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 nearly 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. 
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Lee A. Hauserman - Senior Associate Attorney
Lee Hauserman is the lead attorney on the firm's mortgage foreclosure matters.  He began working in the foreclosure practice prior to the housing crisis and has managed cases involving mortgage fraud, as well as those involving financial hardship and under-water walk-aways, and also is involved in other civil and criminal litigation.

Lee completed his legal studies at Loyola Chicago School of Law and holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Oklahoma State University.  He served the firm and its clients as a law clerk for nearly two years prior to being licensed as an attorney.

Astrid is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of Law with certificates in health law and trial advocacy. She graduated cum laude from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science and received her R.N. certification from Mount Auburn Hospital School of Nursing in Cambridge, Mass.

Active in the community, Astrid also is a member of the University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Women's Board, and the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago Women's Board.  She is fluent in Spanish and proficient in French and German.
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Alexandra Kotelon - Associate Attorney
Alexandra Kotelon focuses on civil and criminal litigation.  She joined JPMA as a law clerk 20 months prior to being licensed as an attorney. 

A graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law, Alexandra holds an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Illinois, Chicago. She also served as a clerk for another Chicagoland law firm while earning her law degree.

Alexandra is bilingual (English/Polish) and provides translation for our Polish-speaking clients across all practice areas, including litigation and immigration. 
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Omar F. Uddin - Associate Attorney
Omar Uddin serves clients in the areas of mortgage foreclosure and other aspects of real estate law and civil litigation.  Prior to joining Joseph P. McCaffery & Associates, Omar was an associate attorney at a suburban law firm. He also served as a legal research associate for a number of organizations including the Health Law Institute, International Aviation Law Institute and International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University.

Omar has represented condominium and homeowners associations boards in both transactional and litigious matters involving unit owner eviction, foreclosure and bankruptcy cases, as well as developer disputes. In addition, he has prepared legal opinions, interpreted federal, state and local ordinances, negotiated contracts, and conducted condo declaration and by-law analysis.  

A graduate of DePaul University College of Law, Omar also holds a bachelor of arts with High Distinction from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he studied political science and philosophy.
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