Attorneys & Staff

Neal E. Takiff
Northbrook, Illinois

Partner
phone	(847) 564-8662
fax	(847) 564-8419
email	Email Me

NEAL E. TAKIFF is a partner with the law firm of Whitted, Cleary + Takiff, LLC. Prior to joining the firm, he was an attorney with the Lake County Public Defender's Office and with the Cook County Office of the Public Guardian. Mr. Takiff received his law degree from New York University School of Law and earned a B.A. in political science and philosophy from Duke University.

Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Takiff was an elementary education teacher for the Houston Independent School District. He was also a school board member for Community Consolidated School District 46 and currently serves on the board of directors for Turning Point Behavioral Health Center. He currently teaches graduate-level education law courses at both Dominican University and Aurora University .

His practice is concentrated in the areas of special education law, child welfare, mental health, and both criminal and civil litigation for juveniles and adults.

Areas of Practice:: Special Education; Child Welfare; Mental Health; Criminal Litigation (Juveniles and Adults); Civil Litigation (Juveniles and Adults); School Residency

Education:: New York University School of Law, New York, New York
J.D.; Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
B.A.
Major: Political Science and Philosophy

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Graduate -Level Education Law Courses, Dominican University; Graduate -Level Education Law Courses, Aurora University

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Turning Point Behavioral Health Center; Member, Board of Directors; Lake County Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association

Past Employment Positions:: Community Consolidated School District 46, Member of School Board; Houston Independent School District, Elementary Education Teacher; Lake County Public Defender's Office; Cook County Public Guardian's Office

The law firm of Whitted, Cleary + Takiff serves clients in Northbrook and throughout northern Illinois, in communities such as Chicago, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Waukegan, Woodstock, Belvidere, Geneva, Wheaton, Yorkville, Joliet, Skokie, Glenview, Highland Park, Buffalo Grove, and Evanston. Whitted Cleary & Takiff also has served clients from out of state, including Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Cook County - Lake County - DuPage County - Will County - Kane County - McHenry County - Kendall County - Boone County - DeKalb County