Background
Badesch, Robert T. was born on May 30, 1950 in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States.
Badesch, Robert T. was born on May 30, 1950 in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States.
University of Illinois (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). John Marshall Law School. De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Worked at Davis, Friedman, Zavett, Kane & MacRae (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Family Law. Trial and Appellate Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Illinois, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Author: "Alternatives Available in Sentencing Addicted Defendants," ISBA Criminal Justice Newsletter, February, 1982.
"Recent Developments in Recent Unexplained Possession," ISBA Criminal Justice Newsletter, July, 1982. Named to the Law and Leading Attorneys by Consumer Guide, 1996.
Member, Board of Trustees, Chicago Association for Retarded Citizens.
Member: Chicago (Member, Matrimonial Law) and Illinois State (Member, Family Law Section. Lecturer) Bar Associations. Chicago Counsel of Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors).
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.
Member, Board of Trustees, Chicago Association for Retarded Citizens. Member: Chicago (Member, Matrimonial Law) and Illinois State (Member, Family Law Section. Lecturer) Bar Associations.
Chicago Counsel of Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors).