Biographies
Thomas A. Else (Principal):
Education:
Juris Doctor, DePaul University College of Law, 1982
Law School Honors:
American Jurisprudence Award, Constitutional Process, 1981
Professional Licenses:
Illinois Supreme Court, 1982
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1982 (Federal Trial Bar)
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1982
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1986
United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1991
Organizations:
American Bar Association, appointed member of ABA House of Delegates for Annual Meeting, 2007
National Conference of Bar Presidents
Illinois State Bar Association, Assembly (elected), Family Law Section Council (Appointed), Agenda Committee (Elected)
Illinois Bar Foundation, Board of Directors Chair, By-Laws Committee
Illinois Bar Foundation, Diamond Fellow
DuPage County Bar Association, Immediate Past President, President of Association, 2008-2009, formerly Director and Associate General Counsel
DuPage County Bar Foundation, President
DuPage County Chapter, American Inns of Court, Team Leader
DuPage Commission on Professionalism
Bar Association Committees Chaired: Judiciary (Judiciary Evaluation); Bankruptcy Law and Practice; Lawyer Referral Service; Driver Improvement School; Planning Committee, Law and Literature Committee; Websites Committee.
Presentations:
Dupage County Bar Association Family Law Committee, June 2006.
Bankruptcy Reform Act Update; DuPage County Bar Association Basic Skills Seminar, 2007.
DuPage County Bar Association Family Law Seminar: Hearsay Statements of Abused Children in Order of Protection Cases, 2007.
Legal Action Cable TV Program, Domestic Violence: A Legal Prospective, October, 2008.
Family Law Practice Skills, 2010, Illinois State Bar Association, March 4, 2010
Recent Publications:
Bankruptcy Discharge of Attorney’s Fees in Domestic Relations Cases: Who Wins, Who Loses, DCBA Brief, September, 2001
Section 510( c ) of the IMDMA and Cohabitation on a Resident Continuing Conjugual Basis: A Kiss is Still a Kiss: DCBA Brief, April, 2003
Hearsay Statements of Abused Children in Order of Protection Cases: An Analysis of Alternative Statutory Interpretations: DCBA Brief, October, 2006
Contempt of Court: Is bad faith enough?, Illinois State Bar Association, Family Law, Vol. 51, no. 3, September, 2007
The Role of a Guardian Ad Litem in Litigation: Not Just a Witness, Illinois State Bar Association, Family Law, Vol. 52, No. 2, September, 2008
Property acquired in contemplation of marriage, Illinois State Bar Association, Family Law, Vol. 53, No. 5
Attorney Fees in Domestic Relations Cases: The 2009 Amendments to "Levelling of the Playing Field", Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 98, No. 3, page 136
Professional Awards:
DuPage County Legal Assistance Foundation Pro Bono Award, 2004; Illinois Super Lawyer, 2007
Legal Aid Fund Raisers:
Attorneys sponsored Thomas Else on a per mile or per event basis on the following races, all funds going to Legal Aid: Chicago Marathon, 2003; Wisconsin Iron Man Triathlon, 2004, Florida Iron Man Triathlon, 2005.