Mary Pat Benz
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Mediation, Litigation
111 West Washington Street, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60602
About Mary Pat Benz
Practice Areas
- Mediation
- Litigation
Education
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1978J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, IllinoisMediation
- University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 1973B.A. in Psychology
- Honors: With Distinction
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor of Law (Trial Practice), Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2010 - Present
- Adjunct Professor of Law (Trial Advocacy Course), Northwestern University School of Law, 1989 to 2002, 2005 to 2009, 2013 to 2014 , 1989 - 2002
- Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Midwest Deposition Program, 1989 - 2003
- Instructor, Winston & Strawn Training programs in Deposition and Trial Skills, multiple years
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1978
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1978
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association (Member)
- Appellate Lawyers Association (Member)
- American Arbitration Association (Arbitrator)
- Chicago Bar Association (Co-Chair)
- Chicago Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee (Executive Committee)
- Association of Attorney-Mediators (Board Member)
- American Bar Association
- Association for Conflict Resolution, Chicago Chapter
- Association of Attorney-Mediators, Illinois Chapter
- Women's Bar Association of Illinois
Past Positions
- Winston & Strawn LLP, Litigation Partner
- Quinlan & Crisham Ltd., Partner
- Phelan Pope & John, Ltd., Partner
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Mediation
- Litigation
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