Sharon R. Knobbe
Sharon R. Knobbe is a partner with Knobbe, Laho, Gradishar & Mack, LLC, where her practice is concentrated in family law and collections. Sharon is an active member of the DuPage County Bar Association, where she currently serves as the 3rd Vice President and has also served, by appointment, as the DCBA Associate Counsel, Chairman of the Family Law Committee Chairman for the Membership Committee, Judiciary Committee, Planning Committee, CLE Committee and has volunteered her time to act as a Judicial Intervention Leader. Sharon is also the 1st Vice President of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers and Past President of the DuPage Chapter of the Justinian Society of Lawyers. In her free time, Sharon serves as an Adjunct Professor at the College of DuPage.
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Phone: 630.852.1100
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| EDUCATION |
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THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL
Chicago, Illinois |
January 2000 |
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ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Normal, Illinois
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December 1996 |
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- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
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| BAR ADMISSIONS |
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- State of Illinois Supreme Court, 2000
- United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, 2000
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2005
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| LEGAL EXPERIENCE |
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KNOBBE, LAHO, GRADISHAR & MACK
Partner
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Westmont, Illinois
August 2009 - Present |
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FORTUNATO, KNOBBE, DAVENPORT & ARNOLD
Partner |
Westmont, Illinois
July 2007 - August 2009 |
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FORTUNATO, FARRELL, DAVENPORT & ARNOLD
Attorney |
Westmont, Illinois
December 1999 – June 2007 |
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- Concentrating in divorce, custody, post divorce & collection cases
- Prepared and argued appeals before the State of Illinois Appellate Court concerning custody, maintenance awards and attorneys fees
- Certified Guardian ad Litem/Child’s Representative
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HUNT, KAISER, BUSH & ARANDA, LTD.
Law Clerk/Paralegal |
Bensenville, Illinois
May 1996 – December 1999 |
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| TEACHING |
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COLLEGE OF DuPAGE |
August 2007 - Present |
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- Adjunct professor of Introduction to Paralegal Studies
- Adjunct professor of Family Law
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| PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS |
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ILLINOIS PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION |
November 5, 2008 |
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- Mapping the Path to Paralegal Advancement
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DUPAGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION |
June 12, 2009 |
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- What is Online Social Networking & How Can You
Avoid Ethical Pitfalls of Online Social Networking |
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| AFFILIATIONS |
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ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION |
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DUPAGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION |
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- 3rd Vice President
- Judicial Committee on Pro Se Litigants (2009-present)
- Family Law Committee Chair (2007-2008)
- Judiciary Committee (2006-2008)
- Continuing Legal Education Committee (2006- 2008)
- Rules Revision Committee (2006- 2008)
- Membership Committee Chair (2006-2007)
- Associate Counsel (2004-2005)
- Planning Committee (2001 - 2002)
- Judicial Intervention Leader (2001 – 2002)
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DUPAGE JUSTINIAN SOCIETY OF LAWYERS |
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DUPAGE ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS |
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