Equity Partner
“Setting realistic expectations, taking a practical path to reaching your goals and working efficiently to preserve your wealth and protect your family. This is how I will represent you.”
Thomas T. Field practices in the areas of matrimonial and family law, primarily in Cook and Lake Counties in Illinois, and where his expertise is of particular value throughout the State of Illinois. He is currently the Head of the firm’s Family Law Practice Group and has served as lead counsel in numerous trials. Mr. Field is a seasoned litigator of custody disputes, relocation actions (including interstate and international matters involving the Hague convention), resolution of post-dissolution conflicts, negotiating and drafting prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and litigation of dissolution matters involving prenuptial and postnuptial agreements as well as all family law related matters for same sex couples.
He offers specialized knowledge in the analysis of complex financial matters including executive compensation, closely held businesses, and real estate holdings. Mr. Field has extensive experience representing C-suite executives of Fortune 500 companies as well as local and nationally recognized celebrities. His practice is known particularly for its high level of discretion and his ability to protect the public image of his high-profile clientele without compromising their rights.
Mr. Field helps navigate the unique complexities involved when medical needs, disability, domestic violence, substance abuse, dependent adult children, or other complicating factors are present in a client’s family.
Mr. Field routinely lectures to both lay and legal groups on various family law topics. He was selected in 2010 by Law Bulletin Publishing Company as one of the Top 40 Attorneys Under Forty in Illinois. Additionally, Mr. Field was named a Rising Star in the area of Family Law by Super Lawyers Magazine every year since 2009, which is a designation reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys in Illinois under the age of 40. Mr. Field consistently earns a 10 star (out of 10 possible) rating from former clients and fellow family law attorneys on the online AVVO attorney rating site and has been named a Leading Lawyer every year since 2011. He is also AV Peer-Rated by Martindale-Hubble, the highest peer rating standard. This rating signifies that the lawyer’s reviewed peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence for his legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.
In 2020, Mr. Field earned a credentialing as a Certified Financial Litigator. This prestigious CFL designation means Mr. Field went through additional rigorous education and testing in handling financial issues related to divorce and family law including: forensic accounting, business valuation, financial statement analysis, tax return analysis, compensation issues, and cash flow for purposes of support.
