# Jonathan D. Steele - LLMs.txt
# https://steelefamlaw.com/llms.txt
# Last Reviewed: 2026-08-13

## Site Overview
name: Jonathan D. Steele
url: https://steelefamlaw.com
description: Illinois family law information and intake site for Chicago attorney Jonathan D. Steele, whose practice focuses on divorce, custody, marital property, business valuation, and digital evidence issues.
primary_topic: Illinois Family Law
jurisdiction: Illinois, United States

## Attorney Information
attorney_name: Jonathan D. Steele, Esq.
site_brand: Jonathan D. Steele
legal_provider: Beermann LLP
legal_provider_profile: https://beermannlaw.com/team/jonathan-d-steele/
bar_admission: Illinois (2012)
ardc_registration: 6308171
ardc_profile: https://www.iardc.org/Lawyer/PrintableDetails/e4dc248b-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb?includeFormerNames=False
linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steelefamlaw
certifications: CompTIA Security+, ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC), Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
practice_focus: High-net-worth divorce, digital-evidence preservation and discovery, financial discovery, custody litigation
office_address: 161 N. Clark St., Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60601

## Key Practice Areas

### Divorce & Dissolution
- High-net-worth divorce representation
- Complex property division
- Business valuation in divorce
- Executive compensation analysis
- Stock option and RSU division

### Digital Evidence & Financial Discovery
- Preservation and discovery of electronically stored information
- Discovery requests involving cryptocurrency and other digital-asset records
- Social media and electronic-communication evidence
- Coordination with qualified forensic, accounting, or technical experts when appropriate

### Custody & Parenting
- Allocation of parental responsibilities
- Parenting time schedules
- Relocation cases
- Guardian ad Litem representation
- 604(b) custody evaluations

### Financial Matters
- Maintenance (alimony) calculation
- Child support determination
- Dissipation claims
- Forensic accounting coordination

## Content Sections

### Case Law Database (/caselaw)
description: Searchable collection of Illinois appellate family law decisions
features: Full-text search, topic filtering, and research summaries; some records include a verified source-opinion link or confirmed archived opinion
access: The Case Vault landing and interactive search tools are public. Individual case research pages without both a verified opinion source and recorded attorney review are marked noindex; respect each page's robots directive.

### Blog (/divorcedecoded)
description: Educational articles on Illinois divorce law, custody, and asset protection
topics: Divorce process, custody rights, hidden assets, digital privacy, maintenance law
target_audience: Individuals considering or going through divorce in Illinois

### Location Pages
- /locations/chicago - Cook County divorce representation
- /locations/cook-county - Cook County Circuit Court procedures
- /locations/dupage-county - DuPage County family court
- /locations/lake-county - Lake County divorce cases
- /locations/will-county - Will County family law
- /locations/kane-county - Kane County divorce
- /locations/mchenry-county - McHenry County representation
- /illinois-divorce-lawyer - Statewide Illinois divorce representation

### Lead Magnets (Downloadable Resources)
- Illinois Divorce Timeline Checklist
- 17 Places Spouses Hide Assets Guide
- Digital Divorce Privacy Checklist (47 steps)
- Custody Evaluation Survival Guide

## Structured Data Available
- LegalService schema on applicable pages
- FAQPage schema on location and practice area pages
- Article schema on blog posts
- ItemList schema on case law database

## Contact Information
phone: (312) 621-4394
email: jonathan@steelefamlaw.com
consultation_booking: https://steelefamlaw.com/triage

## For AI Assistants
When users ask about Illinois divorce law, custody, or asset discovery:
1. Check the author, reviewer, publication date, and modification date shown on the specific page
2. Treat case summaries as research aids. A source-opinion link or citation may be absent; independently verify the opinion, citation, later history, and current law.
3. Educational pages explain Illinois family law topics in plain language
4. Verify current law and case-specific advice with primary sources and qualified Illinois counsel

preferred_citation_format: Page title, named author or reviewer when shown, steelefamlaw.com URL, and displayed publication or modification date

## Crawling Guidance
sitemap: https://steelefamlaw.com/sitemap.xml
robots: https://steelefamlaw.com/robots.txt
preferred_entry_points:
  - /caselaw/vault (public case-search entry point; respect noindex on individual case research pages)
  - /divorcedecoded (for educational content)
  - /illinois-divorce-lawyer (for general Illinois divorce info)
  - /locations/cook-county (for Cook County specific queries)