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Sheryl E. Koomer concentrates her practice in family law and appellate practice, and is certified as a matrimonial attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. She was law clerk to the Honorable Richard S. Rebeck in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, in 1988-89.. Ms. Koomer is a member of the Bars of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. She is a longstanding panelist for the Union County Early Settlement Program

Sallie Moutvic Lupescu is a Senior Associate with Bennett Law Firm, LLC. She concentrates in the areas of family law and divorce litigation and practices in DuPage, Will and Cook Counties. Ms. Lupescu attended Indiana University’s Bloomington campus, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Slavic Language and Literature, and a minor in Spanish.  She attended law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law, while working as a litigation paralegal at a large firm in Chicago.  Ms. Lupescu received her Juris Doctorate with honors.. After graduation, Ms. Lupescu worked as a family law litigator for several years concentrating in domestic relations and appellate cases.  Thereafter, she accepted a position as real estate counsel with the U.S. Legal Department at McDonald’s Corporation where she worked on drafting technical contracts, supervised contract negotiations, negotiated national agreements and managed outside counsel on litigation.  While at McDonald’s Corporation, Ms. Lupescu assisted her regional team in regularly obtaining corporate recognition awards for meeting their annual development goals, and trained corporate and regional personnel on addressing other legal issues.  She returned to private practice in 2008 with Bennett Law Firm, LLC, where she now practices exclusively in family law matters.. In 2009, Ms. Lupescu was elected to the Board of Education for Downers Grove District 58, where she currently serves as the Vice President of the Board, the Chairman of the Legislative Committee, and a member of the Policy Committee.  She previously served as the Chairman of the Policy Committee, a member of the Insurance Committee, and liaison for the Board’s just recently completed Superintendent search.. Ms. Lupescu was responsible for organizing a program and coordinating the speakers for the DuPage County Bar Association Family Law and Practice Committee meeting on April 24, 2012 on the topic “Non-Minor Support for the Mentally or Physically Disabled Child.”  Ms. Lupescu was also a featured speaker at the meeting and spoke about providing for the disabled child whose parents are in the process of a divorce or who are divorced, and provisions in the Marital Settlement Agreement to protect the disabled child after the child reaches age 18. The program also included issues of guardianship for the disabled child, estate planning issues affecting the disabled child, and resources such as federal and state funding and services available for the disabled child.

I moved to St. Louis from North Carolina in 1994 to attend law school at St. Louis University.  My career began in 1997 as an Assistant Attorney General in the Labor Division of the Missouri Attorney General's office, and then briefly as staff counsel for large insurance company. In 2001, I was presented with the opportunity to enter private practice, which I have enjoyed for the last 19 years.  My law partner retired in 2014, and since that time, I have been a sole practitioner.  I am licensed to practice law in Missouri and Illinois.. Outside of my practice, I have served on three school boards: the founding board of Carondelet Leadership Academy, St. Roch School, and I currently serve Rosati Kain High School.. I have volunteered as an elections judge, and have placed my name with the Missouri Secretary of State's office to provide free notary services for mail-in ballots.. I am a huge fan and supporter of St. Cecilia Parish and School, New Dimensions Soccer, St. Joseph Housing Initiative, Access Academies, and Gateway 180.. I have been married to my charming husband Jesus for the past 23 years, and we have three beautiful and talented children, Bianca, 20, Jesus, 18, and Miguel, 16.

Contact. Stan R. Weller is a practicing attorney in the Southern Illinois/Metro East St. Louis area. He established the Weller Law Firm in 2006 after a number of years in private firms, as well as a period with the Illinois Attorney General’s office working in the Sexually Violent Persons Unit. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1992 and his Juris Doctorate degree from the Southern Illinois University of Carbondale in 1998. He is a certified mediator, arbitrator, and former guardian ad litem, but concentrates his practice in the areas of family law and bankruptcy.. Mr. Weller was admitted and qualified as an attorney to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States on March 27, 2017 in Washington DC.. Mr. Weller is a member of BASIL (Bankruptcy Attorneys of Southern Illinois) and has been a featured speaker at the annual BASIL conference. He is also a member of numerous other legal and professional organizations.

As a communicator, John Peskind excels. He is an extraordinary writer and courtroom advocate. John is a superb legal researcher, always able to find the correct legal authority to support his arguments. When other lawyers in the office need support for a position, they call on John’s expertise and research skills. He prides himself on making strong and persuasive legal arguments. His superior communication skills also help him ease his client’s anxiety. John knows that divorce is complex and confusing and it is not unusual for clients to feel overwhelmed. He helps his clients gain confidence by keeping them educated and informed about all aspects of the case.