Illinois Divorce and Family Law Lawyers

Maxine Weiss Kunz

Maxine Weiss Kunz is a Founding Member and Principal of Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC. She has concentrated her practice solely in family law since 2005, including: traditional litigation, adoptions, and collaborative law. Maxine also has a wealth of experience in drafting, negotiating, and prosecuting Premarital Agreements (and Postnuptial Agreements). She is also certified to practice collaborative law in Illinois. Maxine has been recognized many times in the legal community for her achievements, including her selection as a Super Lawyer for years 2017-2024 and in 2019 as one of 40 Under 40 Attorneys to Watch by the American Society of Legal Advocates. Maxine has sat on the board of the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois and is a certified mediator through the Center for Conflict Resolution and the Cook County courts. She is also on the board of the AFCC (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts), a professional group dedicated to education, research, and identifying best practices in family law systems. In addition to representing parties, Maxine is also certified for appointment to represent children in her capacity as a Child Representative or Guardian ad Litem, in Cook County.

Amanda M. Oliver

Amanda M. Oliver (formerly Amanda M. Sleezer) is a founding Partner of Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC. Amanda is known for her thoughtful approach to each case; capturing the heart of the issue and laying it out in a way that is both relatable and persuasive. Her competitive spirit and genuine concern for each client drive her approach. While known as an aggressive advocate in court, Amanda prides herself in her ability to forecast and settle even the most contentious of cases. "Finding the sweet spot to settle the case can sometimes feel like standing in the eye of the storm," says Amanda, "but that's what the great attorneys do."

Throughout the course of her more than 15 years practicing law, Amanda has earned high marks from her clients and peers alike. Recently, Amanda was honored by Crain's Chicago Business as one of their 2024 Notable Women in Law. In 2020, Amanda was honored with the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's prestigious 40 Under Forty Award.

Kyle Sellett

Kyle D. Sellett is a Partner of Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC, and brings to the firm his experience in a wide variety of matters including divorce, parentage, asset division, adoption, premarital agreements, modification of parental responsibilities (custody), maintenance and child support modification among others. Kyle routinely handles cases in Cook, DuPage and Will County; however, his skill sets are transferable to all jurisdictions.

Kyle earned his degree from The John Marshall Law School in 2015 and has been practicing family law since 2018. By 2020 he was named a Partner at his previous law firm due to his relentless dedication to his clients and co-workers alike. What drew him to the area of family law is his desire and dedication to helping individuals. He understands that the process of a divorce or parentage case can be stressful and mentally exhausting, and he takes each file as an opportunity to help a client open up a new chapter of their lives for themselves and their family members.

Jennifer L. Fox

Jennifer L. Fox is a Partner at Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC, she has a reputation for delivering measurable and meaningful results through dedication to her clients.

After earning her degree from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2016, Jennifer practiced family law for a boutique family law firm based out of Lake County, IL. She was soon running cases solo and developing decisive plans to accomplish client goals. Jennifer determines the best course of action for each client by carefully considering the individual circumstances of each case, and the client’s goals and needs. Jennifer is skilled in settlement negotiation, mediation, and traditional litigation. She has worked on cases involving complex financial estates, as well as cases involving contentious custody disputes.

Alexis L. Seniff

Alexis L. Seniff is a Partner of Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC. She has practiced exclusively in the area of Family Law since graduating from John Marshall Law School in 2016. Her experience in domestic violence, allocation of parental responsibilities determination, relocation, and the division of low and high asset marital estates, has allowed Alexis to provide her clients with excellent and skilled legal representation.

During her tenure at John Marshall Law School, Alexis worked as a 711 student at the John Marshall Domestic Violence Clinic. Alexis graduated with the goal of providing meaningful and quality legal service in all areas of family and matrimonial law.

Julie A. Johnson

Julie A. Johnson is experienced in all aspects matrimonial and family law, including crafting pre-nuptial agreements, adoption, divorce, complex financial matters, parentage, child support, allocation and modification of parental responsibilities, relocation out of state, and domestic violence, including orders of protection. Her practice is centralized to Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties.

Jennifer K. Lloyd

Jennifer K. Lloyd is an associate at Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC. She focuses her practice on complex financial and custody issues. She joined Weiss-Kunz & Oliver in 2023 after practicing at the accounting firm PwC where she learned the innerworkings of taxation and the monetary impacts of asset acquisition and divestitures. Prior to her private law experience, she worked in the public sector as a prosecutor for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office where she encountered various high conflict cases, including those involving domestic violence. Jennifer’s background and variety of experience bodes her well in the sensitive practice of family law. Through her work and experience, Jennifer learned how to navigate sensitive situations between intimate partners. Jennifer does all she can to understand and relentlessly advocate for her clients’ needs.

Charles Antonelli II

Charles J. Antonelli II is an Associate of Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC, who’s competitive nature and commitment to his clients in difficult situations has made him a fierce advocate in family law. He joined the Firm in 2024 after previously clerking for a Civil Rights firm. While working toward his law degree at Loyola University (Chicago) School of Law, Charles concentrated his studies on prison and police reform, with the goal of creating more equitable systems that are aimed at promoting justice; it was only natural, from his background, that he would make his way into Family Law when he began practicing.