Marie Joanna Taraska

Imagine my surprise when I get a call from DCFS saying they have just interviewed my children while they are at camp/school on false charges that I didn't supervise my daughter at the park one day a few weeks prior! We all have room to improve but I consider myself a very dedicated Mom who always wo...rks hard to keep her kids safe, happy, and healthy. So this claim came as a huge shock to me and resulted in one of the hardest 9 months of my life. I was in the middle of a divorce and my divorce lawyer recommended Marie. I am forever grateful that she did! Marie took charge immediately and helped take the load off my shoulders. She is caring, dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced- about DCFS procedures in particular. That helped me calm down (because I was beyond hysterical) and focus on the task at hand - clearing my name and helping my kids understand the situation (they were and still are frightened by the thought that any random stranger can call DCFS and made false claims). Marie always let me have input in the process at every step along the way. She believed in my innocence. In court, it was immediately clear how much more prepared and skillful Marie was than the DCFS lawyer. When Marie’s cross-examined the one witness (the accuser didn't even show up to testify!), she just destroyed their testimony and proved that they were jumping to conclusions. In the end, my expungement was granted! I can never say enough praise about Marie!