Joan Stevens, Jd Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois

• Current Courses: Primary responsibility for developing and delivering course content and assessments for Litigation I (live), Litigation I (blended), Litigation II (live), Litigation II (blended), Legal Ethics Live), Legal Ethics (blended), Family Law (8-wk blended), Family Law (12-week online). • Previous Courses: Introduction to Paralegal Studies, Real Estate Transactions (substitute) • Seminars: Loyola “Continuum Series” - Family Law in Spring 2009 • Curriculum Development: Major role in curriculum develop and periodic revision of litigation concentration• Course Designer: Exclusive designer of blended versions of Litigation I, Litigation II, and 12-week online Family Law classes. • Successfully completed Loyola University’s 10-week intensive On-Line Teaching Course covering pedagogy and best practices of teaching and learning online.• Developed employer and alumni survey to evaluate curriculum offerings relevancy to the legal work place.• Complied database of volunteer organizations and opportunities for paralegals.

Homer Glen, Illinois

• Concentrating in Family Law • Providing court coverage for Cook, Will and DuPage Counties

Principal retired and firm closed in June, 2023

Geneva, Il

• Founding member of the Board of Directors responsible for incorporating and establishing the company as an Illinois non-profit organization. • Managed and directed the growth of company, establishing it as the top high school dance competition circuit in Illinois serving nearly 80% of Illinois competitive teams. • Responsible for contract drafting, review and negotiation between TDI and its high school association members and outside vendors • Exclusive responsibility for all regulatory work including annual reporting, tax reporting and financial auditing.

Downers Grove, Il

• Family Law: Sole responsibility for conducting discovery investigations and depositions, legal research, preparing legal research memoranda, drafting and filing documents preparing and presenting oral arguments on motions and representation of clients in dissolution proceedings and post-degree motions before the Circuit Courts of Illinois. • Commercial and Business Litigation: Sole responsibility for discovery investigation and depositions, legal research, preparing legal research memoranda, drafting and filing documents, preparing and presenting oral arguments on motions and representation of clients in civil litigation matters before the Circuit Courts of Illinois.• Residential Real Estate: Sole responsibility for residential real estate closings, contract negotiation, preparation of closing documents, and representation of clients at closing.• Personal Injury: Secondary responsibility for personal injury lawsuits including drafting pleadings and motions, written discovery, document production, oral argument on motions, court appearances before the Circuit Courts of Illinois.

Geneva, Illinois

• Responsible for reviewing and ensuring compliance with professional liability standards • Created standardized contract forms for land planning, comprehensive planning, landscape architecture, site planning, condemnation, and landfill/transfer station siting projects. • Established new-business proposal system with responsibility for drafting, exhibit collation, and submission of all Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

Chicago, Illinois

• Founding member of the Board of Directors responsible for incorporating and establishing the company as an Illinois non-profit organization. • Managed and directed the growth of company, establishing it as a national touring company and increasing the operating budget from $5,000 in 1989 to nearly 1 million dollars 1998. • Exclusively responsible for grant writing, sponsorship proposal presentations; Coordinated the development of individual contribution campaign raising more than 3 million dollars during tenure. • Responsible of day-to-day management of the company including payroll, auditing, tax reporting, and other compliance, purchasing, touring logistics, office management, personnel, etc.

Chicago, Illinois

• Construction Litigation: Responsibility for several multi-party mechanic’s lien litigations, including drafting pleadings, legal research, discovery, motion practice. negotiations and presenting oral arguments on motions and representation of clients. • Landfill Siting and Expansion: Second Chair for several County Board Hearings for site location approval of non-hazardous landfills with primary responsibility for research and drafting of appellate briefs to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. • Municipal Law: Represented several villages in various matters including successful research, drafting, and presentation before Illinois Circuit Court summary judgment motion regarding breach of competitively bid municipal contract. • Appellate Experience: Primary responsibility for legal research and drafting of Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals brief seeking reversal of dismissal of complaint based on alleged discovery abuses of prior counsel.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Law

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Psychology