Charles R. Rea | Elburn Divorce & Family Lawyer

The majority of Chuck's civil practice has been in the areas revolving around families and family law.  The majority of this has long been either pro bono (no fee) or at a reduced rate.  Chuck has provided free legal assistance to hundreds of clients of Safe Passage and Mutual Ground (the domestic abuse shelters for DeKalb, Kane, and Kendall counties) since 1991, even being honored with special recognition for Outstanding Service in May 1996 by Mutual Ground.

Chuck takes multiple pro bono referrals from Prairie State Legal Services each year in both DeKalb and Kendall Counties.  For over twenty years Chuck has also taken pro bono referrals from a number of churches and church groups, as well as through his contacts within the community.  Chuck has also been a court-appointed pro bono attorney for Court Appointed Special Advocates, and has been a court approved mediator and Guardian Ad Litem since the inception of both programs.  In addition to the free mediation/Guardian Ad Litem training from the bar associations, Chuck had further advanced training at his own expense.  This advanced training was through the Aurora University Conflict Resolution and Divorce Mediation Institute, which was approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation and the Academy of Family Mediators, in the fall of 1997.  Although he accepts appointments from the court to act as a mediator/GAL after family cases are in the courts, the majority of Chuck's mediation work is with families prior to litigation being initiated, often successfully saving the family.  To further this, Chuck worked with a private licensed professional counselor to set up a not for profit family services provider to provide counseling, mediation and family legal services on a pro bono or sliding fee schedule.

Chuck has also set up numerous not for profit corporations for area youth sports, religious and civic organizations, at no charge to these organizations.  Over the years, Chuck has also provided pro bono services for Open Door in Sandwich, assisting disabled adults and the Fox Valley Older Adults assisting seniors.  Chuck has also provided pro bono, legal assistance to a number of veterans who have returned from their active service to changing family dynamics, in part caused by their service.

Chuck, as an attorney in private practice, over the years has worked with the Kendall County State's Attorney's Office and the Kendall County Juvenile Justice Council.  Over the last several months they have worked to establish and implement a bullying/hazing program to present to local schools in DeKalb, Kendall and LaSalle Counties to educate students on complex consequences to involved in these types of actions.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Law Offices of Charles R. Rea	Elburn, IL	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
John Marshall Law School	J.D.	Law School	1985
Wabash College	Bachelors		1980

State / Court	Date
Illinois	1985

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• Notable | Martindale-Hubbell | 2022

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