Maureen Sullivan Taylor  1749 South Naperville Road Suite 106 Wheaton, Illinois 60189

Current Employment Position(s):

Partner

Areas of Practice:

Collaborative Law

Collaborative Family Law

Family Law Mediation

Family Law Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 1982

U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1982

U.S. Supreme Court, 2004

Education:

Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois, 1982
J.D.
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Matrimonial Law
Law Review: Northern Illinois University Law Review, Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing, 1981 - 1982

Loyola University/Mundelein College, Chicago, Illinois, 1964
Graduate Studies
Major:  French

Marycrest College, Davenport, Iowa, 1963
B.A.
Honors: Kappa Gamma Pi-National Scholastic/Activity Honor Society Women's Colleges
Honors: Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International
Major:  French/Education

Published Works:

Family Law, Code of Professional Responsibility, DuPage County Bar Association

Family Law, Attorney's Fees and Mediation, DuPage County Bar Association

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois Training, Collaborative Family Law

Divorce Mediation Institute Training, Lutheran General Hospital

Northern Illinois University Law Review Staff

Teaching Assistant of Legal Research and Writing

Child Sexual Abuse Treatment and Training Center of Illinois

Legal Reporting Requirements in Sexual Abuse Cases, Illinois Attorney General Seminar, Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois

DuPage Association of Women Lawyers

West Suburban YWCA Divorce Hotline Training

Oak Brook Women Entrepreneurs

National Network Women in Sales

Winfield Women's Club

United Way

DuPage County Bar Association Family Law Committee Seminars

National Association for Women in Careers

Exchange Club of Naperville

Divorce Recovery Support Group, Linden Oaks Hospital, Naperville, Illinois

Behavioral Health Center, Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois

Domestic Violence Issues, College of DuPage

Family Shelter Service, Inc.

Southwest Suburban Chicago, Illinois, Association of Occupational Health Nurses' Association

Financially Surviving Divorce Workshop, Schaumburg High School

Women's Financial Information Program, University of Illinois Chicago Extension Center

Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center

DuPage County Child Representative Training

Clarus Center, Naperville, Illinois

Honors and Awards:

American Jurisprudence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Matrimonial Law

State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs Certificate of Appreciation

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association

Member

Illinois State Bar Association

Member

DuPage County Bar Association

Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee

DuPage County Bar Association

Family Law, Professional Responsibility Committee

DuPage Association of Women Lawyers

Member

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Member, Expedited Matrimonial Fee Arbitration Program

DuPage County Bar Association Year of the Child Program

Chairperson, Alternative Dispute Resolution Subcommittee of Family Law

DuPage County Bar Association Year of the Child Program

Chairperson, Professional Responsibility Committee

Association for Conflict Resolution

Member

National Association of Counsel for Children

Member

Fellow of Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois

Member

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

DuPage County Mandatory Family Law Mediation Program, 1998 - Present

Mediator

DuPage County Family Law Mediation Program, 1998 - 2003

Advanced Training

DuPage County Mandatory Court-Annexed Arbitration Program, 1989 - Present

Arbitrator & Chairperson

DuPage County Court-Annexed Arbitration Program

Advanced Training

Past Employment Positions:

Sullivan Taylor, P.C., DuPage County, 1994 - 2001

Haskin & Taylor, P.C., DuPage County, 1990 - 1994

Haskin & Taylor & McDonough, P.C., DuPage County, 1988 - 1990

Law Firm of Lyle B. Haskin and Associates, DuPage County, 1983 - 1988

Law Firm of Benjamin P. Hyink and Associates, Cook County, 1982 - 1983

U.S. Attorney's Office, Chicago, Illinois, Legal Intern

Pro Bono Activities:

Board of Managers of YWCA/DuPage

Partnership for Family Preservation of DuPage County

Family Shelter Service, Inc.

State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs Certificate of Appreciation

YWCA Corporate Council

Languages:

French

Our firm handles family law matters for clients in Chicago and throughout the western suburbs including DuPage County, Kane County, Will County, and the cities of Aurora, Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook, Carol Stream, Darien, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Geneva, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, Joliet, Lombard, Naperville, Oak Park, Oakbrook, Park Ridge, Roselle, St. Charles, Villa Park, Warrenville, Wheaton, Winfield, and Woodridge.