Experienced Family Law Firm

Elizabeth I. Reed has been litigating cases for over thirty-five years. She took on the practice of family law in 2008 after seventeen years as Senior Assistant DuPage County Public Defender, a position in which she worked passionately to protect individual's rights in criminal court. Respected not only for her courtroom talent and knowledge of the law, but also because of her deep empathy for her clients, Ms. Reed's family law practice emphasizes marital dissolutions, child custody, and visitation, and a wide range of related issues. She has been appointed a children’s guardian ad litem by the Domestic Relations Court in DuPage County and regularly represents clients there as well as in the courts of Cook, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties.

As an experienced litigator, Ms. Reed has an open and honest courtroom style that brings out the human quality of her clients in ways that have a positive impact. She is compassionate yet strong in helping clients through the difficulties of family law disputes, is highly accessible, and completely open to client needs and requests. Although she seeks every possible resolution to a dispute short of going to court, Ms. Reed is not reluctant to litigate on her clients’ behalf and is aggressive at protecting their legal rights. In court or as a counselor, she strives to bring a sense of reassurance to clients and to help them put their lives back in order.

Ms. Reed is involved in the legal community and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and DuPage County Bar Association. She serves as a Board Member of the Child Friendly Court Foundation.

Ms. Reed received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois located in Chicago and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.