Jane E. Nagle
McSwain Nagle Giese & Rapp, P.C.
Jane E. Nagle is a founding partner of McSwain Nagle Giese & Rapp, P.C., and she concentrates her practice primarily in the areas of divorce and family law in DuPage, Cook, Will, Kane, Kendall, Lake and surrounding collar counties. Over the years, Jane has handled numerous pre-decree and post-decree divorce cases as well as paternity, child support enforcement, and contested cases involving the allocation of parental decision-making and parenting time. Jane is also experienced in handling chapter 7 bankruptcy cases as well as negotiating various types of unsecured debts, obtaining excellent settlements for her clients facing financial hardship.
Through her years of experience, Jane has developed the ability to determine the most effective strategy to help her individual clients reach their goals and desired outcomes in their cases. She understands that some cases require an aggressive litigation strategy, while others benefit from and are quickly resolved with skillful negotiation and settlement discussions. Jane is compassionate toward her clients as she helps them navigate through the litigation process.
Jane has been named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star for five consecutive years, a designation reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys under forty years old in Illinois. Jane currently serves as the Secretary on the Standing Committee on the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board, and she is an active member of the DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Jane is also a trained Guardian ad Litem with the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court where she investigates and provides reports to judges on issues related to the best interests of the children involved in highly contested divorce or parentage cases.
Jane received her law degree from DePaul University College of Law and graduated from Indiana University – Bloomington with her Bachelor of Arts in both International Studies and Spanish with a minor in Italian.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Illinois
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- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Managing Partner
- McSwain Nagle Giese & Rapp, P.C.
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- McSwain Nagle & Giese, P.C.
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- Kollias & Giese, P.C.
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- Associate Attorney
- Anderson & Associates, P.C.
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- DePaul College of Law
- J.D.
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- Activities: Associate Editor, DePaul Law Review
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- Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
- B.A. | International Studies, Spanish, Italian
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- Rising Star
- SuperLawyers
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- SuperLawyers
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- SuperLawyers
- Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board
- Standing Committee
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- DuPage County Bar Association
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- DuPage Association of Women Lawyers
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- Illinois State Bar Association
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- Chicago Bar Association
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- Illinois State Bar Association
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- Supreme Court Rule 304(a): Does including the language of the rule in an order make it appealable?
- ISBA Family Law Newsletter
