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Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1995
Other Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association
- County Bar Association
- Phi Sigma Iota
Past Positions
- Winnebago County State's Attorney's Office, Assistant State's Attorney, 1996 - 2003
- Faulkner Law Firm, Medical Malpractice Defense, 2003 - 2010
- Diver, Grach, Quade & Masini, LLP, Landlord/Tenant, Civil Litigation, 2011 - 2015
- Law Office of Jean H. Schroeder, Family Law, Traffic, Landlord/Tenant, Criminal Defense, 2015 - 2017
- Law Office of Jeffery M. Leving, Family Law, November 1, 2017 - March 1, 2018
- Manuel A. Cardenas & Associates, Family Law, Traffic, April 1, 2018 - November 1, 2020
- Shyama S. Parikh, P.C., 2020 - Present
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1994
J.D. - Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
B.A.
Major: International Relations
Major: German
Major: Spanish
Office Information
Address
325 Washington St#301 Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone
Fax
- 847-557-0578
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, Friday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm, Evenings & Weekends: By Appointment Only
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