 Rinella and Rinella, Ltd. is the oldest
matrimonial law firm in Illinois. Founded by Samuel A. Rinella and his wife, Kathryn
Barasa Rinella. Sam and Kathryn Rinella were pioneers in the then fledgling field of
family law. From his first divorce case in 1932 until his death fifty years later, Sam
Rinella represented a Who’s Who list of clients. He co-founded the American Academy
of Matrimonial Lawyers, an organization dedicated to elevating the standards of family law
practice, and served as its second president. Kathryn Rinella served as President of the
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.
Through their leadership in these organizations and in local and
national bar associations, both were instrumental in developing matrimonial law into the
sophisticated practice that it is today. |
