Gunnar J. Gitlin has exclusively practiced in divorce and family law cases for the past two decades, having been a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1996. Mr. Gitlin's practice has been limited to family law since his graduation in 1987 from Loyola University of Chicago Law School. Mr. Gitlin received his B.A. in English Literature from Kenyon College. While in law school, Gunnar J. Gitlin began developing a family law database of Illinois case law which involved analyzing virtually every opinion involving Illinois matrimonial law opinion since 1977. He has created a state of the art database of Illinois family law cases -- Gitlin on Divorce Online Research System. Upon graduating from law school, he worked for a large family law firm in Chicago -- Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck. In 1989, Gunnar J. Gitlin became an associate of Gitlin & Burns and then became a partner of Gitlin & Gitlin (his father's firm -- see www.gitlin.com). In 2002, he established his own law firm, The Gitlin Law Firm, P.C. Attorney Gunnar Gitlin is a frequent lecturer to family lawyers both statewide and nationally. He was named by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education as one of five Illinois family lawyers for their 21st Century Master Teacher's Program. In 2007 Attorney Gitlin was awarded the Michael S. Cohen award "for continuing commitment and contribution to the professional education of matrimonial lawyers." In that year, he was also given the President's Special Recognition Award by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  Mr. Gitlin was also selected in 2003 through 2014 by Leading Attorney Network, Inc. The Leading Lawyer Network is a group of lawyers selected by their peers within their given fields. Mr. Gitlin was also selected by Super Lawyers® as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. The list of 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers is based on surveys of more than 47,000 lawyers in Illinois. Mr. Gitlin has also be selected by his peers to be included in the 2007 through 2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®. Best Lawyers in America is based on 1.8 million evaluations by lawyers through the United States. Mr. Gitlin received an AV® peer review rating from Martindale Hubble, their highest rating.  Mr. Gitlin has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1996. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers consists of 1600 family law attorneys in 50 states. Appointment to the Academy requires passage of written and oral examinations. Mr. Gitlin is also a fellow of the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois and a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. The DePaul University Center for Dispute Resolution has certified that Mr. Gitlin has completed their 40 hours of instruction in Family and Divorce Mediation Training.