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Amy H. McAuley brings a unique combination of skills and experience to her practice dedicated entirely to family law. This includes over ten years of litigation experience in the areas of Child and Family Law and in both public and private sectors, as well as ten years experience in the mental health and social service fields.. Amy’s interest in the issues of children and families began after earning her degree in Psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1989.  She spent the next 10 years working in residential treatment programs with many of the most behaviorally and emotionally challenged children in the state. Amy attended Loyola University Law School  and graduated in 1999. At Loyola she participated in the Civitas Program, the first child advocacy program of its kind in the country. She spent the next five years as Assistant Public Guardian at The Cook County Public Guardian’s Office in the Juvenile Protection Division. There she represented hundreds of abused and neglected children as Attorney and Guardian Ad Litem in Juvenile Court. She handled dozens of trials and contested matters, including high profile cases, and advocated tirelessly for her clients.. Amy has spent the last seven years exclusively practicing Family Law, initially with a small firm in DuPage County, and in 2016 opening the doors of McAuley Family Law.  She has successfully  represented clients with a wide variety of complex Family Law needs in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane and McHenry Counties. Amy continues to be inspired by making an important difference in the lives of her clients through zealous representation, compassionate counsel, and superior litigation skills. She continues to work to defend children and find solutions for families through her work as a Court Approved Child Representative/Guardian Ad Litem for Cook County and Lake County.  Amy is also committed to social justice issues and provides pro bono legal representation for disadvantaged parents through organizations such as The Family Defense Center. She is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Lake County Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.

A founding member and managing partner of Buttitta Law Group, LLC, Dominic heads the litigation practice, handling both criminal and civil cases.  Dominic started his legal career in 2008 as an Assistant State's Attorney at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Criminal Appeals Division, and quickly accelerated his prosecutorial career when he was appointed as an Assistant State’s Attorney with the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office in 2010.  While representing the People of the State of Illinois as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Dominic worked in the traffic, misdemeanor trial, felony review, and felony trial divisions, trying over fifty (50) cases to verdict before judge or jury.. In addition to handling misdemeanor and felony trial work, Dominic has further honed his litigation skills by actively representing clients in the Family Law and Child Custody arena.  Dominic has been consistently recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer, an Emerging Lawyer, and a Top 100 Trial Attorney in the areas of Divorce/Child Custody and Criminal Defense since 2017.  Dominic has also been actively involved in the yearly assessment of statutory changes relating to both the Illinois Dissolution of Marriage Act as well as the DUI statute since 2015.  As a Criminal Defense Attorney, and Family Law Attorney, Dominic can poudly state that he has tried well over one-hundred (100) cases to verdict before a judge or jury, making him profient to handle any matter brought to his office.. Dominic is uniquely qualified to handle a variety of legal disputes and strives to approach every case in a bold, aggressive, innovative, and no-nonsense fashion.  He makes it his mission to hold his opponents to their burden, whether it is proof beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal case or proof by a preponderance of the evidence or clear and convicing evidence involving a civil dispute.. Dominic hails from a family of attorneys, including his two sisters, Angela Buttitta and Dominique Buttitta, who practice law in Chicago in the areas of Family Law and Estate Planning respectively.  For Dominic and his family, practicing law isn’t just a career, it’s a way of life.. Admissions / Certifications