Changing the way divorce, family law, and estate planning are practiced.

Stern Mendez is a divorce, family law, and estate planning firm in Evanston, Chicago, Lake Forest, and Oak Brook. Our experienced divorce attorneys, family law lawyers, and estate planning attorneys represent clients in divorce litigation, high-net-worth divorce, negotiated divorce settlements, attorney-assisted mediation, collaborative law, child support, alimony, sole and joint custody, property division, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, estate planning, and asset protection.

Extensive Legal Expertise

Stern Mendez represents clients in Evanston, Chicago, Lake Forest, Oak Brook and the surrounding suburbs across a wide range of legal issues, including:

Family Law Services

Estate Planning Services

What Makes Us Different

We understand that most of our clients never expected to have to hire a lawyer—much less one for senstive family law and estate planning issues.

That’s why we take the responsibility of being your lawyer so seriously and guide you through the legal process with exceptional expertise, both in and out of the courtroom.

At Stern Mendez, our goal is to reinvent the way law firms normally operate—through transparency, clear communication and client education. We explain every step of the process. Our clients' needs and wishes are top priority. And we work hard to ensure there are no billing surprises.

Our exclusive focus on family law and estate planning gives you a superior degree of skill and proficiency in every case. Learn more about our firm.

Stern Mendez is proud to have received the following awards and honors:

Joshua E. Stern | Emerging Lawyer in Chicago and Evanston
Best Divorce Lawyers in Chicago | Stern Mendez

We have been quoted in the following publications:

NY Mag
HuffPost
U.S. News & World Report
ChicagoTribune
The Washington Post

About Our Attorneys

Stern Mendez has ten full-time lawyers providing legal counsel in the areas of divorce, family law, estate planning, and asset protection. All have dedicated their careers to helping families through difficult transitions and acting as a source of stability throughout the legal process.

We pride ourselves on deft courtroom advocacy and superior legal drafting. We advocate assertively for our clients in court—while firmly believing that the best path is to encourage amicable resolutions whenever possible.

With extensive expertise navigating the courts in Cook, Lake, Will, and DuPage counties, we deliver results-oriented and cost-effective representation in complex divorce and family law cases

Meet our attorneys 

Our family law, divorce, and estate planning firm is based in Evanston, Chicago, Lake Forest, and Oak Brook. We serve clients across Cook County and the North Shore, as well as Lake, Will and DuPage Counties.

Testimonial

“Jason and Vanessa are a pleasure to work with. They are responsive, knowledgable, helpful, caring and friendly. They took their time explaining everything and were very patient with us during our process.”

Thomas, Oak Brook

Locations

EVANSTON
500 Davis Street, Suite 1000

CHICAGO
33 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1000

LAKE FOREST
250 E. Illinois Road, Suite 200

OAK BROOK
1200 Jorie Boulevard, Suite 312

(847) 868-9584

For a free consultation, call Stern Mendez at (847) 868-9584 or contact us.