George M. Sanders
A litigator for more than 20 years, George M. Sanders, has been focusing on family law issues, primarily divorce and paternity cases. A large portion of Mr. Sanders divorce cases involve issues such as custody, support, property valuation and division, and the impact of premarital agreements on such litigation. He has also litigated a variety of child support issues before paternity courts, and often works on the modification of divorce judgments and child support orders.
Prior to primarily practicing family law, Mr. Sanders worked on a broad range of complex litigation matters, such as antitrust, trade secrets, consumer fraud, civil RICO, securities fraud and insurance coverage.
In 1990, George M. Sanders was admitted to the New York Bar, the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, and the U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York. Mr. Sanders is not currently licensed to practice in the state of New York.
In 1994, he was admitted to the Illinois Bar and currently practices in the state of Illinois. He is also admitted in several prestigious U.S. courts including the following: U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1994; U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1993; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit; and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Divorce
- Antitrust
- Health & Health Care Law
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Education
University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois
J.D. – 1989
St John’s University, Jamaica, New York – 1986
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Major: Economics
Published Works
- Health Law and Compliance Update, Chapter 3, Antitrust in Evolving And Consolidating Provider and Payer Markets, Published by Aspen, 2007;
- Competing in the Marketplace: How physicians can improve quality and increase their value in the health care market through medical practice integration, American Medical Association, March 2007;
- “Antitrust,” Chapter 12 of Business, Law and the Internet: Essential Guidance for You, Your Clients and Your Firm, published by IICLE, 2002; and
- Contributor, Antitrust Law Development (Third Edition), published by the Antitrust Section of the ABA.
