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Amy McAuley

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Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Divorce and separation

Language

English

About

Amy H. McAuley brings a unique combination of skills and experience to her practice dedicated entirely to family law. This includes over ten years of litigation experience in the areas of Child and Family Law and in both public and private sectors, as well as ten years experience in the mental health and social service fields.Amy’s interest in the issues of children and families began after earning her degree in Psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1989.  She spent the next 10 years working in residential treatment programs with many of the most behaviorally and emotionally challenged children in the state. Amy attended Loyola University Law School  and graduated in 1999. At Loyola she participated in the Civitas Program, the first child advocacy program of its kind in the country. She spent the next five years as Assistant Public Guardian at The Cook County Public Guardian’s Office in the Juvenile Protection Division. There she represented hundreds of abused and neglected children as Attorney and Guardian Ad Litem in Juvenile Court. She handled dozens of trials and contested matters, including high profile cases, and advocated tirelessly for her clients. Amy has spent the last seven years exclusively practicing Family Law, initially with a small firm in DuPage County, and in 2016 opening the doors of McAuley Family Law.  She has successfully  represented clients with a wide variety of complex Family Law needs in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane and McHenry Counties. Amy continues to be inspired by making an important difference in the lives of her clients through zealous representation, compassionate counsel, and superior litigation skills. She continues to work to defend children and find solutions for families through her work as a Court Approved Child Representative/Guardian Ad Litem for Cook County and Lake County.  Amy is also committed to social justice issues and provides pro bono legal representation for disadvantaged parents through organizations such as The Family Defense Center. She is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Lake County Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association. 

Practices Areas

Divorce and separation

Family

Language

English

Contact

McAuley Family Law, LLC118 Barrington Commons CourtSuite 217Barrington, IL, 60010

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Reviews

anonymous
May 23, 2019

Amy is ethical, honest, trustworthy, responsive to calls and e-mail, works to resolve issues and ALWAYS has my best interest and the children's best interest in mind. I hired Amy to help clean up numerous complicated items left open by my previous attorney. She hit the ground running to diligently resolve these post-decree issues. She pointed out pros and cons of decisions. I wish I had hired Amy from the very beginning of the divorce. I finally could sleep at night once I had Amy on my team. I would highly recommend Amy to all of my family and friends.

Tahisha
December 1, 2017

Hiring Amy made my court life so much easier. Before having an attorney I had been going back and forth to court since 2005 and still not receiving any support. Amy came right in heard my case pulled all files from 2005 up until the current date. She went over each case thoroughly to made sure I was satisfied. Once we were back in court, everything I had issues with were resolved which made me at ease. Amy was very patient and understanding and was able to explain each situation I had. It was a pleasure working with her and I would highly recommend her services to anyone in need.

anonymous
June 23, 2017

Amy helped me navigate my divorce proceedings land negotiated a very fair settlement for me, She is caring, hard working, dedicated and gets to point. The opposing council was very challenging at times but her determination got it done!

anonymous
May 23, 2019

Amy is ethical, honest, trustworthy, responsive to calls and e-mail, works to resolve issues and ALWAYS has my best interest and the children's best interest in mind. I hired Amy to help clean up numerous complicated items left open by my previous attorney. She hit the ground running to diligently resolve these post-decree issues. She pointed out pros and cons of decisions. I wish I had hired Amy from the very beginning of the divorce. I finally could sleep at night once I had Amy on my team. I would highly recommend Amy to all of my family and friends.

Tahisha
December 1, 2017

Hiring Amy made my court life so much easier. Before having an attorney I had been going back and forth to court since 2005 and still not receiving any support. Amy came right in heard my case pulled all files from 2005 up until the current date. She went over each case thoroughly to made sure I was satisfied. Once we were back in court, everything I had issues with were resolved which made me at ease. Amy was very patient and understanding and was able to explain each situation I had. It was a pleasure working with her and I would highly recommend her services to anyone in need.

anonymous
June 23, 2017

Amy helped me navigate my divorce proceedings land negotiated a very fair settlement for me, She is caring, hard working, dedicated and gets to point. The opposing council was very challenging at times but her determination got it done!

anonymous
May 23, 2019

Amy is ethical, honest, trustworthy, responsive to calls and e-mail, works to resolve issues and ALWAYS has my best interest and the children's best interest in mind. I hired Amy to help clean up numerous complicated items left open by my previous attorney. She hit the ground running to diligently resolve these post-decree issues. She pointed out pros and cons of decisions. I wish I had hired Amy from the very beginning of the divorce. I finally could sleep at night once I had Amy on my team. I would highly recommend Amy to all of my family and friends.

Tahisha
December 1, 2017

Hiring Amy made my court life so much easier. Before having an attorney I had been going back and forth to court since 2005 and still not receiving any support. Amy came right in heard my case pulled all files from 2005 up until the current date. She went over each case thoroughly to made sure I was satisfied. Once we were back in court, everything I had issues with were resolved which made me at ease. Amy was very patient and understanding and was able to explain each situation I had. It was a pleasure working with her and I would highly recommend her services to anyone in need.

anonymous
June 23, 2017

Amy helped me navigate my divorce proceedings land negotiated a very fair settlement for me, She is caring, hard working, dedicated and gets to point. The opposing council was very challenging at times but her determination got it done!