Valerie Steiner

Valerie I. Steiner

Valerie Steiner prioritizes her client’s needs as the most important component of her representation in her divorce and family law practice. During the complexity and confusion that comes with financial and custodial disputes, Ms. Steiner helps her clients understand their options and make decisions in line with their priorities. Ms. Steiner then executes her client’s goals with unwavering focus using tools, strategies, and skills catered to the client’s unique situation.

In her advocacy, Ms. Steiner has the unique ability to break down complex financial and child-related issues, developing cogent and persuasive strategies to achieve success on behalf of her clients. Ms. Steiner’s background includes litigating complex financial matters involving closely held businesses and executive compensation. She is a frequent speaker at family law conferences on business valuation, litigation, and other business-related issues that arise in divorce proceedings.

In addition to her extensive experience involving finances, Ms. Steiner represents parents and children in high-conflict custodial disputes. She is compassionate about the difficult issues her clients face and guides them through the emotionally challenging process with confidence and strength, and she uses her extensive experience and knowledge to achieve the desired results.

Background

    • State of Illinois

    • State of Michigan

    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

    • Lake County Bar Association, Member

    • Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County, Member

    • Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Business Valuation 2024 Planning Committee Member

    • JD, University of Iowa College of Law

    • BA, Indiana University

    • Illinois Family Law Update, Lake County Bar Association Family Law Conference, co-author (2016), co-author and presenter (2010–2012, 2014)

    • Faculty and Author of “2019 Family Law Conference Mock Trial”, Lake County Bar Association, April 2019

    • Faculty and Author of “Hospitalizations (Involuntary and Voluntary): Not my statute, Not my problem. Or is it?”, 2021 Lake County Family Law Seminar, April 2021

    • Faculty and Author of “Practicing Law in the Age of Zoom” for the Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce 2022: New and Future Issues – The Lasting Impact of Covid-19, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, January 2022

    • Faculty and Author of “Mock Direct Examination of Business Valuation Expert with a Mock Business Valuation Report,” for the Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, January 2020 and January 2023