Maria Mack
Maria is a graduate of the University Of Illinois College Of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a degree in Speech Communication. She received her Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law. She is an experienced litigator who tried over 80 cases in DuPage, Kane, Cook and Will counties. Maria has also advocated for her clients in at least an equal number of arbitration hearings. In recent years her practice has concentrated primarily in family law matters, including divorce proceedings, post decree petitions, child custody and paternity matters. Maria also handled administrative hearings on behalf of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, and now accepts cases on behalf of those wishing to appeal an indicated finding made against them by DCFS. She also handles residential real estate closings and estate planning matters.
Maria is currently a member of the adjunct faculty staff at College of DuPage, where she teaches students in the Paralegal Studies program. She has taught seminars for both the DuPage County Bar Association and The DuPage Association of Women Lawyers. She is a past president of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers and is currently an officer of the DuPage Chapter of the Justinian Society of Lawyers.
Since meeting her husband, Maria has become an avid open wheel racing fan. You can find her every Memorial Day weekend in Indianapolis cheering on the winning driver at the Indy 500 with at least 300,000 other fans! In her spare time she enjoys photography and cooking; especially creating new recipes. She hopes to complete a cookbook of recipes collected from generations of her family and friends.
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Phone: 630.852.1100
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CREDENTIALS
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Bar Admissions
Admitted in Illinois, May 1990
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, General Bar, June 1990
Juris Doctor Degree, June 1989
DePaul University, College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
AmJur Award, Criminal Law. Moot Court Society Member: participated as both advocate
and Coach in brief writing and oral argument competition.
Paralegal Certificate, May 1984
Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Speech Communication, January 1984
University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, Illinois
Minors: English, History, and Communications
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January 2000 |
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DETAILED CAREER HISTORY
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Fortunato, Knobbe. Davenport & Arnold, Ltd., Westmont, IL
ATTORNEY
Practice concentrating in all aspects of family law & residential real estate transactions. |
08/07
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The Law Office of Maria Tolva Mack, Bolingbrook, IL
ATTORNEY / OWNER
Represented clients in real estate transactions & civil litigation matters. Prosecuted expungement appeals for the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services. Developed and implemented a successful small business marketing plan including
business networking. |
06/05 to 08/07 |
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Chilton, Yambert, Porter & Young, LLP, Chicago, IL
ATTORNEY
Practiced in Geneva and Joliet offices handling own file load consisting of Auto, Premises and Local Government entity defense. Assisted with new and existing client marketing. |
09/03 to 06/05 |
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Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., Chicago, IL
ATTORNEY/PARTNER
Elected to Partner 1998. Practice concentrated primarily in auto and premises liability defense. 78 cases tried to verdict. Performed all Litigation services from file opening through case resolution. Participated in marketing and client development efforts to increase client base of firm. Supervised, trained and hired support staff. |
04/90 to 09/03 |
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Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, IL
Law Clerk/Paralegal
Litigation Section - involved in all phases of pre-trial discovery.
Responsibilities included: analyzing discovery responses; preparing deposition question outlines; research; and participating in strategy meetings between in-house and local counsel. Supervised and trained litigation support personnel. Worked extensively with personal computer litigation support software.
Real Estate Section - Researchedissues relating to commercial holdings in several states. Prepared opinion memoranda for various real estate contract problems. Drafted leases, covenants and other real estate contract documents. Analyzed and abstracted
commercial leases.
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06/87 to 03/90 |
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Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd., Chicago, IL
PARALEGAL
Primarily responsible for all phases of document handling, including organizing and indexing case files. Reviewed documents for production, including screening for attorney client privilege. Attended patent infringement trial, New Orleans, Louisiana, and copyright infringement trial, Richmond, Virginia. Assisted in preparing post-trial briefs, findings of fact and conclusions of law. |
04/85 to 08/86 |
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Personnel Pool, Chicago, IL
PARALEGAL
Employed at variety of large litigation firms handling document coding & organization; discovery and legal research. |
08/84 to 4/85 |
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COMMUNITY ACTIVITES
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- Adjunct Faculty Member, College of DuPage (Paralegal Studies) - 2009
- Faculty Member Keith Roberts Trial Advocacy Class - 2008
- Appointed member of DuPage County Bar Association Committee on Professionalism - 2007
- President of DuPage Association of Women Lawyers - 2006 - 2007
- Board Member/ Officer of DuPage Association of Women Lawyers - 2003 - 2008
- Treasurer, Justinian society of Lawyers, DuPage Chapter - 2009 - 2010
- American Inns of Court, DuPage Chapter - 2006 - Present
- Member of Illinois State Bar Association & DuPage County Bar Association
- Certified as Arbitrator for Kane & DuPage County Mandatory Arbitration programs
- Past President/Board Member of Maple Hill Condominium Association - 1993 – 1996
- Committee Member responsible for drafting Rules & Regulations for new Condominium Association - 1993
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