Author: Gretchen E. Fisher

Gretchen began practicing law in the state of Illinois in January of 1988. Although she has practiced in a number of legal areas, she has represented individuals in family law cases throughout her career. In 1998, Gretchen formed her own firm and limited her practice to family law cases in Lake County, Illinois. The Law Office of Gretchen E. Fisher currently handles divorce, paternity and child support cases, as well as post-decree litigation (modification and enforcement of Judgments) in those areas. Gretchen has been trained as a mediator and mediates all types of family law cases. She is appointed by the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois to represent children in litigation as either the Guardian ad Litem or Child’s Representative. Gretchen’s service to the Illinois State Bar Association includes four terms on the Assembly or governing body of the Association. She is a fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation and has been awarded the John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Award by the ISBA. Gretchen obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. She returned to her home state of Kansas to complete her law degree at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Upon graduation, however, Gretchen took the Illinois bar examination in preparation for her legal career in this state.