Background
Davis, Muller was born on April 23, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin B. and Janice (Muller) Davis.
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The Illinois Practice of Family Law, 2013-2014 ed. (Vol. 12 & 13, Illinois Practice Series)
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Illinois Practice of Family Law is a comprehensive research resource. This two-volume set includes a compact practice book (Vol. 12) and a forms volume (Vol. 13). The practice book contains the full text of Illinois and federal family law, including procedural law from the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure and Supreme Court Rules, and discusses federal and state tax ramifications of family law transactions. Other family law topics include: Property classification Valuation and allocation Maintenance Child support Child custody Premarital agreements Taxation Civil practice and discovery The forms volume contains practice-ready discovery, settlement, and litigation forms. The accompanying CD-ROM allows for easy drafting and customization of the text forms in the volume.
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Muller Davis
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Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1957). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1960). Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, Editorial Board, Equitable Distribution Journal, since 1983.
Career
Worked at Davis, Friedman, Zavett, Kane & MacRae (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Family Law. Trial and Appellate Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Illinois.
1961, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, Editorial Board, Equitable Distribution Journal, 1983. Company-Author with Sherman C. Feinstein, "The Parental Couple In A Successful Divorce," 1984.
Author: "The Davis Case Revisited," Illinois Bar Journal, November, 1982.
"Valuation of Professional Practices in Dissolution Cases," Illinois Bar Journal, September, 1985. "Best Interest of the Child: The Case for Joint Custody Even in Contested Divorces," Illinois Bar Journal, July, 1996.
"The Illinois Practice of Family Law," 1995, 1996-1997 Editions, West Publishing Company, 1995, 1996. Vice Chairman, Legal Aid Society.
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America." Member: Chicago (Member, 1970-1986 and Chairman, 1981-1982, Committee on Civil Practice.
Matrimonial Law, 1968-1983), Illinois State (Member, Family Law Section), Federal and American (Member, Section of Family Law) Bar Associations. American Judicature Society. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Illinois Chapter, Member, Board of Managers, 1996).
The Law Club of Chicago. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
All 14 of the lawyers in Davis, FRIEDMAN, ZAVETT, KANE & MacRAE practice only family law. The firm was created in 1985 by the merger of three firms, one which was founded in 1945.
One of the partners authored a book about divorce for layman that has sold well for over 10 years (Friedman, The Divorce Handbook, Random House, 1982, 1984), another has written a widely-praised book on Illinois family law practice for lawyers (Davis, The Illinois Practice of Family Law, West Publishing Company, 1995), several partners have written articles for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (e.g., Zavett, Kane, Rubens, and Marcus), among other publications.
Lawyers in the firm frequently lecture other lawyers in Chicago and around the country on family law topics. Lawyers in the firm have lead organized bar groups in their field, including President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. President of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (2).
Chairman of the Chicago Bar Association Matrimonial Committee (4).
Chairman of the Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council (2). Etc. The partners have addressed family law seminars (usually sponsored by state bar associations) in many states.
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The Illinois Practice of Family Law, 2013-2014 ed. (Vol. 12 & 13, Illinois Practice Series)
(Illinois Practice of Family Law is a comprehensive resear...)
- The Illinois Practice of Family Law Fifth Edition 2003 - 2004
- The Illinois Practice of Family Law 2013-2014 Forms Vol. 13
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The Illinois Practice of Family Law, 2013-2014 ed. (Vol. 12 & 13, Illinois Practice Series)
Membership
Board directors Infant Welfare Society, 1975-1996, honorary board directors, since 1996, president, 1978-1982. Co-chairman general gifts 40th and 45th reunions Phillips Exeter Academy, chair class capital giving, 1994-1998, 50th reunion gift committee, 55th reunion gift committee Yale Class Council since 2002. Captain United States Army, Illinois National Guard, 1960-1967.
Fellow American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers (board managers Illinois chapter 1996-1999), American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (matrimonial committee 1968-1983, secretary civil practice committee 1979-1980, vice chairman 1980-1981, chairman 1981-1982), American Society Writers on Legal Subjects, Chicago Estate Planning Council, Legal Aid Society (vice chairman matrimonial bar 1991-1995, vice chairman 1995-1997, chairman 1997-1999), Lawyers Club Chicago, Lake Shore Country Club, Chicago Club.
Connections
Married Jane Lynn Strauss, December 28, 1963 (divorced July 1998). Children: Melissa Davis Muller, Muller Junior, Joseph Jeffrey. Married Lynn Straus, January 23, 1999.
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1960