Mr. James J. Laraia
Attorney at Laraia & Whitty, P.C.
James J. Laraia is an energetic, well-rounded attorney with knowledge and experience in family law, civil, and criminal matters. He routinely practices in DuPage, Kane, Will, DeKalb, and Kendall counties. After obtaining his B.A. from Illinois Benedictine College in 1997, Mr. Laraia went on to earn his Juris Doctor Degree from Northern Illinois University in 2001. He served as an Assistant State's Attorney and then went into private practice in 2003.
Mr. Laraia focuses his practice in family law and civil litigation and has experience handling matrimonial law, child custody and child support issues, post-decree petitions, adoptions, and parentage cases. He also handles complex civil matters in the areas of consumer fraud defense, contract litigation, estate litigation, replevin, breach of promise to marry, orders of protection, business law, and drafting simple wills and children's trusts.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Civil Litigation
- Matrimonial Law
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Post-Decree Petitions
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- Illinois
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- Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney, Named Partner in 2009
- Laraia & Whitty, P.C. (FNA) Laraia & Laraia, P.C.
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- Attorney - Named Partner in 2009
- Laraia & Laraia, P.C.
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- Assistant State's Attorney
- DuPage County - Criminal Prosecutor, Traffic and Misdemeanor Division
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- Campaign Office Manager
- Citizens for Joe Birkett - Joe Birkett Campaign for Attorney General
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- Law Clerk
- DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
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- Northern Illinois University
- J.D. (2001)
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- Benedictine University
- B.A. (1997)
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- Peer Selected
- Leading Lawyer
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Assembly Member
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- DuPage County Bar Association
- Past President, Former 2nd Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, 2008-2010, Entertainment Committee, Chairman and past Vice Chairman
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- Kane County Bar Association
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- DuPage County Justinian Society of Lawyers
- Past President, Comptroller, and Member
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- DuPage County Judiciary Committee
- Board Member
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- Northern Illinois University College of Law Justinian Society
- Past Vice-President and founding member
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- DuPage County Inns of Court
- Chair and Member
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- Website
- Laraia & Whitty Attorneys at Law
