Jeffery M. Leving (born July 2, 1951, Chicago, Illinois) is a Chicago divorce attorney and author who specializes in matrimonial and family law. He is known primarily for his vocal advocacy of fathers' rights, and hosts two radio shows. His television and radio commercials are well known in the Chicago area.
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Early life and education
Born in Chicago and raised on the South Side, Leving's father worked as a bartender and tailor while pursuing success as an artist. Leving was deeply affected by the divorce of his parents in 1967, when he was 16. Leving attended Senn High School, then graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science in Radio and Television. He received his Juris Doctor from the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1979, and he is licensed to practice in Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Legal career
More than 30 years ago, Leving helped pioneer the Fathers' Rights Movement when he discovered a gap in the judicial system. It was at that point that he started seeking equality and due process for fathers everywhere. In 1979, Leving became a staff attorney for the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, and in 1981 joined a firm that allowed him to use their offices to start his own practice during his spare hours, "focusing on family law, divorce, paternity, and child custody". Leving's accomplishments include the co-authorship of the Illinois Joint Custody Law, Illinois Virtual Visitation, Right to DNA Testing Notice, and Unlawful Visitation or Parenting time Interference Laws. He also delivered testimony before both branches of the Illinois Legislature on Joint Custody, Grandparent's Visitation and Child Support Accountability bills. By 1991, Leving was described as "one of the most recognizable names among Chicago lawyers".
In 2000, Leving was a lawyer in the case of 6-year-old Elián González, who was rescued after being found tied to an inner tube off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Gonzalez's mother drowned in her attempt to flee Cuba to the United States, and the child's presence in the U.S. involved contentious court proceedings. When the case was considered by the U.S. Supreme Court, Leving previously spearheaded the amicus brief, which set the foundation of the custody case to reunite Elian Gonzalez with his father, Juan Miguel, in Cuba. Manuel Gonzalez, Elian Gonzalez's great uncle, later retained Leving to reunite Elian with his father. Leving appeared as an expert on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox National News and Court TV to analyze the Elian Gonzalez case.
Writing
He is the author of two books, Fathers' Rights (Basic Books), published in 1997, presents advice for fathers involved in a custody dispute. Leving's most recent book is Divorce Wars (Harper Collins).
Leving is also the publisher of Leving's Divorce Magazine, a new magazine for divorced men that focuses on parenting and men's legal issues.
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