Dion U. Davi

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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
- Co-Chair - 2010

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

Member – 2009 to 2016

West Suburban Bar Association

Member - 2012 to 2017

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