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Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

After obtaining her license to practice in 2012, Katherine E Peterson dedicated herself to becoming an exceptionally experienced and well-rounded attorney. She worked with two distinguished professionals, building years of knowledge about what makes cases successful and what gives clients the best chance at achieving their goals. Confident in her skill set, she then founded her own office in order to serve local families her way.. Now, backed by 14 years of legal experience and a passion for helping people like you manage family legal matters effectively, Katherine is a strong advocate who nonetheless retains a reasonable and realistic perspective that helps each client understand the options available to them. Her focus is on you, with a combination of budget-consciousness and integrity that few other attorneys match. She understands the stress, complexity, and uniqueness of the situations she assists with — and how to work through them.. When your case depends on a legal professional you can trust, Katherine is the one to call. Her real-life experience and proven record of success give her the right blend of compassion and insight to help you navigate the challenges of your circumstance. Reach out to us today and find out how her creative solutions can make a difference in your case's outcome.

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Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Melissa S. Fish earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana in 2006 and in 2007 she started the study of law at John Marshall Law School not at all certain what direction those studies might take her. In her second year of law school, however, Melissa took a Family Law Course as an elective and the uncertainty was over. Melissa aced the class and earned the 2009 Family Law CALI award given to that student who does the best in the class. Melissa, thereafter, pursued her interest by working with the Cook County Office of Public Guardian where she represented and fought for abused and neglected children. She also worked at the Domestic Violence Clinic at 555 W. Harrison where she encountered the type of high conflict situations that persuade many attorneys to pursue other areas of practice. She further honed her courtroom skills by working for the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office where, as a 711 licensee, she appeared in Court regularly. In 2010 Melissa graduated from John Marshall Law School.. After starting her family law career with a small family law firm in the northern suburbs, in 2011 Melissa was hired by the Divorce and Family Law Offices of Wakenight & Associates, P.C. in Oak Park. Just as she demonstrated in that first family law class Melissa immediately took to her new position and responsibilities with a flourish. She has excelled in her representation of her divorce and family law clients in and out of the courtroom to quickly establish herself as the top Associate Attorney in the Oak Park Office. She provides her clients with the counsel and communications they require, takes command of the legal issues in the case andpresents the Court with the concise exact analysis and evidence that the Court expects from an attorney such as Melissa, who has devoted her career to the practice of divorce and family law.