Jane E. Nagle is a founding partner of Nagle & Giese, P.C., and she concentrates her practice primarily in the areas of divorce and family law in DuPage, Cook, Will, Kane, Kendall, Lake and surrounding collar counties. Over the years, Jane has handled numerous pre-decree and post-decree divorce cases as well as paternity, child support enforcement, and contested cases involving the allocation of parental decision-making and parenting time. Jane is also experienced in handling chapter 7 bankruptcy cases as well as negotiating various types of unsecured debts, obtaining excellent settlements for her clients facing financial hardship.

Through her years of experience, Jane has developed the ability to determine the most effective strategy to help her individual clients reach their goals and desired outcomes in their cases. She understands that some cases require an aggressive litigation strategy, while others benefit from and are quickly resolved with skillful negotiation and settlement discussions. Jane is compassionate toward her clients as she helps them navigate through the litigation process.

Jane has been named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star for six consecutive years, a designation reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys under forty years old in Illinois and was named an Illinois Super Lawyer in 2024 and 2025. Jane currently serves as the Chair on the Standing Committee on the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board, is on the board of the DuPage County Bar Association, is a member of the DCBA Bar Journal editorial board and the former Chair of the DuPage County Bar Association Family Law Section.  Jane is an active member of the DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations. 

Jane received her law degree from DePaul University College of Law and graduated from Indiana University – Bloomington with her Bachelor of Arts in both International Studies and Spanish with a minor in Italian. During law school, Jane worked as an extern for the Honorable Judge Michael Panter in both the Domestic Relations and Law Divisions. Jane was a member of and associate editor for the DePaul Law Review in which she had an article published in 2012.