As a litigator for over 20 years, I have had the privilege of handling a wide variety of cases for clients across the spectrum: international banking corporations seeking recovery of assets to retirees protecting their property lines from encroachment. The remarkable aspect of the law is that it touches it all, and as lawyers, we have the ability to help clients protect their rights to the fullest extent of our abilities and creativity. I approach each case with a view to protect the client’s interests using the array of my experiences as a litigator. I seek to win the right way - and I can hold the center of a room better than anyone I’ve met. 

Education


  • J.D., University of Illinois, College of Law
  • A.B. in English and History, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana


Bar Certifications


  • Admitted to the  Bar of the Illinois Supreme Court
  • Admitted to the General Bar of the Northern District of Illinois
  • Admitted to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin
  • Admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 
  • Admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States


Bar Association Memberships


  • Illinois State Bar Association, 2010-2025

- Secretary of Construction Law Section Council, 2022-2023

- Chair of Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, 2022-2023

  • Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, 2015-2019

- Director 2017-2019

- Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2017-2019

- Access to Justice/Community Outreach Committee 2016-2017

  • Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, member 2017-2018
  • Chicago Bar Association, member 2015-2017


Awards and Recognition 


  • Super Lawyers 2022-2025
  • Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 40 Under Forty, 2018
  • Crain’s Chicago Business Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago, 2017
  • Illinois State Bar Association 2017 Young Lawyers of the Year—Cook County


Media 


  • FDCPA Basics and Update, Illinois State Bar Association, March 2024
  • The Basics of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Illinois State Bar Association, October 2019
  • FDCPA and Compliance Considerations in Post-Judgment Collections, Illinois Creditors Bar Association, 2017 Fall Seminar, Panelist


Community Involvement

Margaret has been actively involved in parish community, currently serving as a Catechist for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. She has been on the boards of and contributed to several nonprofits, including The Cara Program and Illinois Legal Aid Online, as well as a member of several professional women’s development communities, such as the Professional Women’s Club of Chicago and Capital Strategies Women’s Forum.