Wendy M. Musielak
Wendy M. Musielak attended DePaul University in Chicago, IL where she graduated with highest honors with a B.S. in Finance and Management. She earned her Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law in 2003. Wendy is admitted to practice law in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois.
Wendy concentrates her legal practice in family law matters including child custody and visitation, child support, alimony and spousal support, collaborative law, mediation, prenuptial agreements, litigation and appeals and complex litigation. Prior to being a partner with Andrew Cores Family Law Group, Wendy was a Staff Attorney for the 18th Judicial Circuit Court and an Adjunct Professor for DePaul University’s Department of Management.
In 2013, Wendy was selected as the DuPage County Bar Association’s Lawyer of the Year for her commitment to her community and local legal associations. Wendy is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Will County Bar Association and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. She is also a member and director of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers. Additionally, Wendy is a fellow for the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois and past TEC Committee member. Since 2018, Wendy has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer.
On June 19, 2020, Wendy was installed as the DuPage County Bar Association's president for 2020-2021.
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Child Custody/Visitation
- Child Support
- Alimony & Spousal Support
- Collaborative Law
- Mediation
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Litigation & Appeals
- Complex Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2003
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2003
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2015
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 2003
- DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Finance and Management (Summa Cum Laude) - 1999
- Honors: Dean's List
Classes/Seminars
- Effective Arguing & Communication, DuPage County Bar Association, Young Lawyers, 2012
- Contempt, Petitions for Rule to Show Cause and Discovery, DuPage County Bar Association, Family Law and Practice Committee, 2010
Honors and Awards
- Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers, 2018- Present
- Illinois Super Lawyers, 2018 - Present
- Emerging Lawyers, Family Law, Leading Lawyers, 2015-2017
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2014 - 2017
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA) President, 2020
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA) Director, 2014
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA) Lawyer of the Year, 2013
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Kane County Bar Association, Member, 2018
- American Bar Association, Member, 2018
- DuPage County Bar Association, President, 2020 - Present
- DuPage County Bar Association, 2004 - Present
- Illinois Bar Association, Member, 2003 - Present
- DuPage Association of Women Lawyers, Member, 2010 - Present
- DuPage Association of Women Lawyers, Director, 2011 - Present
- DuPage County Bar Association, Vice Chair of the Membership Committee, 2011 - 2012
- Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois, Fellow, 2009 - Present
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Member, 2009 - Present
- Will County Bar Association, Member, 2006 - 2012
- TEC Committee - Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois, Committee Member, 2009 - 2010
- DuPage County Bar Association, Chair - Membership Committee, 2012 - Present
- DuPage County Bar Association, Member - Family Law and Practice Committee, 2006 - Present
- DuPage County Bar Association, Member, Planning Committee, 2012 - Present
- Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Member - Legal Access Committee, 2012 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- 18th Judicial Circuit Court, Staff Attorney, 2004 - 2006
- DePaul University- Department of Management, Adjunct Instructor
