Dion U. Davi

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Experience

Davi Law Group, LLC, Wheaton, Illinois, August 2012 to Present

Principal and Founding Attorney

• Domestic Relations Advocacy – Dissolution/Divorce, Maintenance/Alimony, Child Support, Property Valuation and Division, Custody, Visitation/Parenting Time, Removal, Domestic Battery, Orders of Protection/Restraining Orders, and Injunctions
• Parentage Advocacy – Establishment, Support, Custody, Visitation/Parenting Time, Removal, Domestic Battery, Orders of Protection/Restraining Orders, Injunctions, Illinois Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) Administrative Hearings
• Adoption – Related, Unrelated, and Foreign
• Juvenile – Delinquency and Parental Rights Termination
• Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Administrative Hearings, Appeals, and Parental Rights Termination
• Estate Planning and Probate– Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney
• Traffic Citations
• Motorsports - Representation of racers, team owners, crew members, racetracks, sponsors, fans, and motorsports enthusiasts

Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, P.C., Wheaton, Illinois, September 2006 to July 2012
Associate Attorney

• Domestic Relations Advocacy – Dissolution/Divorce, Maintenance/Alimony, Child Support, Property Valuation and Division, Custody, Visitation/Parenting Time, Removal, Domestic Battery, Orders of Protection/Restraining Orders, and Injunctions
• Parentage Advocacy – Establishment, Support, Custody, Visitation/Parenting Time, Removal, Domestic Battery, Orders of Protection/Restraining Orders, Injunctions, Illinois Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) Administrative Hearings
• Adoption – Related
• Juvenile – Delinquency and Offenses
• Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Administrative Hearings, Appeals, and Parental Rights Termination
• Estate Planning – Wills, and Powers of Attorney
• Traffic Citations

DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, Wheaton, Illinois, April 2004 to September 2006

Assistant State’s Attorney

• IV-D Child Support Division – Establish paternity, support, and arrearages, prosecute delinquencies

Dion U. Davi, Ltd. Western Springs, Illinois, November 2003 to April 2004

Sole Practitioner

• Domestic Relations Advocacy - Dissolution, Maintenance, Child Support, Property Division, Custody, Visitation
• Real Estate - Residential
• Criminal - Traffic and Misdemeanor
• Estate Planning – Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney

DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, Wheaton, Illinois, January to May 2003

Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 Prosecutor

• Appear in court on behalf of the People of Illinois, DuPage County to assist and prosecute misdemeanor charges under supervision of a licensed prosecutor

Chief Judge’s Office for the 18th Judicial Circuit Court, Wheaton, Illinois, June to August 2001

Law Clerk

• Research for Judges in Criminal, Law, Chancery, and Domestic Relations
• Prepare Memorandums of Law

Education

The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois

• Juris Doctor, May 2003, Dean’s List
• Alumni Mentor – 2006 to Present
• 711 Externship at DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office - 2003

DePaul University , Chicago, Illinois

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, May 2000, with Honors
• Gold Key Honors Society – 2000
• Co-Founder and Member Phi Alpha Delta Student Chapter – 1999 to 2000
• Founder Pre-Law Student Organization – 1999 to 2000

Bar Admissions

• State of Illinois, November 2003
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, November 2003

Acknowledgements and Honors

DuPage County Bar Association

• Pro Bono Attorney Service Award 2015-2016
• Distinguished Leadership and Meritorious Service 2006-2007 – Local Government Committee
• Distinguished Leadership and Meritorious Service 2007-2008 – New Lawyers Committee
• Distinguished Leadership and Meritorious Service 2008-2009 – Family Law & Practice Committee
• Pro Bono Attorney Service Award 2009-2010
  

Illinois Super Lawyers

• Rising Stars, 2010-2013
• Super Lawyers, 2015-Present

Law Bulletin

• Leading Lawyer - The Nation's Top Lawyers, 2015-2020

Elite Lawyer

• Elite Lawyer Award, 2018-Present

Speaking Engagements

• Presenter at the Illinois State Bar Association's Building Your Best Firm - Legal and Practical Tips on Hiring and Firing Employees - 2016
• Presenter at the Illinois State Bar Association’s Countering Litigation Gamesmanship – Early Stages of Litigation – 2010
• Presenter at the DuPage County Bar Association – Representation of Children Seminar – Role of Guardian ad Litem, Child Representative, and Attorney for Child – 2009
• Presenter at the DuPage County Bar Association – Family Law Mega Seminar Family – Child Support Enforcement UIFSA and IDPA – 2005

