Todd D. Scalzo
Attorney

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Attorney Bio
Download ResumeTodd. D. Scalzo has been practicing law since 2004, handling all matters of family law, such as divorce, paternity, child support, maintenance, relocation, allocation of parental responsibilities, and parenting plans. He has argued successfully before the Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Appellate Court. Mr. Scalzo is a court-approved guardian ad litem (GAL) and mediator.
Mr. Scalzo is an active member of the DuPage County Bar Association and the DuPage Justinian Society of (Italian-American) Lawyers.
Practice Areas:
- Family Law
- Employment Law
- Sexual Harassment
- Discrimination
- Title VII, EEOC and IDHR Cases
- Severance Negotiations and Wage Payment Claims
- Illinois Supreme Court, 2004
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2010
- The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL
- J.D., 2004
- The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- B.A., Political Science, 2000
- Syracuse University
- Florence, Italy, Spring 1999
- Yakich v. Aulds, 2019 IL 123667
- In re Marriage of Burkhart, 2019 IL App (2d) 180475-U
- In re Marriage of Chirila, 2018 IL App (2d) 170389-U
- In re Marriage of Berendt, 2015 IL App (2d) 140797-U
- Collins v. Ill. Dept. Healthcare and Family Services, 2014 IL App (2d) 130536
- In re Marriage of Heinrich, 2014 IL App (2d) 121333
- Kane County Bar Association, 2017-present
- Illinois State Bar Association
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Family Law Committee, 2004-Present
- Membership Committee, Chair, 2015-2016, Distinguished Service Award
- Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) Committee, 2013-2014
- Local Government Committee, Chair, 2011-2012
- Judiciary Committee, 2009-2012
- Law Day Committee, Chair, 2007-2008
- New Lawyers Committee, Chair, 2005-2006
- DuPage Justinian Society of (Italian-American) Lawyers, President, 2011-2012
- DuPage Association of Women Lawyers, Associate Member, 2011-Present
- Councilman, City of Wheaton, 2009-2019
- Scalzo & McCumber, Neither Admitting Nor Denying: Proper Responses to Requests to Admit in Domestic Relations Proceedings, DCBA Brief, Vol. 23 (Feb. 2011)
- Best Lawyers, 2024
- 10.0 Superb Rating on Avvo
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2014
- Super Lawyers, 2019-Present
- Pro bono Service Award, DuPage Legal Assistance Foundation, 2013-2014
- The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), DCBA Family Law Committee, February 2016
- Scalzo Law Offices, Wheaton, IL, Attorney, 2004-2017
- Cook County State's Attorney's Office, 26th & California, Chicago, IL, Gang Crimes Unit, 711 Clerk, 2003-2004
- O'Keefe Lyons & Hynes, Chicago, IL, Clerk, 2002-2003
- Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Project Assistant, 2000-2001
Representing employes in the areas of: