General Info

Recognized as one of the premiere family law firms in the country, Rinella and Rinella Ltd is a leader in the field of divorce litigation. The law practice was founded by Rinella's parents, Samuel and Kathryn Rinella, in 1932. Since then, the firm has had a range of clients walk through their doors from captains of industry, television celebrities, and sports stars to small-business owners, professionals, and homemakers. Our firm s expertise and leadership is reflected in the numerous awards our attorneys have received. These include citations in "The Best Lawyers in America" by Naifeh and Smith and the "Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers". Our senior partner, Bernard Rinella also received personal recognition from Town & Country Magazine, who named him as one of America's top ten divorce lawyers in 1998. Bernard B. Rinella, Joseph G. Phelps and Karen J. Bowes all have been named to the list of "Illinois Super Lawyers" by their peers for 2004-2005. Top quality service for all clients Our firm handles all kinds of cases and provides top-quality service to all his clients. "There is no difference in the way each case is handled, " Bernard Rinella says, adding that the lower-profile cases have the benefit of using a firm that has handled those high-profile decisions. Rinella and Rinella Ltd offers experience and a commitment to growth, adding staff members with tax, accounting, and business expertise in order to accommodate the escalating complexity of financial issues in family-law matters. Firm members are past and present officers in the family-law sections of local Illinois and American Bar Associations and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The firm's attorneys also frequently write and lecture on matrimonial law issues and Bernard Rinella is also a member of Divorce Magazine's Advisory Board. "I believe we have experience not only in years but in all varieties of family law. We have a reputation of getting the job done without exacerbating the situation, " explains Rinella.