Jonathan D. Steele

Jonathan D. Steele primarily focuses his practice in all areas of family law. He represents clients in the litigation of divorce, child custody, paternity, and post-dissolution matters. His family-law experience and cybersecurity training support a technically informed approach to complex financial and digital-evidence issues.

With cybersecurity certifications (CompTIA Security+, ISC2 CC) and the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate, Jonathan brings technical issue-spotting to cryptocurrency, metadata, account-security, and digital-evidence questions. He uses lawful discovery and preservation methods and coordinates with qualified forensic experts when specialized collection or analysis is needed.

Hidden assets can leave financial and digital trails. The right discovery plan can identify and preserve those trails for the case.

Jonathan has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2016. In 2026, he was named a Leading Lawyer. He is also included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, and was named to the Law Bulletin's 40 Under 40 in 2025.

Jonathan presents continuing legal education programs for other lawyers on digital evidence, cybersecurity, AI, and cryptocurrency in divorce. See Speaking & CLE. Other lawyers can bring him in on a defined part of a case or for trial: see Co-Counsel. Before signing a settlement, see Settlement Review.