Background
Gitlin, H. Joseph was born on November 6, 1932. Son of M.H. and Clara (Pickman) Gitlin.
Gitlin, H. Joseph was born on November 6, 1932. Son of M.H. and Clara (Pickman) Gitlin.
DePaul University (Bachelor of Laws, 1959).
Worked at Gitlin & Gitlin (Woodstock, Illinois) specializing in Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1959, Illinois. 1967, United States. Supreme Court.
Named in Best Lawyers of America, since 1983 and Top Forty-Three Divorce Lawyers in National Law Journal, 1988.
Author: "Joint Custody in Illinois: From Panacea to Placebo," Illinois Bar Journal, April, 1995. "Gitlin on Divorce, A Guide to Illinois Matrimonial Law," Butterworths, 1991.
Illinois Matrimonial Law System, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1980. "Adoptions: An Attorney"s Guide to Helping Adoptive Parents," Callaghan & Company, 1987.
"Mental Cruelty-A Look to the Past," Illinois Bar Journal, October 1968.
"Adoption," Illinois Family Law II, 1963. "Mental Cruelty," Illinois Family Law II, 1986. Gitlin on Divorce, Newsletter, 1986.
Regular Columnist, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Family Law Topics.
"Divorce Illinois Style: Ten Years Under the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Acting," Illinois Bar Journal, July 1987. "Negotiating to Settlement in Divorce," Family Law Practice, Matthew Bender, 1985.
"Negotiating Settlements of Property, Alimony and Child Support," Prentice-Hall, 1986. "Child Custody Litigation," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Prentice-Hall, 1992.
Editor, Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Bulletin, 1977-1979.
Lecturer: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1967. American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1985. Divorce Law Education Institute, 1983.
Mayor, City of Woodstock, Illinois, 1973-1977.
Member: McHenry County (President, 1968) and Illinois State (Chairman, Family Law Section, 1978-1979. Vice-Chair, Task Force on the Family in Our Society, 1988) and American (Member, Family Law Section.
Chair, Long Range Planning, 1986. Chair, Laws of Reproduction and Genetic Technology Committee, 1988.
Surrogacy Committee, 1987-1988.
Financial Officer, 1990-1991. Member, Council of Family Law Section, 1992) Bar Associations. Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association.
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, Illinois Chapter, 1978-1984).
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Institute for Training New Lawyers (Company-Dean and Founder).
Member: McHenry County (President, 1968) and Illinois State (Chairman, Family Law Section, 1978-1979. Vice-Chair, Task Force on the Family in Our Society, 1988) and American (Member, Family Law Section. Chair, Long Range Planning, 1986.
Chair, Laws of Reproduction and Genetic Technology Committee, 1988.
Surrogacy Committee, 1987-1988. Financial Officer, 1990-1991.
Member, Council of Family Law Section, 1992) Bar Associations. Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association.
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, Illinois Chapter, 1978-1984).
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Institute for Training New Lawyers (Company-Dean and Founder). Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, Illinois Chapter, 1978-1984). American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Institute for Training New Lawyers (Company-Dean and Founder).
Married Val Johnson, April 3, 1954. Children: Laura, Gunnar.