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Christopher J. Zaruba

Christopher J. Zaruba

Attorney at The Stogsdill Law Firm, PC

13 years of experience

Divorce, Family Law, Appeals & Appellate

Illinois

Biography

Christopher J. Zaruba joined The Stogsdill Law Firm, P.C. in June of 2014. Prior to that, Chris was an Assistant State's Attorney at the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office from 2009-2014. Chris began his career at the State's Attorney's office handling traffic and misdemeanor offenses, including DUI's, orders of protection, and domestic batteries. In 2012, Chris received the Outstanding Misdemeanor Prosecutor of the Year award. He was promoted to the Felony Juvenile Division where he worked closely with DCFS in handling cases involving abused or neglected children. After working in the Juvenile Division, Chris was again promoted to the Felony Trial Division where he handled serious offenses including drug offenses, burglaries, and aggravated batteries. During his time at the State's Attorney's Office, Chris prosecuted over 300 cases to trial, including many jury trials. Prior to leaving the State's Attorney's Office, Chris was selected to participate in the National District Attorney's Association annual seminar on Trial Advocacy which he successfully completed. Now Chris primarily focuses his practice on the area of family law. In January of 2014, Chris received the honor of being admitted to practice in front of the United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C. He is a member of the United States Supreme Court, Illinois State, and DuPage County bar associations. Chris earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the John Marshall Law School in 2009. While on the Dean's list at the John Marshall Law School, he was recognized for receiving top honors in the areas of Evidence and Federal Criminal Procedure. Chris also clerked for the Honorable John W. Darrah of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. While attending the John Marshall Law School and while studying for the Illinois bar exam, Chris interned at the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office. View More ›


Fees

Credit Cards Accepted


Practice Area

Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce,
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law,
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals,


Professional Experience

Traffic Assistant
DuPage County, Illinois
2009 - 2014

Education

The John Marshall Law School

J.D. (2009) | Law

The John Marshall Law School
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

B.A. (2006) | Political Science, History

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Awards

Rising Stars, 2018-2019
Super Lawyers
2019
Top Attorney
Avvo
Lead Counsel Rated
Lead Counsel
CALI Award for Evidence and Federal Criminal Procedure
Cali Award

Professional Associations

United States supremem Court

Member

Current

United States supremem Court
Illinois State Bar Association

Member

Current

Illinois State Bar Association
DuPage County Bar Association

Member

Current

DuPage County Bar Association
Robert E. Jones AIC of DuPage County

Member

Current

Robert E. Jones AIC of DuPage County
DuPage County Bar Association # 27068

Member

Current

DuPage County Bar Association  # 27068

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Offices

The Stogsdill Law Firm, P.C.
1776 S. Naperville Road, Building B Suite 202 Wheaton, IL 60189
Telephone: (630) 462-9500



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