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Kane County Bar Association President Joins Wheaton Law Firm to Form Nagle & Giese, P.C.
The law firm of Nagle & Giese, P.C. is excited to announce their merger with Kane County Bar Association President Attorney Emily Rapp of MagnusonRapp, LLC. The merged firm, Nagle & Giese, P.C., will consist of four experienced partners and six associate attorneys with distinct and varying legal backgrounds. The firm dedicates its legal efforts to family law matters, criminal proceedings, real estate closings, estate planning, and bankruptcy cases.
Attorney Emily Rapp is an established and trusted attorney in Kane and DuPage Counties and the surrounding areas. Her position as the President of the Kane County Bar Association exemplifies her commitment to the legal profession and families of Illinois. She has been recognized by her peers for her outstanding dedication to family law matters on numerous occasions, and she has been named an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers and a Rising Star by Super Lawyers. Emily is an active member of the legal community serving as vice-chair of the DuPage County Bar Association’s Family Law Committee and as a member of the Family Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association.
“Attorney Emily Rapp is an exceptional attorney, and we are incredibly excited and proud to have her join us. Her wisdom, skill, and compassion regarding family law matters make her an invaluable asset to our team and our clients. We look forward to growing our firm with Attorney Rapp on our team,” commented Lisa Giese.
Attorney Mary McSwain, a founding partner of Nagle & Giese, P.C., focuses her efforts on matters involving family law and residential real estate. Throughout her career, Attorney McSwain has demonstrated her passion for the legal community, having served on several committees and assemblies for both the Illinois State Bar Association and DuPage County Bar Association. Mary McSwain was awarded the DuPage County Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award in 2005 and 2006. Additionally, she received the DuPage County Bar Association Board of Directors Award in 1999 and 2000. In 2015, Attorney McSwain earned admittance to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
Attorney and founding partner, Lisa Giese, has dedicated her legal knowledge and experience to Illinois residents facing family law issues. Attorney Giese is incredibly active within the legal community, previously serving on the Child Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association and as the Chair of the Children’s Advocacy Committee and Wellness Committee of the DuPage County Bar Association. Additionally, she also serves on the board of directors for the DuPage Legal Aid Foundation and the Pie Project. A trained guardian ad litem, Attorney Giese has also earned her Certificate in Child and Family Law.
Attorney and founding partner, Jane E. Nagle, is a strategic and passionate attorney who provides legal guidance and representation in cases involving family law and bankruptcy. An active member of both the Illinois State Bar Association and DuPage County Bar Association, she is currently the Secretary of the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board’s Standing Committee and serves on the DuPage County Bar Association’s DCBA Brief editorial board. Attorney Nagle is dedicated to the legal profession and helping families in Illinois and she was awarded the DuPage County Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award in 2019, 2020, and 2021.
About McSwain, Nagle, Giese, and Rapp P.C.
Serving Illinois clients from offices in Geneva and Wheaton, this merged team is equipped to handle a wide range of legal matters, including family law, divorce, real estate, bankruptcy, estate planning, criminal defense, and appeals. In addition to DuPage and Kane Counties, the firm’s services extend to Will, Kendall, Cook, and other collar counties. The firm’s team is capable of handling legal issues through mediation, but they are well prepared to aggressively advocate for their clients’ rights in a court of law.
Attorney Rapp will be joining Attorneys McSwain, Nagle, and Giese, along with staff attorney Kevin McSwain.
To learn more about Nagle & Giese, P.C. visit: https://www.dupagedivorcelawyers.com/.
Divorce
If you are planning to dissolve your marriage, or if you and your spouse have already begun the divorce process, we will make sure you understand the legal issues that you will need to address, and we will help you resolve disputes effectively while protecting your rights. We can help you determine whether you can use mediation or collaborative law to reach a divorce settlement, and if necessary, we will advocate for your rights and interests during divorce litigation. We will work closely with you to help you achieve your goals and ensure that you will be prepared to move on once your divorce is complete.
