Joseph Emmerth

Get clear, compassionate legal support for divorce, custody, prenups, and other family matters, so you can move forward with confidence. Focuses his practice on divorce, custody and parentage matters, post-divorce modifications, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, helping clients navigate complex family law issues with clarity and confidence. Voted an Illinois SuperLawyer by his fellow attorneys in 2015, 2016 and 2017, after having been voted a Rising Star in 2013 and 2014. Admitted to practice law in Illinois in 2005, Joseph graduated from Ambassador University, Big Sandy, TX, where he was on the Dean's List and received his B.A., and then graduated from Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, where he earned an M.A. in Counseling and was awarded the Nichol Memorial Award for Integrity. Joseph is a graduate of DePaul University College of Law, where he served as a student representative on the Law School's curriculum committee. With several years of experience as a counselor prior to attending law school, Joseph brings unique and valuable experience to the field of domestic relations law. - Honors: With Honors, Dean's List, Nichol Memorial Award for Integrity Illinois State Bar Association – Judicial Evaluation Committee; Family Law Section