Carla D. Fiessinger - Chicago, IL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
    Juris Doctor
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
    Bachelor of Science
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Biology

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Loyola University Elder Law Clinic, Graduate Teaching, 2005
• Pro Bono Guardian Ad Litem Project, Fellow

Classes and Seminars

• Moderator, Obtaining Social Security Benefits for Persons with Mental Disability, The Chicago Bar Association, Mental Health and Disability Law Committee, June 16, 2015
  
• Presenter, Guardianship 101, The Chicago Bar Association, September 24, 2013
  
• Moderator, Aging Gracefully in the World of Elder Law: How to Avoid the Wrinkles of Medicaid, V Benefits and Being an Agent Under POA, The Chicago Bar Association, Elder Law Committee, April 24, 2013
  
• Presenter, Guardianship 101, The Chicago Bar Association, May 30, 2012
  
• Moderator, The Financial Aspect of Aging: How to Counsel Your Client on Asset Management and Recovery Under Powers of Attorney and in Guardianship, The Chicago Bar Association, Elder Law Committee, May 8, 2012
  
• Moderator, Probate Practice Seminar Part 1, The Chicago Bar Association, Probate Practice Committee, November 10, 2010
  
• Presenter, The Role of the Guardian ad Litem, The Chicago Bar Association, Probate Planning Potpourri, November 19, 2009

Pro Bono Activities

• Misericordia Young Professionals Board, Former Member
• Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Pro Bono Guardian Ad Litem in Guardianship Cases, 2004 - Present

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

Other Affiliations

• The Chicago Bar Association, Mental Health and Disability Law Committee, 2013 - 2014 (Vice-Chair)
• National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, 2013 - Present (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association, 2006 - Present (Member)
• The Chicago Bar Association, Mental Health and Disability Law Committee, 2014 - 2015 (Chair)
• The Chicago Bar Association, Elder Law Committee, 2012 - 2013 (Chair)
• The Chicago Bar Association, Probate Committee, 2012 - 2013 (Chair)