Marie Sarantakis

Ms. Sarantakis is the Founding Attorney of Sarantakis Law Group, Ltd. in Oak Brook, IL. She concentrates her legal practice in domestic relations. In addition to her work in the courtroom, she is versed in alternative methods of dispute resolution as a mediator, Guardian ad Litem, and Fellow of the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois. She was recently recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, named as one of the Top 10 Family Law Attorneys Under 40 in Illinois by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, and featured as a Fellow of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.


Ms. Sarantakis is active in the legal community and leads several committees with the American Bar Association, is an elected Assembly member and Young Lawyers Division Member of the Illinois State Bar Association, and serves on the Board of Governors of the West Suburban Bar Association. She is also a Young Professionals Board Member of Illinois Legal Aid Online and as an Associate Board Member of the Lawyers Assistance Program of Illinois.


Ms. Sarantakis obtained her Juris Doctor degree from The John Marshall Law School. She achieved academic distinction by serving on The John Marshall Law Review and earning three CALI Awards, for the highest grades in her class for constitutional law, evidence, and white collar crime. During that time she clerked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Thomas L. Kilbride of the Illinois Supreme Court. Ms. Sarantakis also previously externed with the Kenosha County State’s Attorneys Office and Kenosha County Public Defenders Office while obtaining her Bachelor of Arts from Carthage College.

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

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Suspended License

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Illinois

Supreme Court of Illinois

ID Number: 6324929

Since 2016

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Court System

Since 2020

Judicial Extern for Justice Thomas L. Kilbride

Supreme Court of Illinois

2015 - 2015

Judicial Extern for Justice Thomas L. Kilbride

Judicial Extern for Chief Judge Mary Wagner

Kenosha County Courthouse

2009 - 2009

Intern

Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office

2008 - 2009

Intern

Kenosha County Public Defender’s Office

2007 - 2007

The John Marshall Law School

J.D. (2016) | Juris Doctor of Law

2012 - 2016

Honors: cum laude - Member of THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW REVIEW

Activities: President of Cook County Student Chapter Justinian Society Chief Magistrate of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Honor Society President of Alternative Dispute Resolution Society

10 Best Female Attorneys in Illinois

American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

2020

Rising Star - Super Lawyers of Illinois

Thomson Reuters

2020

Rising Star - Super Lawyers of Illinois

Thomson Reuters

2019

Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in Illinois

Attorney & Practice Magazine

2019

Rising Star - Super Lawyers of Illinois

Thomson Reuters

2018

Illinois State Bar Association

2012 - Current

Activities: Assembly Member (Elected), 2017 – 2020 Chair, Exploratory Committee on Fundraising Efforts, Young Lawyers Division, 2017 – 2019 Co-Chair, YLD Speed Networking Planning Committee, 2017 Delegate, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2017 – Present Mentor, Young Lawyers Division, 2017 Volunteer, Law Related Education Committee, Lawyers in the Classroom, 2017 -2018 Volunteer, Law Related Education Committee, Mock Trial Tourn

Certified Financial Litigator

American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators

2019

Arbitrator

DuPage County Bar Association

2018

Mediation

Center for Conflict Resolution

2015