Areas of Practice

• 30% Criminal Defense
• 35% Family Law
• 15% Real Estate
• 5% Business Organizations
• 5% Personal Injury
• 5% Collections
• 5% Estate Planning / Administration

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois, 1985

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1992
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1992

Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana
  J.D.
  
  
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA
  B.S.
  Honors: Dean's List each semester
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Financial Identity Theft, American Business Women Association, 2003

Honors and Awards

• City of Aurora Community Volunteer Award, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois Bar Association, 2005 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Kane County Bar Association, 2001 - Present
  Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Kane County State's Attorney Office, Assistant State's Attorney, 2001 - 2006
• PNC Mortgage Securities Corp, Senior Manager, 1996 - 1999

Pro Bono Activities

• Assisting non-for-profit organizations incorporating & completing IRS 501(c)(3) application, 2004 - 2006

Ancillary Businesses

• Accounting and Tax Preparation

Birth Information

• February 15, 1961, Aurora, Illinois, United States of America