Matthew Shaw
Shaw Sanders P.C.
Mr. Shaw attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and graduated from Illinois College, Magna Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1983. He continued his education at the Northern Illinois University College of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctorate Degree in 1986, and became a Licensed Attorney in Illinois on November 6, 1986.
Having previously practiced in general and family law practices, and having served as the Child Support Attorney for Kane County Circuit Court Clerk from 1987-1995,
Mr. Shaw opened his own law practice concentrating in family law in 1991. In 2000 he co-founded the law firm of Shaw, Jacobs & Associates, P.C., St. Charles, Illinois, which concentrates its practice in family law, including dissolution of marriage, financial issues and custody litigation.
Mr. Shaw has been a legal Author and Lecturer for many years, and has served on family law committees including, the ISBA Family Law Section Council (having first served in 1991). He has authored and published articles in the ISBA Family Law newsletter and authored the first chapter of the Illinois Family Law Handbook. He has presented at family law seminars throughout the country.
On behalf of the ISBA Family Law Section Council Custody subcommittee, he
testified in Springfield before Illinois Supreme Court Custody Committee regarding proposed custody legislation on March 28, 2003.
Having a proven track record of success representing men, women and children in Illinois courts, Mr. Shaw has extensive court and trial experience. He has also served as a Mediator and Guardian ad Litem in Family Law cases, and has resolved numerous cases outside of court.
He has been interviewed on family law topics on both television and radio, and has volunteered his time at divorce support groups. Mr. Shaw is continues to serve as an attorney presenter at KIDS (Kids in a Divorcing Society) family court program for parents (1993- present), and is currently the Chair of the Kane County Family Law Committee. He and his firm also support various legal service groups that serve those in need.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Illinois
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Shaw Sanders P.C.
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- Attorney - Partner
- Shaw, Jacobs, Goosetree & Assciates, P.C.
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- Child Support Attorney
- Kane County Circuit Court Clerks office
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- Northern Illinois University
- J.D.
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- Northern Illinois University
- J.D. (1986)
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- Illinois College
- B.A. (1983)
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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- Elite Lawyer Award - Divorce & Family Law
- Elite Lawyer
- Leading West Suburban Lawyers
- Leading Lawyers Network
- Distinguished BV Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 10.0 Superb Rating
- Avvo
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Family law Section Counsel Co-Chair
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- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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- American Bar Association
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- DuPage County Bar Association
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- Illionois Family Support Enforcement Association
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- America Trial Lawyers Associatioln
- Past Member
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- Kane County Bar Association
- Chair, Family Law Committee
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Family law Section Council Custody Subcommittee
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- An Introductory Overview of Jurisdictional Requirements under the IMDMA and UCCJA
- Family Law Newsletter, Illinois State Bar Association
- Are Vacation Days Marital Property?
- The Family Law Lawyer Column, Kane County Bar Association Brief
- Case Study: Plano Dad's Child Support Payment Problems a Family Affair
- Aurora Beacon News, Feature Story, June 2014
- Chapter One, Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Handbook, Author, 1995 and 2011
- Commingling Non-Marital and Marital Property: Reimbursement for Contributions?
- The Family Law Lawyer Column, Kane County Bar Association Brief
- Child Support, Panelist, Springfield, Illinois
- Jurisdiction,, St. Louis, Missouri
- Custody Evaluations under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 215 (a) and (d) and IMDMA 604 and 605, Chicago, Illinois, December 4, 1992, Chicago, Illinois
- Organizing a Small Divorce Office: The Business of Law (panel discussion),, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
- Ethical Problems of the Divorce Practice,, Peoria, Illinois
- Guardian Ad Litem
- Family Law
- Mediator
- Family Law
