Marie Sarantakis (Of Counsel)

Marie Sarantakis concentrates her legal practice in domestic relations. She is the Principal Attorney of Sarantakis Law Group, Ltd. in Oak Brook, IL and licensed in both Illinois and Wisconsin. Ms. Sarantakis has earned distinction as a Certified Financial Litigator and specializes in high net worth divorce matters. 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. She has led a number of committees with the American Bar Association and is currently serving as Chair of the Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division Family Law Committee, Liaison of the Task Force of Lawyer Well-Being to ABA YLD Wellness Team, Vice Chair of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Automobile Litigation Committee, and Vice Chair of the Young Lawyers Division Family Law Committee. Regionally, Ms. Sarantakis is Co-Chair of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association Ethics Committee and 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 in 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 Attorney's Office, Kenosha County Public Defender's Office, and Chief Judge Mary Wagner of the Kenosha County Courthouse while obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy from Carthage College.

Practice Areas:

• Family Law

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois

Education:

• John Marshall Law School