Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

To be a caring, but aggressive advocate best describes Ms. Bandura's goal in representing injured workers. With an undergraduate degree in psychology and master level studies in counseling, she is aware of the significant frustrations that injured workers and their families' experience. This understanding, combined with her outstanding advocacy skills, equips and motivates Ms. Bandura to tirelessly pursue the optimal outcome for her clients.

Following her summa cum laude graduation from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, Ms. Bandura attended Michigan State University College of Law on a Full Tuition Merit Scholarship. She became one of the law school's most celebrated advocates due to her ability to recall detailed legal precedent and craft persuasive arguments. After being elected to the Moot Court & Advocacy Board, she won an impressive variety of awards from national advocacy competitions, including a First Place finish in a Securities Law competition. Ms. Bandura was also awarded the Jurisprudence Award in Civil Trial Advocacy II and worked as a research assistant for the Alternative Dispute Resolution program before she went on to graduate magna cum laude. Prior to joining Woodruff & Johnson, Ms. Bandura was instrumental in the creation of the DuPage County Bar Association's Academy of Bar Leaders Continuing Legal Education program.

Ms. Bandura represents clients at both the arbitration and appellate levels. Enjoying the challenge of appellate work, she has written briefs and argued at the Industrial Commission, Circuit Court and Appellate Court levels. While she represents clients in all Illinois venues, Ms. Bandura's practice is concentrated in the Chicagoland and Champaign-Urbana areas. When not working, she enjoys theater, traveling and her adopted shelter dog, Rocco.

Areas of Practice

• Workers' Compensation 100%

West Practice Categories

State & Municipal Employees, Workers' Compensation Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association, 2006 - 2009 (Member)
• DuPage County Bar Association, 2006 - 2009 (Member)
• Phi Alpha Delta, 2007 (Member)
• Phi Chi, National Psychology Honor Society, 2002 - Present (Member)
• American Psychology Law Society, 2002 - Present (Member)

Honors and Awards

• First Place Team, First Place Brief, Irving R. Kaufman Securities Law Moot Court Competition, Fordham University School of Law, 2005
• Semi-Finalist Team, National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2005
• Third Place Team, J. Braxton Craven Memorial Moot Court Constitutional Law Competition, University of North Carolina School of Law, 2006
• Third Place, All-School Appellate Moot Court Competition, 2004

Classes and Seminars

• Presentation, Service Employees International Union
• Presentation, Illinois Education Association

Education

• Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan, 2006
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Moot Court and Advocacy Board's Full Merit Scholarship
  Honors: Dean's List, All Semesters
  Honors: Jurisprudence Award, Civil Trial Advocacy II
  Honors: Women's Law Caucus
  Honors: Moot Court & Advocacy Board
• North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, 2003
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Outstanding Psychology Student of the Year
  Honors: Psi Chi, National Psychology Honor Society
  Major: Psychology
  Major: Professional Conflict Resolution

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Address

75 Executive Drive
Suite 105
Fox Valley Centre
Aurora, IL 60504-8150

Phones

(877) 202-4221
(630) 701-3541

Faxes

(630) 585-2327

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