Margaret A. Bennett

It is difficult to express my full appreciation of the work that Ms. Bennett and her team accomplished in what I would consider a difficult divorce. Although, by definition it was a collaborative divorce process, it seemed at times to press the boundaries. Ms. Bennett’s strengths that successfully br...ought my case to a close were her knowledge of the law, her scope of experience and skills, her compassion and professionalism, and most of all her tenacity. The determination and effort she placed on the final push to bring my case to a successful completion was impressive!

Margaret Bennet teaches lawyers' associations about the ever changing field of family law. I have attended her presentations which are informative, interesting and on the cutting edge of new laws because Margaret is also called upon to assist in writing new legislation. Further, I have met two young ...lawyers who worked for Margaret when they started practicing Family Law and they are now renowned in the field in part because they apprenticed with Margaret.

I hired Margaret to help with my divorce. My ex-husband did not have an attorney and we needed someone that could help create an amicable agreement. Margaret helped navigate all of the potential pitfalls and really helped execute the divorce quickly and made it as simple as possible. She also helped ...greatly with how to handle our two children and was a wonderful advocate on their behalf.

I would like to thank Margaret Bennett for her diligent work in Family Law to educate us regarding the laws which she was instrumental in drafting. Her articles on the new income shares child support guidelines as well as the Parentage Act were extremely helpful and I appreciate her generosity of t...ime in making presentations to practitioners to clarify the requirements and fine points of the new laws. Her contributions to the practice of family law in Illinois have been invaluable. Her recognition from the Illinois State Bar Association with the Richard H. Teas Legislative Support Award was richly deserved.

I found Ms. Bennett randomly on Collablaw.com, but she was also recommended to me about a week later by a friend who was referred to her by friends in upper-level management from several well-known companies in the area. From day one Ms. Bennett and her staff were completely professional, timely,... and focused on my case. More than that, I never felt like I was being contacted or billed excessively. Communication between me, Ms. Bennett, and her staff was always concise and everyone always seemed to be on the same page. Also, while divorce is a complicated, foreign and exhausting process, they were patient and persistent getting information from me. Ms. Bennett has actively involved herself in Illinois family law and it showed during collaborative meetings as well as one-on-one phone conversations and in-person meetings. She absolutely used that knowledge to represent me to the best of her abilities, but you must remember that she can only pursue what you tell her. One thing that took me some time to realize is to be very specific in terms of what your wants and needs are -- she can't know what you want if you don't tell her. When I felt we were maybe drifting away from what I wanted it was a quick conversation to get back on track. Myformer spouse and I didn't want to -- and couldn't afford -- a long, drawn-out divorce, and I believe Ms. Bennett took that to heart. I would absolutely recommend Margaret Bennett for a collaborative divorce and can only imagine what she would be like for the standard process -- either way, I wouldn't want to be on the opposing side.