Attorney Joshua P. Haid is a co-founder and managing partner of the Women’s Divorce & Family Law by Haid and Teich LLP, with offices located in Chicago, Lake Forest and Lisle, Illinois. Serving clients mostly throughout the greater Chicagoland region (and sometimes throughout the state of Illinois), Mr. Haid provides exceptional representation for women and mothers going through complex divorce, custody, and domestic abuse litigation to ensure their rights and interests are protected.
In his practice, Mr. Haid handles many cases involving mental health impacted divorces where a spouse, child, or client may have mental health related issues that are a serious issue (or sometimes the cause) of divorce and custody litigation. Indeed, mental health complications such as addiction, narcissism, depression, and many other mental health issues are far more often frequent in a divorces than the general public would ever imagine. In furtherance of his work on mental health related cases he has lectured other lawyers on how to handle these cases and for the past five years has served on the Board of Directors for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) in Illinois.
Throughout his career, Mr. Haid has gained a reputation for his extensive legal knowledge and outstanding courtroom skills. In addition to his background in mental health related litigation, his legal background in business litigation (during the earlier years of his career) has also aided him in the representation of women in cases involving high net worth estates and cases involving family owned businesses, business interests, and executive compensation packages. He is also credited with completing Illinois’ first same-sex divorce and has advocated familial rights for many individuals in the LGBT community.
No matter the issues his clients are facing or how complex their need, Mr. Haid delivers highly personalized counsel and dedicated support throughout all his clients’ legal proceedings. Honored for his professionalism and service, he has earned top rankings from his peers on Super lawyers along with the 10 Best in Client Satisfaction Award from the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, as well as, excellent client reviews on Google Reviews, Yelp reviews, and Avvo.
A 2001 cum laude graduate of DePaul University, Mr. Haid obtained his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 2005 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2005. He was admitted to practice in the trial bar for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and he is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.