About the Candidate

2026 - 2018 - Rising Star| Super Lawyers of Illinois by Thomson Reuters

2026 - 2024 – Best Lawyers in America® - Best Lawyers Recognition (Family Law & Collaborative Law) 

2024 – Greek America Foundation – Forty Under 40 Awards

2024 – Wilmot Union High School – Inducted into Hall of Fame

2023 – Illinois State Bar Association – Young Lawyer of the Year Award

2023 – American Bar Association – On the Rise Award - Top 40 Young Lawyers

2021 - Amazon.com Top 10 Best Selling Author in Divorce and Separation,  Family Law, Et al. 

2020 – Illinois State Bar Association – Newsletter Service Award (5 Year Editor for YLD Newsletter)

2020 - American Institute of Family Law Attorneys - 10 Best Female Attorneys in Illinois

2019 – Attorney & Practice Magazine – Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in Illinois

2018 – National Association of Distinguished Counsel - Fellow

2017 – National Family Law Academy – Top 10 Family Law Attorneys Under 40 (Illinois) 

2016 - CALI Excellence for the Future Award – White Collar Crime

2015 – Public Interest Advocate Award, Diversity Scholarship Foundation 

2015 – Anthony J. Fornelli Emerging Leaders Award, Justinian Society of Lawyers

2014 - CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Constitutional Law

2014 - CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Evidence 

Professional Memberships 

American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators, 2019 - 2021

*Attorney Member, Certified Financial Litigator (CFL™) 2019 - 2021

American Bar Association, 2012 - Present

* Chair, ABA Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division, Family Law Committee, 2020 – 2021

* Board Member, ABA Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division Membership Board, 2020 – 2022

* Task Force Liaison, Task Force of Lawyer Well-Being to ABA YLD Wellness Team, 2020 - 2021

* Vice-Chair, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice – Automobile Litigation Committee, 2018-2019

* Appointed Member, ABA Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division Technology & Resource Center Committee, 2020 - 2021

* Vice Chair, ABA Young Lawyers Division |Family Law Committee, 2020 – 2021

* Appointed Member, ABA Wellness Committee, 2020 -2021

* Appointed Member, ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, New Lawyer Steering Committee (and Programming Subcommittee), 2020 – 2021

* Appointed Member, ABA Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division Pro Bono and Public Service Committee, 2019 – 2022

* Vice Chair, ABA Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division Family Law Committee, 2019 -2020

* Vice Chair, ABA Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division Technology & Resource Center Committee, 2019 - 2020

* Co-Chair, ABA Young Lawyers Division, Solo, Small Firm, & Gen Practice Division, 2019 - 2020

* Chair, ABA Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division Family Law Committee, 2018-2019

*Chair, ABA Young Lawyers Division Child & the Law Committee, 2018 – 2019

* Committee Liaison, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice – Automobile Litigation Committee, 2018 – 2019

* Young Lawyer Representative Appointment to the Outreach to Young Lawyers Standing Committee, 2018 – 2019

* Committee Liaison, GP Solo/Fam Law Section Working Group on Alimony Deductibility, 2018

* Co-Chair, ABA Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division Family Law Committee, 2017 -2018

* Fellow, ABA Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division, 2017 - 2018

