Margaret A. Bennett Oak Brook, Illinois
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Margaret Bennett concentrates in the area of family law and also serves as a Family Court Mediator for the court system. If you are contemplating a separation or divorce, or you or your spouse are contesting the custody of your children, or the division of marital assets, Ms. Bennett is an experienced, knowledgeable and compassionate divorce and family law attorney you can trust.
Margaret Bennett has been nominated by other attorneys as a Leading American Attorney and as an Illinois Leading Attorney in the area of family law. To be named a Leading American Attorney, attorneys must receive multiple recommendations from their peers in a statewide survey conducted by the American Research Corporation. Fewer than 6 percent of the state's attorneys are Leading American Attorneys.
Margaret Bennett is a frequent lecturer and has authored numerous articles. Ms. Bennett is listed in "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who in American Law", Who's Who in the World, and "Who's Who of American Women."
Voted by Martindale-Hubbell as a Preeminent Lawyer , Margaret A. Bennett has received the highest peer award honor that is only bestowed upon those lawyers who have the highest level of legal ability and adherence to the professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence.
Family Law
Divorce
Child Custody & Visitation
Collaborative Law
- Areas of Practice:
- Child Custody
- Adultery
- Alimony
- Child Custody Mediation
- Child Support
- Children's Rights
- Collaborative Law
- Discovery of Hidden Assets
- Divorce
- Divorce Mediation
- Domestic Relations
- Equitable Distribution
- Family Mediation
- Marital Agreements
- Marital Misconduct
- Marital Property Law
- Marital Property Settlements
- Matrimonial Law
- Orders of Protection
- Parentage
- Paternity
- Parenting Plans
- Parenting Time
- Pensions & Employee Benefits
- Post Divorce
- Property Allocation
- Property Settlement Agreements
- Shared Parenting Plans
- Spousal Misbehavior
- Spousal Support
- Stock Option Distribution
- Visitation Rights
- Bar Admissions:
- Illinois
- Colorado
- England and Wales
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- Education:
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - University of California at Berkeley
A.B.
Honors: Cum Laude
- Published Works:
- Legal Practice Tips, Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 88, December, 2000
- The Real Estate Lawyer's Divorce Primer (and the Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Real Estate), Illinois Bar Journal Vol. 86, September, 1998
- Mandatory Matrimonial Fee Arbitration, DuPage County Bar Brief, November, 1997
- Another View of House Bill 365, Illinois Family Law Report, April, 1997
- The Allocation of Stock Options Upon Dissolution of Marriage, Illinois Family Law Report, October, 1996
- Penny Wise and Pound Foolish, ISBA Real Property Newsletter, July, 1995
- You Get What You Pay For, Realtor Association of Western Suburbs, Dispatch, April, 1995
- Representative Clients:
- McDonald's Corporation, Oak Brook, Illinois, 1982 to present
- DuPage County, Illinois, Stormwater Management Committee, 1991 to 1992
- DuPage County Fair and Exposition Authority, 1991 to 1995
- DuPage Department of Transportation, 1992 to 1995
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Featured Speaker, "What Every Real Estate Attorney Should Know About Divorce Law and What Every Divorce Attorney Should Know About Real Estate Law", Illinois State Bar Association Real Property Section Council's Annual Seminar, 1998
- Features Speaker, The Allocation of Stock Options Upon Dissolution of Marriage, Seminar on Financial, Business Valuation & Divorce Taxation Issues, 1998
- Featured Speaker, "How to Avoid the Nightmare", Illinois State Bar Association Real Property Section Council's Annual Seminar, 1999
- Featured Speaker, "Real Estate Pitfalls Affecting the Divorce Practitioner", Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council's Annual Seminar, 2001
- Instructor, Paralegal Institute, 1992 - 1993
- Featured Lecturer for State and County Bar Associations and Professional Associations
- Honors and Awards:
- Nominated as an "Illinois Leading Attorney" in Family Law
- Nominated as a "Leading American Attorney"
- Nominated to Who's Who in America
- Nominated to Who's Who in American Law
- Nominated to Who's Who of American Women
- Nominated as a Preeminent Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell Bar Register.
- DuPage County Bar Association Certificate of Appreciation, 1989
- Illinois State Bar Association Certificate of Appreciation, 1990
- DuPage County Bar Association Board of Directors Award, 1998
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Illinois State Bar Association, 1997 - Present
- Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations, Member
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Assembly Member 1986-1990 and 1994-2000
- Illinois State Bar Association, Real Property Section Council, 1996 - 2002
- Member
- DuPage County Bar Association, 1997 - 1998
- Matrimonial Law Committee, Chairperson
- DuPage County Bar Association, 1996 - 1997
- Professional Responsibility Committee, Chairperson
- DuPage County Bar Association, 1997 - 2001
- Family Court Task Force Committee, Member
- DuPage County Bar Association, 1997 - 1998
- Member, Mandatory Matrimonial Fee Arbitration Committee
- DuPage County Bar Association, 1996 - 1999
- Member. Family Law Mediation Committee
- Northern Illinois Real Estate Law Committee, 1994 - 1997
- Chairman
- Evangelical Health Foundation, Board of Sponsors, Oak Brook, Illinois
- Member
- Good Samaritan Hospital Development Counsel, 1988 - 1992
- Member
- DuPage County Committee for the Next Generation, 1990 - 1993
- Co-Chairman
- DuPage County Blue Ribbon Committee on People with Disabilities, 1992 - 1994
- Member
