Activities and Societies:
- Newscene, Class Council
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Raiford Palmer’s Interests:
Family law, business law, investing, architecture, target shooting, paintball, wakeboarding, running, military history.
Raiford Palmer’s Groups:
Illinois State Bar Association (Family Law Section Council)
DuPage County Bar Association (Family Law Committee)
Raiford Palmer’s Honors:
Admitted to Illinois Bar, 1994
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1994
Admitted to Federal Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois, 2003
Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
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