Legal Staff Includes:

Debra J. Braselton

Email: Debra Braselton

Debra J. Braselton is an experienced family law attorney with a unique background and a career built around families. Debra's first career was as a certified nurse midwife at a large teaching hospital in Chicago. During her career as a nurse midwife, Debra gained a wealth of knowledge and experience with families, particularly with families in crisis. Debra's clients benefit from her experience and enjoy her unique sensitivity to the personal nature of their family law matters.

Debra handles cases involving divorce, custody, visitation, domestic violence, guardianship and adoption in Cook, DuPage, Kane and surrounding Counties. She is adept at counseling her clients as to the proper course of action and regularly handles trials, pretrial conferences, evidentiary hearings and contested motions in her cases. Debra is also a skilled negotiator - as comfortable developing and presenting a complex settlement proposal as she is evaluating and responding to a settlement proposal presented by her opponent. Whether she's handling litigated cases or negotiating settlements, Debra's skills help achieve the best possible results for her clients.

Debra and her husband, Michael (also an attorney) live in Hinsdale with their 8 year-old son and 5 year-old daughter.

Education:

• Juris Doctor, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
• Master of Science, Maternal & Child Nursing, Rush University
• Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Rush University

Licensure:

• Admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States
• Admitted to practice in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Admitted to the Bar of the State of Illinois
• Certified Nurse Midwife, American College of Nurse Midwives
• Registered Professional Nurse, State of Illinois
• Certified Child Representative, 18th Judicial Circuit, DuPage County, IL

Professional:

• lllinois State Bar Association
• DuPage County Bar Association
  • Vice-chair, Child Advocacy Committee
  • Member, Family Law Committee
• Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission
• Member, Hearing Board
• Chicago Area Families for Adoption
• American College of Nurse Midwives
  • Past member, Committee on Political & Economic Affairs
  • Past member, Professional Liability Committee
• Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society

Membership:

• lllinois State Bar Association
• DuPage County Bar Association
  • Member, Family Law Committee
• American College of Nurse Midwives
  • Past member, Committee on Political & Economic Affairs
  • Past member, Professional Liability Committee
• Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society
• Chicago Area Families for Adoption
• L.E.A.V.E.S. (not for profit divorce eduction organization)
  • Founding member
  • Vice-president, Board of Directors