
Marie Sarantakis
Top Divorce Attorney in Cook, DuPage, McHenry, Kane, Kendall and Will County
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
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- Animal & Dog Law
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- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
- ID Number: 6324929
- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Court System
- English: Spoken, Written
- Greek: Spoken
- Judicial Extern for Justice Thomas L. Kilbride
- Supreme Court of Illinois
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- Judicial Extern for Justice Thomas L. Kilbride
- Judicial Extern for Chief Judge Mary Wagner
- Kenosha County Courthouse
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- Intern
- Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office
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- Intern
- Kenosha County Public Defender’s Office
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- The John Marshall Law School
- J.D. (2016) | Juris Doctor of Law
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- 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
- Rising Star - Super Lawyers of Illinois
- Thomson Reuters
- Rising Star - Super Lawyers of Illinois
- Thomson Reuters
- Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in Illinois
- Attorney & Practice Magazine
- Rising Star - Super Lawyers of Illinois
- Thomson Reuters
- Illinois State Bar Association
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- 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
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- Certified Financial Litigator
- American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators
- Arbitrator
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Mediation
- Center for Conflict Resolution
- Website
- Sarantakis Law Group, Ltd. Website