William S. Wigoda

Would you like to switch to the accessible version of this site? Firm partner William S. Wigoda focuses his practice at Jakubs ∙ Wigoda, LLP in the areas of matrimonial and family law, chancery, and commercial litigation. Over the course of his 35 year plus legal career, he has earned admission to the United States Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, United States District Courts in Illinois and Kentucky, and has represented clients pro hac vice in Wisconsin, New Jersey, New York, and Florida. Mr. Wigoda is an AV rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys, indicating the highest level of professional skill and integrity. He has also received honors from the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Circuit Court of Cook County, among other organizations. Guest Lecturer: Alliance of American Insurance Companies, North Shore Real Estate Board; Authored: School Board Liability for Sports-Related Injuries, Residential Real Estate Taxation, Broker Liability for Undisclosed Defects; Faculty: Illinois Continuing Legal Education - Working with Experts; Lecturer: Illinois State Bar Association, Family Law Section Counsel - Jurisdictional and Standing Distinctions between the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Probate Act, the Parentage Act, and the Juvenile Court Act; Authored: Drug Testing - What You Need to Know and What You Get May Not Be What You Need, ISBA Family Law Section Counsel Journal; Lecturer: Kent Law School, Family Law Clinic - Civility and the New Rules of Professional Conduct; Lecturer: John Marshall Law School, Veterans Legal Clinic Symposium - The Effects of Divorce on Veterans and Active Duty and Reserve Personnel; Lecturer: Chicago Bar Association, Northwest Bar Association, Decalogue Society of Lawyers and Cook County Bar Association - Proposed Legislation on Civil Unions and Rights of Unmarried Couples Union League Club of Chicago - Board of Directors (former member); Sub-Committee on Administration of Justice: study and implementation of death penalty reform, and working for the non-criminalization of the mentally ill; Judiciary Sub-Committee (former member); Library Committee (former Chair); Military Affairs Committee (former Chair); Race Relations Committee (former member)