Dion U. Davi
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
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
West Suburban Bar Association
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
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