Michael Roe

Let’s meet to discuss in depth your important Family Law case. Michael Roe has over 25 years of experience practicing exclusively in the area of complex divorce and child custody litigation. He has successfully managed important cases in Kane County, DuPage County, McHenry, Cook and Will, and in most all of the counties of northern Illinois, and his family law expertise was sought out by clients for cases in downstate Illinois and a number of complex parental alienation cases out-of-state. With a strong education in both law, psychology, and graduate-level business school (finance, accounting, business transactions), he is skilled in both the child custody/parenting side as well as the business and financial side of divorce litigation. He has litigated complex Parental Alienation and Child Custody cases in all major counties of Northern Illinois, along with litigating important divorce law issues at the appellate level: by way of example, Michael’s position at trial prevailed in a a nationally cited case focused on retained earnings in a closely held marital business as marital assets. Michael is one of the few lawyers nationwide recognized with focused experience in high conflict divorce and custody cases involving psychological disorders. He is one of the few lawyers nationally that is a long term member of the American Psychological Association, Parental Alienation Study Group, and the Illinois Psychological Association. Michael is devoted to continuing education in graduate level psychological science studies, and has completed the extensive National Association of Parental Alienation Specialists “Effective Litigation of Parental Alienation” Training. His family law litigation experience has been detailed in the Chicago Tribune, and through broadcast and podcast interviews on mental health issues and family law. Michael is an active member of PASG, a select international group of university academics, psychologists, judges and lawyers that research and provide peer-reviewed resources in the field of Parental Alienation. Michael Roe is also a member of a number of leading associations focused on Family Law and psychological issues in family law matters. He has been a founder of a personality disorders nonprofit, and a director of a national single parent’s organization. Illinois divorce lawyer Michael Roe has a unique, informed, and sensitive approach to complex child custody and financial issues raised in contested Family Law cases.