Cost of Divorce
Every divorce case is unique, and the costs involved in the divorce process can vary depending on the issues that will need to be addressed. During your divorce, we will fully explain your attorney's fees and other costs, including expenses related to mediation, experts who may be needed to perform business valuations or review other financial matters, or a guardian ad litem or other child custody evaluators. If you are concerned about your ability to pay the expenses involved in your divorce, we can help you understand whether you can ask that your spouse be required to contribute to your attorney fees and other costs. We can also help you determine whether you will be eligible to receive spousal maintenance, including pursuing temporary support orders during the divorce process.
Parent and Child Issues
We help divorcing and unmarried parents address the allocation of parental responsibilities (formerly known as child custody) and parenting time (formerly known as visitation). We will work with you to create a parenting plan that will provide for your children's best interests.
Child Support
All parents have the obligation to provide financial support to meet their children's needs. We can help you calculate child support according to the laws in Illinois, and we can also help you address additional child-related expenses, as well as college expenses and non-minor support.
Child Removal and Relocation
If a parent wishes to move with their child outside the state of Illinois or to a new home that is more than 25 miles away from their current home, they must receive approval from the court if the other parent does not agree to the relocation. We represent both moving and non-moving parents in child relocation cases.
Family Law
Parents, children, or other family members may need to address multiple different types of legal issues in family court. We can provide representation in a wide variety of situations, including assisting with the adoption of a child, establishing paternity, drafting surrogacy and reproductive rights agreements, or naming a person as the legal guardian of a minor child or disabled adult. We can also help couples create prenuptial or postnuptial agreements, assist with name changes for adults or minor children, or address issues related to juvenile law.
Domestic Violence
If you or a member of your family have been the victim of domestic violence or abuse, we can help you obtain an order of protection to ensure that you will be safe from harm. We can also help you defend against an order of protection that has been issued based on false accusations of abuse.
DCFS
If your family is being investigated by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, we can provide you with legal representation to protect your rights and avoid disruption to your family relationships. If a DCFS investigation results in an indicated finding of child abuse or neglect, we can help you appeal these findings.
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Jane Nagle
Jane concentrates her practice primarily in the areas of divorce and family law. She is also experienced in handling bankruptcy cases, negotiating unsecured debts, and obtaining excellent settlements for clients facing financial hardship. Through her years of experience, Jane has developed the ability to determine the most effective strategy to help her clients reach their goals. She understands that some cases require an aggressive litigation strategy, while others benefit from skillful negotiation and settlement discussions.
Lisa Giese
Lisa has handled thousands of contested and uncontested family law cases, and she is a zealous advocate for her clients. She is a trained guardian ad litem, and she has also served as a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, assisting in abuse and neglect cases within the juvenile court system. Lisa's experience with bankruptcy and complex financial issues regularly aids her in her practice of family law, where the two fields often become intertwined.
Hannah McKinney Kingrey
Hannah is a Partner at Nagle & Giese, P.C. and concentrates her practice in the areas of divorce, post-decree, child custody and probate matters. While attending law school, Hannah spent two years working for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. During this time, Hannah drafted numerous appellate briefs that were filed with the First District Appellate Court of Illinois, and tried over twenty bench trials within the Felony Trial Division under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711.
Brittany L. Rogalla
Brittany comes to the Nagle & Giese, P.C. team as an experienced associate attorney. Brittany started her legal career in the family law courts before transitioning to a firm concentrating in residential real estate transactions. Now that she has transitioned her practice back to family law, Brittany realizes that divorce is essentially a transaction, which just like real estate, can be very complex and emotionally taxing.
Kathryn S. Walker
Kathryn S. Walker is a licensed attorney, certified mediator and certified guardian ad litem in Illinois and is dedicated to advocating for individuals and families in all areas of family law at both circuit and appellate court levels. For over a decade Kathryn has honed her skills, practicing exclusively in the area of family law. She has assisted in handling thousands of cases involving complex and diverse issues, involving, but not limited to, maintenance, child support, custody, adoption, guardianship, divorce, parentage, support and international abduction.
Hailey M. McGillivray
Hailey joins Nagle & Giese, P.C. as an associate attorney with extensive experience handling complex family law matters spanning all aspects of domestic relations disputes. Hailey has handled cases involving divorce, allocation of parenting time and parental responsibilities, child and spousal support, orders of protection, relocation, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, and the Hague Convention.
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