Raiford D. Palmer, AAML, is a divorce attorney concentrating in complex divorce litigation and collaborative law in Chicago and the suburbs. He is the Managing Shareholder of STG Divorce Law, P.C. and the bestselling author of "I Just Want This Done: How Smart, Successful People Get Divorced Without Losing Their Kids, Money, and Minds" available on Amazon. Raif was named a Leading Lawyer in Family Law in Illinois for 2015, among the top 5% of family law attorneys in Illinois. Raif has maintained a perfect 10.0 Avvo.com rating for several years, and has over thirty five-star client reviews as well. Raif is proud to be a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers ("AAML") as well as the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois ("CLII"). Raif is a mediator, having mediated complex financial matters and parenting issues, and a Guardian ad Litem for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court. He has extensive jury and bench trial experience, and has argued an appeal before the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District. Raif is also a speaker regarding trial practice, collaborative law, and dissolution of marriage issues both for attorneys in continuing legal education courses as well as for groups serving the general public. Raif has published articles and presented seminars on behalf of the National Business Institute, the DuPage Bar Association, and the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois. Raif concentrates his practice in high net worth and complex asset divorce matters, especially those involving business ownership interests. He handles litigated cases as well as collaborative and cooperative law matters.