* Co-Chair, ABA Young Lawyers Division Family Law Committee, 2017 - 2018

* Vice Chair, ABA Young Lawyers Division Family Law Committee, 2016

* Content Editor, Young Lawyers Division Family Law Newsletter, 2016- 2017

* Member, State & Local Bar Outreach (Executive Appointment), 2016

* 7thCircuit Lieutenant Governor, Law Student Division, 2015

Association for Conflict Resolution, 2015 

* Member, Chicago Chapter, 2015

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2020

* Member, 2020

Carthage College Alumni Association, 2019 – 2020

* 150 Years of Women Career Development Committee, 2019 – 2020

* Annual Scholarship Donor “Marie Sarantakis Scholarship”, 2020 -2021

* Leadership Giving Society, 2019 - 2021

Chicago Bar Association, 2012 - 2018

* Chair, Law Students Committee, 2016 – 2018

Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois, 2018 - Present

* Fellow, 2018 - Present

Cook County Bar Association, 2017 – 2018

Decalogue Society of Lawyers, 2017 – 2019

DuPage Association of Women Lawyers, 2016 – 2017

DuPage County Bar Association, 2015 - Present

* Editorial Board for The DCBA Brief,2020 - 2023

* Judge William Bauer Scholarship Recipient, 2015

DuPage County Bar Foundation, 2019 - 2025

* Board of Directors, 2019 - 2025

DuPage Legal Assistance Foundation, 2018 

* Judges’ Night Committee, 2018

Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois, 2011 – 2016, 2020 - 2024

* Law Student Scholarship Recipient, 2014

Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2017 – 2018

Illinois Bar Foundation, 2017 

* Lawyers Rock Event Committee, 2017

* Bronze Fellow

Illinois Legal Aid Online, 2013 - 2019

* Young Professionals Board Member, 2013 – 2019

* Host Committee Member, ILAO 7th Annual Fundraising Gala, 2017 

Illinois Lawyers Assistance Program, 2016 - 2020

* Chair, ALT-NET group, 2018 – 2020

* Associate Board Member, 2016 – 2020

* Trained Intervention Volunteer, 2016 

Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, 2017 – 2018

Illinois State Bar Association, 2012 - Present

* Member, Standing Committee on Artificial Intelligence & the Practice of Law, 2024 - Present

* Committee Member (Appointed by the President), ARDC Commission, 2021 – 2023 and 2025 – Present

* Committee Member (Appointed by the President), Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council, 2023 - 2024

* Committee Member (Appointed by the President), Young Lawyers Division, 2014 – 2020, 2021 – 2024

· Committee Member, Health & Wellness Committee, 2022 - 2023

* Assembly Member (Elected),2017 – 2020

* Co-Chair, Exploratory Committee on Fundraising Efforts, Young Lawyers Division, 2017 – 2019

* Co-Chair, YLD Speed Networking Planning Committee, 2017 

* Delegate, ISBA Representative to the ABA YLD, 2017 – 2020

* Mentor, Young Lawyers Division, 2017 

* Volunteer, Law Related Education Committee, Lawyers in the Classroom, 2017 -2018

* Volunteer, Law Related Education Committee, Mock Trial Tournaments, 2016 - 2018

* Newsletter Editor, Young Lawyers Division, 2015 – 2020

* Law Student Committee Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 2016 – 2018

* Committee Member (Appointed by the President), Task Force on Rule 711, 2015 - 2017

*Social Media Content Editor, ISBA President’s Page - Facebook, 2015 - 2016

* Committee Member (Appointed by the President), Family Law Section Council, 2015-2016

