As an associate, the majority of her caseload was contested divorce and paternity cases. She appeared in court regularly and handled all aspects of the cases, including temporary hearings, pre-trial conferences in chambers, settlement conferences, depositions, and the entry of QDROs and Judgments for Dissolution of Marriage. The family law cases included custody and visitation disputes, child support and maintenance issues, Orders of Protection, removal, property disputes, division of marital and non-marital assets and debts, and other legal issues handled by the Domestic Relations division of the Circuit Court and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.