Joy M. Feinberg, Davis Freidman, Chicago, IL
Joy Feinberg is a partner at Davis Freidman Law in Chicago, Illinois. One of the preeminent family lawyers in Illinois, Ms. Feinberg is a sought-after lecturer and writer on such topics as taxation, business valuation, pensions, maintenance, parenting, and Hague matters. She is proud of having created Women Empowering Women (WEW): a 12-month program to educate female family lawyers on the vast array of financial knowledge required of sophisticated divorce practitioners. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers; a former President of the USA Chapter of the International Academy of Family Lawyers; a former President of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; and a former President of the AAML Foundation. Ms. Feinberg is married to Gregory Brown, a national expert on employee benefits, ESOPs, and executive compensation. www.davisfreidman.com
Kiilu Davis, kdlaw, Scottsdale, AZ
The owner and founder of family law firm kdlaw PC, Mr. Davis is a Certified Family Law Specialist, Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers. He serves as a Parenting Coordinator and Special Master for the Maricopa County Superior Court, on the Executive Council for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona, and on the 2017 Child Support Guidelines Interim Review Committee. He was a member of the Arizona Supreme Court Task Force on the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure, which restyled and rewrote the Family Law Rules in 2018. Named Family Lawyers Assistance Project Advocate of the Year, Mr. Davis is a frequent speaker and contributor at Continuing Legal Education seminars. www.kdlaw.org
Sharon L. Klein, Wilmington Trust, New York, NY
Sharon L. Klein heads Wilmington Trust’s National Matrimonial Advisory Solutions Practice and is President of Wilmington Trust’s Family Wealth, Eastern U.S. Region. She coordinates delivery of all Wealth Management services by teams of professionals, including planning, trust, investment management, family office, and private banking services to high-net-worth clients. Beginning her career as a trusts & estates attorney, Sharon has over 25 years’ experience in the wealth advisory arena and is a nationally recognized speaker and author. She is a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and has received the Accredited Estate Planner Designation from the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils. She chairs the Domestic Relations Committee of Trusts & Estates magazine, where she sits on the Board. Sharon is featured as one of Forbes’ Best-In-State Wealth Advisors for 2020. View Sharon’s video here. www.wilmingtontrust.com/divorce
In Memoriam: Stephen A. Kolodny, Kolodny Law Group, Beverly Hills, CA
(June 25, 1940 – May 30, 2020)
Stephen Kolodny was considered one of the most preeminent attorneys in family law in the United States for decades. Co-founder of the National Family Law Trial Institute, Steve relished the opportunity to make family lawyers better litigators. Family Lawyer Magazine supported – and will continue to support – his love of the Institute, working with him and others to promote registration and fill the course. He was a Founding Diplomate of American College of Family Trial Lawyers, former president of the So. Cal. Chapter of the AAML, and former president of the USA Chapter of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. A valuable member of Family Lawyer Magazine’s advisory board since its inception in 2012, he was a highly regarded content contributor, esteemed advisor, and treasured friend.
