Gonzalo Gomez

Gonzalo Gomez is a Senior Associate with Wakenight & Associates, P.C. in its Oak Park office, where he focuses on family law and divorce matters. He represents clients in disputes involving custody, visitation, parenting issues, complex financial questions, and DCFS proceedings. His background includes military service and fifteen years in law enforcement, giving him substantial experience with crisis situations, investigations, and family problems that require careful legal and practical judgment.

Gonzalo earned a B.A. from Western Illinois University and a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law. He attended college part time while working in law enforcement and later completed law school through an evening program. Before entering full-time legal practice, he served as a police officer in Elmhurst and Bensenville, advancing through patrol, tactical, detective, and sergeant roles. That background informs his approach to evidence, conflict, and high-stress family disputes.

Gonzalo retired from police work in 2008 to practice law full time and has concentrated on family and divorce matters. His experience includes litigation over custody, visitation, and parenting, complex financial issues, DCFS cases, appeals, hearings, and trials. He is fluent in written and spoken Spanish and serves Spanish-speaking clients. His familiarity with military and civil-service environments further supports his work with service members and police or fire department employees facing family law concerns.

Gonzalo Gomez is admitted in Illinois, the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, and before the United States Supreme Court. He has received professional recognition for legal ethics and professionalism and has earned pro bono recognition for work connected with domestic relations services. His combination of family law litigation, prior law enforcement service, bilingual communication, and continuing legal education supports clients navigating divorce and family disputes that involve personal, financial, and procedural complexity.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Wakenight & Associates, P.C.
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Chicago Bar Association – Family Law Committee
• Member, Illinois Hispanic Lawyer’s Association – Judicial Evaluations Committee

Licensed State

• Illinois

Education

• Chicago-Kent College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Western Illinois University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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