Henry D. Kass
Partner at Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLCHenry D. Kass is a partner at MKFM Law, LLC, who focuses primarily in the areas of domestic relations, guardianship, and criminal law. He obtained his bachelor of arts from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa and also studied abroad at the University of the Basque Country in San Sebastian, Spain. Following his studies overseas, Henry attended the University of Iowa College of Law where he obtained his Juris Doctorate. Thereafter, he became an Assistant State’s Attorney with the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office under now Appellate Court Justice, Joseph E. Birkett. There, he prosecuted domestic violence and felony cases and was awarded a Special Commendation. Henry has tried dozens of cases before a jury and several hundreds more before the bench. In addition, Henry taught family law for five years at the College of DuPage. He has published articles in the DuPage County Bar Association Brief, the Illinois State Bar Association Newsletter, and the St. Charles Living magazine. He has served as the Vice Chair and Chair to both the Child Advocacy Section and Family Law Section. He has been awarded the Pro Bono Service Award by the DuPage Legal Assistance Foundation and the Board of Directors Award by the DuPage County Bar Association. Henry is also a member of the Justinian Society of Lawyers, a Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation has served on the DuPage County Judicial Committee, and was elected to two terms as an Assembly Member to the Illinois State Bar Association. Henry is currently licensed both in the State of Illinois and Iowa and primarily serves clients in the counties of Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, and Will.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Domestic Relations
- Guardianship
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Illinois
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- Iowa
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner/Attorney
- Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC
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- Adjunct Instructor of Family Law
- College of DuPage
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- Associate Attorney
- Haskin & Corrigan, P.C.
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- Assistant State's Attorney
- DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
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- Prosecuting Intern
- Johnson County Attorney's Office
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- University of Iowa College of Law
- J.D. (2001) | Law
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- University of Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
- Honors: Dean's List
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- University of Iowa
- B.A. | Language and Lingustics
- Honors: Dean's List
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- Rating 10.0 - 2013-2020
- Avvo
- Board of Directors Award in Appreciation of Outstanding Service to the DuPage County Bar Association
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Leading Lawyer
- Leading Lawyers
- Top Attorneys in Illinois - 2015-2017
- Chicago Magazine
- Pro Bono Service Award
- DuPage Legal Assistance Foundation
- Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois
- Fellow
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- DuPage County Bar Association
- Sustaining Member
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- Kane County Bar Association
- Sustaining Member
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- Kane County Bar Association
- Member
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- Illinois Guardianship Association
- Member
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- Illinois Bar Foundation
- Fellow (Silver)
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- Justinian Society of Lawyers (DuPage County Chapter)
- Member
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- Iowa State Bar Association
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- DuPage County Bar Association
- Judiciary Committee - 2011-2014, Child Advocacy Section, Chair - 2007-2008, Child Advocacy Section, Vice-Chair - 2006-2007, Family Law Section, Chair - 2019-Present, Family Law Section, Vice Chair - 2018-2019
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Assembly Member
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- Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
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- The Illinois Probate Act: A Non-Parent’s Alternative to the IMDMA for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities
- DuPage County Bar Association Brief, April, VOL 31, 2019
- The Role of the Guardian ad Litem: Clearly Unclear
- Newsletter of the Illinois State Bar Association's Section on Child Law, December, VOL 21, No. 2, 2008
- Employer Liability in Domestic Relations Law: The Income Withholding for Support Act's Overlooked Remedy in Child Support Enforcement
- DuPage County Bar Association Brief, February, VOL 20, 2008
- Joseph F. Mirabella, Jr. Domestic Relations Trial Advocacy Program, Moderator, DCBA
- February 8, February 15, February 22, and March 1, 2019
- The Illinois Probate Act: A Non-Parent’s Alternative to the IMDMA for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities, Family Law Section, Presenter,, DCBA
- DCBA Domestic Relations Guardian Ad Litem Training, Moderator, DCBA
- Guardian ad Litem for minor children in adoption cases and disabled adults in guardianship cases - 2007-2020
- Chancery Division
- Guardian ad Litem for minor children in divorce and parentage cases - 2007 - 2020
- Domestic Relations Division,
