Attorney Amanda M. Oliver

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Amanda M. Oliver (formerly Amanda M. Sleezer) is a Partner of Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC. Ms. Oliver has focused on cases involving child custody, visitation, child support and parentage matters, estate valuation and account tracing, prenuptial agreements, and various other pre-decree and post-decree issues.

A graduate of Millikin University (B.A. Political Science/Pre-Law, 2003) and The John Marshall Law School (J.D. 2006), Ms. Oliver has interned with The Children’s Law Center and The Employment Justice Center in Washington, D.C., as well as with both litigation and family law firms in Chicago. Ms. Oliver was also elected to The John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law (JCIL).

Ms. Oliver was admitted to the State Bar of Illinois and to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2007.

Ms. Oliver is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Lake County Bar Association.

Practice Areas

• Family Law
• Divorce
• Adoption
• Premarital and Postnuptial Agreements
• Appeal Prosecution and Defense
• Parentage/Paternity Actions
• Collaborative Law
• Mediation
• Dissolution of Same Sex Marriages

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2007
• United States District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2007

Education

• John Marshall Law School, J.D., 2006
• Millikin University, B.A, Political Science/Pre-Law, 2003

Honors & Awards

• Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 40 Under Forty 2020 Honoree
• 10 Best Client Satisfaction Award, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2016 and 2019
• National Advocates Top 40 Under 40, 2015
• Top Women Attorneys, Chicago Magazine, 2013
• Super Lawyers "Super Lawyer," 2022-2023
• Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2012-2013, 2017

In The News

• "'Love Is Blind' 's Iyanna McNeely Officially Files for Divorce from Jarrette Jones" People Magazine, 2022

Published Works

• "Advice to young attorneys: How to grow your career," Illinois State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Newsletter, 2016

Bar Memberships & Affiliations

• Illinois State Bar Association, Member
• Chicago Bar Association, Member
• Lake County Bar Association, Member
• NBA Retired Players Association, Advisory Board