Posts by Mary Zambreno

Mary Zambreno has extensive trial experience as a member of the firm’s Litigation Group and experience in regulatory compliance as a member of the firm’s Banking Group.

Mary focuses her practice on serving clients who are either going through the emotional process of divorce or dealing with modifications to decrees after their marriages have already been dissolved. She is an experienced advocate for her clients, determined to reach the outcome that will best position them for a financially stable future. Mary handles complex custody and visitation issues, property division, and alimony and child support questions. Recognizing that some divorce matters are able to be handled more amicably than others, and that each case presents individual and unique issues, Mary is trained in collaborative divorce agreements. Mary also drafts prenuptial agreements and represents families in adoption proceedings.

In addition to her family law experience, Mary handles regulatory and compliance issues for the firm’s banking clients, as well as complex banking and business-related litigation, having represented the firm’s clients in financial issues related to mortgages, third-party vendor agreements, and the like.

Posted on 12/02/2016 at 10:33 AM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

For the love of Fifi: What happens to the family pet when parties divorce

An apparent case of first impression came before the Illinois appellate courts last year. In In re Marriage of Enders an...

Posted on 09/14/2016 at 07:50 AM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Drafting effective cohabitation agreements

According to one article, more and more couples now are simply choosing to cohabit in lieu of marriage.  And in yet...

Posted on 06/28/2016 at 04:04 PM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Brexit's impact on international family law

On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union.  While the actual logistics conc...

Posted on 05/31/2016 at 01:48 PM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Taxing issues in a divorce

Divorce brings with it numerous tax consequences to be aware of.  For example, dividing one’s pension or 401(...