Michael J. Calabrese

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Divorce
• Adoption
• Child Support
• Child Custody (Allocation of Parental Responsibilities)
• Visitation (Parenting Time)
• Orders of Protection
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Guardianships
• Mediation and Collaborative Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1993
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1993

Education

• DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
  • J.D. - June 1993
  • Honors: Top 10% of class
  • Honors: Order of Coif - Legal Honor Society
  • Honors: Dean's Scholar - Scholarship Awarded to the Top 10 Students
  • Honors: National Trial Team - Selected by Faculty 1991-1993
  • Honors: Moot Court Society Executive Board - Elected Trial Team Representative
  • Honors: Regional Semifinalist - T.Y.L.A. National Trial Competition
  • Honors: John Powers Crowley Award - Excellence on Trial Team
  • Honors: Three American Jurisprudence Awards - Contracts I & II, Legal Writing II
  • Honors: Justinian Society of Lawyers Scholarship
  • Law Review: DePaul Law Review, Writing Staff Member
• Rosary College/Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois
  • B.A. Cum laude - May 1990
  • Major: Communication Arts and Sciences

Published Works and Seminars

• Family Law Case Law Update, DCBA Brief
• DCBA Mega Meeting 2001-2002, 2004 & 2005
• Co-author, Bankruptcy Code Section 509 (Recent Developments), Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 1994-95 Edition
• Co-author, Section 553 - Setoff (Recent Developments), Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 1994-95 Edition

Representative Cases

• In re T.W., 313 Ill.App.3d 890, 731 N.E.2d 982 (2d Dist. 2000), appeal denied, 191 Ill.2d 532 (738 N.E.2d 926 2000)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• DuPage County Bar Association
  • Family Law Update Facilitator, 2000 - Present
  • Family Law Committee Chair, 2005 - 2006
  • Family Law Media Chair, 2004 - 2005
  • Professional Responsibility Committee Chair, 1999 - 2000

Languages

• English
• Spanish