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Concentration: Family Law
Marie Sarantakis is a prominent family law attorney, bestselling author, and nationally recognized divorce coach. She has appeared on the long-running daytime television program “Divorce Court”, Fox News Radio, and in Chicago Magazine.
Marie is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Texas, and Wisconsin. She concentrates her legal practice exclusively in family law. In 2023, the Illinois State Bar Association named Marie ‘Young Lawyer of the Year’. She was recognized as one of the Top Forty Young Attorneys in the United States by the American Bar Association (as a 2023 On the Rise Award recipient). Marie has been named a Rising Star by Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers for five (5) consecutive years. She has earned numerous other recognitions in the legal industry, some of which include, being named one of the Top Ten (10) Family Law Attorneys in Illinois by Attorney & Practice Magazine, Ten (10) Best Attorneys in Illinois by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, and a Fellow of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.
Marie has earned the designation of a Certified Financial Litigator (“CFL”) with the American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators. She is also trained as a mediator (by the Center for Conflict Resolution), arbitrator (by the DuPage County Bar Association), guardian ad litem/child representative (by Chicago Volunteer Legal Services), and collaborative law practitioner (by the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois).
Marie is very active in the legal community having published over thirty (30) articles in legal publications and taught over seventeen (17) continuing education seminars to Illinois attorneys. In addition to her own Amazon best-selling book, “How to Divorce a Narcissist and Win”, she has also authored a chapter on orders of protection for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s “Family Law: Dissolutions of Marriage Court Proceedings” instructional handbook for attorneys. Marie has been appointed to numerous bar leadership committee roles, including but not limited to, Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Family Law Committee, Chair of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association Ethics Committee, and the Board of Governors of the West Suburban Bar Association.
Prior to starting her own practice, she interned for Justice Thomas Kilbride of the Illinois Supreme Court, the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office, and the Kenosha County Public Defender’s Office. Marie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree (manga cum laude) from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin and her Juris Doctor degree (cum laude) from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. During law school she received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards receiving the highest grades in her class for white collar crime, constitutional law, and evidence. She was also recognized with the inaugural Anthony J. Fornelli Emerging Leaders Award from the Justinian Society of Lawyers. During her undergraduate studies, Marie was a Wingspread Fellow of the Johnson Foundation, Clausen Scholar, and received a Patterson Leadership Award from Lake Forest College.
Outside of work, Marie enjoys automobiles, cooking, and traveling with her German Shepard, Athena.
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Concentration: Family Law
Attorney Tracy M. Callahan was licensed to practice law in Illinois in 2002. She has been in private practice since 2007, with an office in Palatine. Prior to private practice, she was a Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney. In both her work as a private attorney and as a prosecutor, she has worked zealously on behalf of her clients and victims. As private defense counsel, Tracy has handled all types of misdemeanor and felony cases. As a prosecutor, she was assigned to the Criminal Division, Juvenile Justice Bureau, and the Criminal Appeals Division.
In both private practice and as a prosecutor, she has taken hundreds of cases to trial and has successfully resolved thousands of others through her tireless efforts. In 2012, she was sworn into the United States Supreme Court as a practicing attorney before the highest court of our nation.
Since forming Callahan & Hockemeyer, P.C. in 2014, Tracy has focused her practice exclusively on the area of family law. Most of her cases are contested divorces, parentage matters, orders of protection, and other post-decree family law matters. Tracy acts as a zealous advocate for her clients and is prepared to litigate any matters to obtain a favorable result for clients. Tracy is also known for her infectious personality and is skilled at reaching agreed settlements for her clients in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Tracy graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law, Cum Laude, where she received several honors for her legal research and writing ability, as well as her oral advocacy. She was also a finalist in the Frederick Green Moot Court Competition. Tracy earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University Chicago, Summa Cum Laude, where she was awarded the Presidential Academic Scholarship for Academic Excellence.
During law school Tracy taught Speech Communications at the University of Illinois and after graduation she continued to teach Speech at College of DuPage for four years. The Northwest Suburban Bar Association plays an important role in the legal community and serves its members and the public through their legal and volunteer work.
Tracy is an active and involved member of the Palatine community. She served on the District 15 Boundary Task Force in 2018 and she reported directly to the Superintendent of District 15.
In her free time, Tracy enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons.
Concentration: Immigration Law
Attorney Faraz Nayyar received his Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve School of Law and is admitted to practice in Illinois, Missouri and the Northern District of Illinois (U.S. District Court).
Faraz is a Founding Attorney of Khan Nayyar & Associates in Oak Brook Terrace, Illinois and works tirelessly to achieve the best results possible for all of his clients.
Concentration: Immigration Law
Attorney Omar F. Khan received his Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University – Moritz College of Law and is admitted to practice in Illinois and in front of the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
Faraz is a Founding Attorney of Khan Nayyar & Associates in Oak Brook Terrace, Illinois and works tirelessly to achieve the best results possible for all of his clients.
Amy Garechana is a Paralegal with a certificate in Paralegal Studies from COD’s ABA-approved program. Amy is the former President of the College of DuPage Paralegal Club and a member of Lambda Epsilon Chi. She holds a NSLT (National Society for Legal Technology) certificate in Legal Technology. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Technology from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.
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