* Law Student Representative, The John Marshall Law School, 2014 – 2016

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2016 – 2017

* Winter Social Committee, 2017

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2017 – 2018

The John Marshall Law School Alumni Association, 2015 – 2019

* Director – 2017 - 2019

* Board of Trustees - Student Liaison Committee, 2015 – 2016

* Freedom & Distinguished Service Award Committee, 2015

The John Marshall Law School Children & Family Law Society, 2017 – 2018

* Alumni Relations Chair, 2017 - 2018

Justinian Society of Lawyers – Cook County, 2013 - 2019

* JMLS Law Student Chapter President, 2014 - 2015

* Law Student Scholarship Recipient, 2013 & 2014

Justinian Society of Lawyers – DuPage County, 2016 – 2017

Kane County Bar Association, 2016 – 2017, 2020 - 2021

Lake County Bar Association, 2014 – 2016

Orthodox Christian Attorney Network, 2025 - Present

National Association of Women Lawyers, 2014 – 2015

National Italian American Bar Association, 2016 - 2017

Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 2013, 2016, 2019– 2024

* Co-Chair, Ethics Committee, 2020 – 2023

* Co-Chair, Holiday Party, 2021 - 2023

* Co-Chair, Judges Night, 2021 - 2023

McHenry County Bar Association, 2014 – 2015

Phi Delta Phi International Honor Society, 2013 - 2016

* Chief Magister, Stevens Inn, 2014 – 2015

* Balfour Scholarship Recipient, 2015

West Suburban Bar Association, 2017 – 2019

* Board of Governors, 2017 - 2019

Will County Bar Association, 2014 – 2015

Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, 2013 - 2020

* Committee Member, Top Women Lawyers in Leadership Awards, 2016

* Committee Member, Community Outreach and Access to Justice, 2016 

* Social Media Content Editor, Facebook, 2015 - 2016

* Lead Co-Chair, Communications & Social Media Committee, 2015 – 2016

CLEs/Teaching Engagements

· Trinity Church, “Lawsuits Amongst Believers: What Does Corinthians Tell Us About Litigation”, Guest Lecturer for Bethel Bible Study, Pell Lake, WI (October 11, 2022) 

· Northwest Suburban Bar Association, “Ethical Trial Practice in the Digital Age”, Ethics Committee Co-Chair and Moderator (December 1, 2021)

· American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, “Representing Professional Athletes in Divorce and Paternity Suits” (June 2, 2021)

· American Bar Association, GP Solo and Small Firm Division, “Benefits of Committee Fellowship” (March 4, 2021) 

· DuPage County Bar Association, Professional Responsibility Committee, “Ethical Considerations in Family Law” (January 25, 2021)

· Northwest Suburban Bar Association, “The New Normal: Ethically Practicing Law During the Pandemic”, Ethics Committee Co-Chair and Moderator (January 14, 2021)

· Kane County Bar Association, “When Facebook Enters the Courtroom: How to Introduce Social Media Evidence at Trial”, 11th Hour Seminar (June 2020) 

· Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Rolling Meadows Courthouse, Using Social Media Evidence in Family Law Trials CLE (November 20, 2019)

· ISBA Quick Takes Video, Five Tips for Handling Your First Divorce Case (May 1, 2019) 

· ISBA Quick Takes Video, Social Media Marketing for Attorneys (April 20, 2019)

· DuPage County Bar Association, Law Day, Presentation at Glenn Westlake Middle School (April 17, 2019)

· The John Marshall Law School, MELSA, Sisters-in-Law Female Career Panel (March 5, 2019) 

· ISBA Senior Lawyers CLE, Computers for Seniors: The Next Step, College of DuPage (May 18, 2018)

· DCBA Young Lawyers Committee, “How to Build Your Book of Business”, Wheaton, Illinois (May 17, 2018)

· ABA National Teleconference Family Law, Shared Parenting Time Legislation - Does Fair Mean Equal? (April 23, 2018) 

· College of DuPage Paralegal Program, Generational Differences and Shifting Employer Needs in Law Firms (April 4, 2018) 

· ISBA Family Law CLE Roundtable, Session 5 on Property Division, Chicago, IL (May 18, 2017) 

· The John Marshall Law School, ISBA Law Day, Bar Leaders Panel (March 30, 2017) 

· ISBA Family Law CLE Roundtable, Session 4 on Defense of Allegations of Serious Child Endangerment, Chicago, IL (March 2, 2017) 

· The John Marshall Law School Children & Family Law Society, Funny Business: Effectively Using Humor in Lawyer Marketing, Chicago, IL (February 27, 2017)

· ISBA Family Law CLE Roundtable, Session 3 on Impeachment of Expert Witnesses, Chicago, IL 

(January 26, 2017) 

· ISBA Family Law CLE Roundtable, Session 2 on Admissions Offered Prior to Trial, Chicago, IL 

(November 17, 2016) 

· ISBA Family Law CLE Roundtable, Session 1 on Pleadings, Chicago, IL (September 14, 2016)