Professional Associations

Illinois State Bar Association

• Board of Governors - 2007 to 2010
  • Liaison to Young Lawyer, Educational Law and General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Councils and Mental Health Committee
• Assembly Member – 2004 to 2016
• Agenda and Program Committee - 2013 to 2015
• Committee Chair - 2014 to 2015
• Young Lawyers Council – 2005 to 2007
• Co-chair Holiday Party Fundraiser for Courthouse Waiting Rooms for Children – 2005
• Young Lawyer Delegate to ABA Young Lawyers Division Assembly – 2005 to 2007
• Newsletter Contributor
• Standing Committee on Law Office Management & Economics - 2015 to 2017
• Standing Committee of Government Lawyers – 2004 to 2007
  • Co-chair Continuing Legal Education Subcommittee
  • Newsletter Contributor
  • Committee Chair - 2014 to 2015
• Family Law Section Council Member - 2010 to Present
• Bench & Bar Section Council - 2015 to 2017
• Standing Committee on Legal Technology - 2013 to 2015

Illinois Bar Foundation

• Fellows Silver Member
• Gala Contributions Committee – 2007 to 2011
• Gala Program Committee – 2005 to 2011
  • Co-Chair - 2010

DuPage County Bar Association

• Judicial Evaluation Committee - 2015 to present
• Board of Directors – 2007 to 2012
  • Liaison to the New and Young Lawyers Committee, Family Law Committee, and Intellectual Property Committee
• Chair Family Law Committee – 2007 to 2008
  • Vice-Chair – 2007 to 2008
  • Committee on Representation of Children Training Program in conjunction with the Domestic Relations Division of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court - 2009
  • Committee on Local Rules Revision in conjunction with the Domestic Relations Division of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court –2007 to 2008
  • Committee on High Conflict Resolution in conjunction with the DuPage County Family Center – 2008 to 2009
  • Committee Member – 2003 to Present
• Chair New and Young Lawyers Committee – 2007 to 2008
  • Vice-chair New and Young Lawyers Committee – 2006 to 2007
  • Committee Member – 2003 to 2010
• Chair Governmental Lawyers Committee – 2006 to 2007
  • Vice-chair Governmental Lawyers Committee – 2005 to 2006
  • Committee Member – 2003 to 2007
    
• Continuing Legal Education Committee – 2005 to 2006
• Child Advocacy Committee – 2006 to Present
• Judges Night Cast Member – 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011

Justinian Society of Lawyers – DuPage County

• President – 2010 to 2011
• 1st Vice President – 2009 to 2010
• 2nd Vice President – 2008 to 2009
• Secretary – 2007 to 2008
• Treasurer – 2006 to 2007
• Chair Cancer Ball Committee 2005 to 2011
  • Program Committee – 2005 to Present
  • Committee Member – 2005 to 2011
• President Law School Chapter – 2002 to 2003
  • Vice-president – 2001 to 2002
  • Treasurer – 2000 to 2001
• Law School Scholarship Recipient – 2000 and 2002

Justinian Society of Lawyers – Cook County

• 2nd Vice President – 2019-2020
• 3rd Vice President – 2018-2019
• Treasurer – 2017-2018
• Secretary – 2016 to 2017
• Chair Law Day Committee – 2004 to 2007
• Co-chair Web Page Committee – 2005 to 2006
• Newsletter Contributor – 2006 to Present
• Law School Scholarship Recipient – 2001
• Member 2000 to Present

Robert E. Jones Inns of Court – DuPage County

• Member – 2007 to Present
• Team Leader – 2010 to 2011

Kane County Bar Association

• 150th Anniversary Committee – 2006 to 2008
• Family Law Committee – 2006 to Present
• Young Lawyers Committee – 2006 to 2009
• Member – 2006 to Present

Will County Bar Association

• Member – 2009 to 2016

West Suburban Bar Association

• Member - 2012 to 2017

Bohemian Lawyers Association

• Law School Scholarship Recipient – 2000
• Member – 2000 to 2006

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity

• Member – 1999 to Present
• Co-founder of Student Chapter DePaul University – 1999 to 2000