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JOSEPH R. NAPOLI II
Equity Partner
BEERMANN LLP
Joseph R. Napoli II is an Equity Partner at Beermann LLP—a premier family law firm recognized by U.S. News & World Report—and a highly regarded attorney handling complex, high-stakes divorce and custody matters for professional athletes, reality television personalities, and high-net-worth clients. Napoli has been featured on ABC Channel 7 News, named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Family Law Lawyers in America, and recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer. He previously served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Before his law career began, Napoli was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the Major League Baseball Draft, an experience he credits with shaping his competitive mindset and composure under pressure.
“I learned as a professional athlete you don’t get to be rattled in a pressure situation just because the pressure is real—and family law has driven that concept home a hundred times over,” he shares. “When a client is in crisis, the most valuable thing I can do is stay steady, because calm is contagious in a room—and so is panic. My job is to make sure my clients’ choices in the moments come from strategy and a clear head, not from fear. If I’m steady, they can be steady, and steady clients make far better decisions about their futures.”
For more information, visit beermannlaw.com.
