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  • December 2011

    Bryan V. Reed launched his first web log (blog). Visit our site regularly for additional articles coming soon.

  • August 2011

    Bryan V. Reed and Tania Harvey successfully defended their client from a motion to vacate a divorce judgment premised on five counts of fraud. The motion had been litigated for nearly two and one-half years before RCA was hired. After approximately six months of being in the case, RCA filed a motion for summary judgment and prevailed after two days of oral arguments and presentation of volumes of exhibits.

  • July 2011

    In what is likely to become a landmark case, Bryan V. Reed successfully litigated Illinois’ first dismissal of a divorce case on the basis that a foreign country (France) is a more proper forum for the parties’ divorce.

  • June 2011

    Nicole Centracchio successfully effectuated the resolution and settlement of a highly contested divorce including complex religious custody issues between parties of different faiths (Judaism and Christianity). Her client will retain sole decision making authority in the religious upbringing of their three children.

  • May 2011

    Bryan V. Reed published his first in a series of bi-weekly family law articles in the newspaper "Hi India."

  • May 2011

    Reed, Centracchio & Associates, LLC co-hosted a Financial Fitness Seminar with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network.

  • April 2011

    Bryan V. Reed successfully defeated a wife’s vigorous claim for spousal maintenance after twenty-seven years of marriage by establishing on a motion for summary judgment that the wife was co-habiting with a boyfriend.

  • January 2011

    Tania Gray won a contested, four day trial where custody was changed from joint to sole, in favor of her client.

  • December 2010

    Bryan V. Reed and Tania Gray finished a custody trial that lasted for three weeks where their client was awarded all rights sought in settlement prior to trial.

  • November 2010

    Bryan V. Reed won a two day trial on child support arrears, resulting in a substantial judgment for his client.

  • August 2010

    Tania Gray began teaching Family Law at John Marshall Law School as an adjunct professor.

  • July 2010

    Tania Gray was appointed to the court’s Child Representative List.

  • July 2010

    RCA welcomed French law student Olivier Laratte as an intern in the office

  • May 2010

    Tania Gray won a custody trial where her client, a father, was awarded sole custody of four children.

  • March 2010

    Nicole Centracchio successfully negotiated a contested Joint Parenting Agreement between a Muslim father (her client), and a Catholic mother, which allowed the parties to jointly parent their children and expose them to both faiths.

  • March 2010

    RCA proudly announes that Rachel L. Hempel has joined the firm as an associate attorney, adding another nine years of exclusive family law litigation and solid reputation to our legal team.

  • February 2010

    Nicole Centracchio won a judgment for her client for more than $20,000.00 in unpaid child support sixteen years after the child emancipated.

  • December 2009

    Tania Gray won custody for a father and the right of the father to move the child to Florida, after successfully establishing that the mother’s new husband was physically abusing the child.

  • December 2009

    Tania Gray won temporary custody and support for a father of 4 children.

  • November 2009

    Bryan V. Reed won a child custody trial for a father that resulted in a transfer of custody from mother to father after successfully demonstrating that mother’s boyfriend posed a danger to the minor child.

  • November 2009

    Bryan V. Reed successfully terminated a father’s visitation where the child testified to a pattern of emotional abuse by her father.

  • October 2009

    Tania Gray took home first place in her age group in the competition of Chicago’s Fittest Lawyer.

  • October 2009

    Bryan V. Reed and Tania Gray successfully protected a mother from a father’s two year long attack on her child custody rights.

  • September 2009

    Bryan V. Reed recovered over $16,000.00 in child related support for a mother who had not received money in more than four years.

  • September 2009

    Bryan V. Reed was the featured speaker at a Chicago seminar entitled, “The Cost of Staying Married.”

  • August 2009

    Bryan V. Reed successfully tried a child custody case and transferred child custody from a mother to a father.

  • June 2009

    Nicole Centracchio was a guest speaker at the Chicago Bar Association continuing legal education program regarding successful case management issues.

  • June 2009

    Nicole Centracchio was awarded a certificate of appreciation from the presiding judge of the domestic relations division for her volunteer work.

  • May 2009

    Bryan V. Reed was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court during a Washington, D.C. swearing in ceremony conducted by Chief Justice John Roberts.

  • April 2009

    Nicole Centracchio secured a judgment in the amount of $42,000.00 for a client who had not received child support in over ten years.

  • February 2009

    Bryan V. Reed successfully persuaded an Illinois court to cede jurisdiction to California courts in a contested child visitation matter.

  • January 2009

    Bryan V. Reed won after trial a judgment in favor of his client for child support arrears in the amount of $60,000.

  • January 2009

    Nicole Centracchio joined the Women’s Bar Association.

  • October 2008

    Bryan V. Reed won a vigorously contested day long trial at which time he was awarded the full relief his client asked for, plus attorney fees.

  • August 2008

    Bryan V. Reed successfully defended a father from contempt charges and adjusted child support to a fair amount after two days of trial.

  • June 2008

    Tania Gray began teaching as an adjunct professor at John Marshall Law School. Her most recent class was entitled, “Family Law Legal Drafting.” As part of the class, Ms. Gray teaches students the art of drafting effective court pleadings.

  • June 2008

    Bryan V. Reed completed an expedition and climbed to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro (the world’s tallest free-standing mountain). Mr. Reed employed the same determination he uses in every client case to help him make it to the top of Africa. Mr. Reed believes that physical and mental stamina are essential ingredients inside and outside the courtroom.

  • June 2008

    Nicole Centracchio was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from Chief Judge Moshe Jacobius for her participation in the court facilitator program.

  • March 2008

    Nicole Centracchio successfully completed the requirements for Certification in Divorce Mediation through Northwestern University in Chicago.

  • March 2008

    Bryan V. Reed, Nicole Centracchio, and Sophia Hernandez ran the 8k Shamrock Shuffle as part of RCA’s office fitness program.

  • March 2008

    Tania Gray was quoted in the March, 2008 edition of the Chicago Bar Association Journal concerning her views on divorce practice.

  • February 2008

    with hard hitting action in court, Bryan V. Reed prevailed upon a deadbeat dad “Wanted” for years by the State of Illinois child support agencies, leaving him no choice but to enter into an agreed order for child support arrears well in excess of $100,000.00 and consent to monthly payments.

  • January 2008

    Bryan V. Reed tried and won a hard fought child custody case for a devoted father, where the trial lasted for weeks. When Mr. Reed first took over the case after a well known father’s rights firm, his client had been awarded only two hour sessions of weekly, unsupervised visitation. Upon conclusion of the trial, the father was awarded sole custody. As always, preparation proved critical.

  • January 2008

    Nicole Centracchio appeared on CAN TV during a full taping of the Chicago Bar Association’s sponsored show on family law. The show aired on Channel #21 in January, 2008 and will be repeated numerous times throughout the year. As part of the program, Ms. Centracchio took viewer calls and gave advice that showcased her quick thinking and practical approach to everyday legal problems.