Attorney Profile
Margaret A. Bennett
Margaret Bennett
Oak Brook
Illinois (IL)
Practice Areas:
Family Law (100%)
Family Law
Law School:
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Profile
Margaret Bennett currently serves as chairperson of the DuPage County Family Law and Practice Committee. She has been nominated by other attorneys as a Leading American Attorney and as an Illinois Leading Attorney in the area of family law. She has been voted by Martindale-Hubbell as a preeminent lawyer. She received legislative appointment to the Family Law Study Committee of the State of Illinois and has also been appointed to serve as a Member of the 2011-2012 Family Law Section Council for ISBA. Recently, Ms. Bennett was appointed to serve on the Illinois Child Support Advisory Committee, which is charged with the responsibility of reviewing the child support guidelines and making recommendations to the state legislature.
Selected To
Illinois Super Lawyers 2012
About Margaret Bennett
Admitted: 1976, Illinois
Professional Webpage: www.lawbennett.com/bios/margaret-bennett.htm
Honors and Awards:
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
- DuPage County Bar Association Legal Aid Program Certificate of Appreciation, 1989
- Illinois State Bar Association Board of Directors Award, 1990
- DuPage County Bar Association Certificate of Appreciation, 1998
- Woman of the Year Award bestowed by The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 2008
- Leading American Attorney, 2008
- DuPage County Circuit Court Certificate of Appreciation, 2009
- Who's Who in American Law, 2010
- The Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2010
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Chairman of the DCBA Family Law and Practice Committee, 1997/1998 and 2011/2012
- Elected to Illinois State Bar Association Assembly (governing body), 1986-1990 &1994-2000
- Appointment to ISBA Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations, 1997 to present
- Appointment to the ISBA Family Law Section Council, 2009 to present
- The Law Society, United Kingdom, 2004 to present
- Society of English and American Lawyers, United Kingdom, 2005 to present
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Member, 2006 to present
- Appointment to the State of Illinois Child Support Advisory Committee, 2010 to present
- Appointment to the Family Law Study Committee by the Illinois House of Representatives, 2008 to present
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