Miriam Cooper

Mediation

If you and your spouse are willing to work through your divorce issues outside the court system, mediation may be a good alternative. Mediation is a method of resolution of issues between parties without going before a judge. It can be a very positive experience, allowing both parties to have greater input in resolving important decisions and taking ownership of the results. In mediation, both parties remain open to consider a variety of possible solutions and listen to each other as they work through their issues. Mediation is a forum for a facilitated settlement for divorce issues, such as:

Division of Property
Child Custody
Child Support
Visitation

The Mediator

A mediator is trained to facilitate communication between parties and assist them in clarifying potentially confusing issues. The job of the mediator is to find common ground between the parties and guide them toward reaching a mutually acceptable agreement. The mediator must remain impartial and avoid advocating for either party. Mediation agreements can make the marriage settlement easier, making the final judgment fluid and resolved faster.

Illinois Mediator Miriam Cooper

Chicago family law attorney Miriam Cooper is a trained mediator and understands the process of mediation. She has served both as a mediator and also represented individual parties within a mediated setting. Ms. Cooper listens thoroughly to the parties involved and assists parties in settling cases efficiently while keeping legal expenses to a minimum.
If you think mediation would be a good alternative for your Divorce, contact Miriam Cooper at (847) 995-8800 for information on settling your case through mediation.

Miriam Cooper is co-founder and partner of the Cooper Trachtenberg Law Group, a law practice based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois offering legal services throughout the Chicagoland area.  Her primary focus is family law, including:

--Divorce
--Legal separation
--Child support
--Child custody
--Visitation
--Allocation of decision-making and parenting time
--Spousal support (formerly referred to as “alimony”)
--Relocation
--Post-decree modifications
--Collaborative divorce law
--Real estate transaction services

Ms. Cooper graduated from The John Marshall Law School (now part of University of Illinois Law School) and has been practicing family law in the State of Illinois for more than 30 years.  She is an advocate for children’s best interests and serves as a certified child representative and as a guardian ad litem.  After attending Northwestern University for mediation training, she became certified in the Circuit Court of Cook County to provide mediation services. Additionally, she is trained as a collaborative divorce practitioner and a Collaborative Law Fellow granted by Collaborative Divorce Illinois.  Ms. Cooper’s expertise enables her to negotiate, mediate, collaborate, and litigate for her clients.

Miriam Cooper is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, and served as the 2019-2020 President of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association, a member of its Matrimonial Law and Women’s Law Committees, and co-chair of its Awards Committee.  She has served for many years as the chair of Law Day, pairing her law career with her interest in education.  Ms. Cooper has served as a school board member of Township High School District 214 and has served on the board of Community Engagement and Outreach, a community-based organization that provides educational and social services in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and the Arlington Heights Public Library Foundation Board. Miriam is a long-standing Fellow of Collaborative Divorce Illinois.

Miriam Cooper has earned many professional designations and awards including:

 --Superb rating on AVVO

--Being named to Super Lawyers 2012, 2014-Present

--Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers 2019-Present

--Top 50 Women Illinois Super Lawyers 2019-Present

--2017 10 Best Law Firm Client Satisfaction American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

--2016 & 2107 10 Female Attorneys Client Satisfaction American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

--Expert Network Distinguished Lawyer

--Northwest Suburban Bar Association Second Vice President, Co-Chair of the Awards Committee, and a member of its Matrimonial Law Committee and Women’s Law Committee. Served for many years as the Chair of high school Law Day

--The Daily Herald Business Ledger honored Miriam as a 2017 Influential Women in Business

--The honor of House Resolution HR0295 from the Illinois House of Representatives, having stepped down from the Board of Education of Township High School District 214 after 28 years of dedicated service

Newly appointed Trustee of the District 214 High School Education Foundation

MIRIAM COOPER ATTORNEY AT LAW

3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 610
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

Phone: (847) 995-8800
Email:  [email protected]