If you are involved in a complex or overwhelming legal issue, contact this Illinois law firm to discuss your case. Joseph P. McCaffery & Associates offers free initial consultations at three convenient locations.

Joseph P. McCaffery – Principal Attorney/Founder
With hundreds of jury and bench trials, including capital cases, Illinois lawyer Joseph P. McCaffery is courtroom savvy and an aggressive negotiator who represents clients throughout Illinois, including extensive representation of clients locally and internationally in Federal Court, Cook County and its Collar Counties. 

Joe has 20 years of courtroom experience and a vast background that lends him to be successful in representing clients based throughout Chicago, the State of Illinois, nationwide and globally.  His Illinois law firm assists clients in a variety of legal issues including divorce and other family law, criminal defense, business litigation, and other crises in Illinois and other states.

As an experienced and involved lawyer, Joe has been a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Bar Association, and is a current member of the American Bar and Will County Bar Associations. He also has been an Arbitrator for Cook County and is involved in the community. He serves as pro-bono General Counsel for Special Music by Special People, a charitable organization serving developmentally disabled children and young adults, and for the USS McCaffery Association, a non-profit veterans’ organization composed of personnel who served on the Navy destroyer named for Joe’s great uncle, a Marine Raider battalion leader in WWII.  Joe also was named for this war hero and is said to have inherited his, leadership, compassion, wit and fight.  

In addition, Joe is an active, IHSA-certified youth sports coach. He is family oriented with a goal to guide families through the unsteady times they face, and a seasoned entrepreneur who understands the complexities business owners face.  Joe speaks conversational Russian, German and Greek.