Helena L. Trachtenberg

Cooper Trachtenberg Law Group, LLC

Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004

847-995-8800

Child Custody, Child Support Modification, Collaborative Divorce, Collaborative Law, Commercial, Contract, Co-Parenting, Divorce, Divorce Modification and Enforcement, Family, LGTBQ, Pet Mediation, Same Sex Disputes, Workplace


Helena L. Trachtenberg joined Cooper Trachtenberg Law Group, LLC in 2019 as a Partner and represents clients in family law cases ranging from dissolution of marriage, property division, maintenance and alimony, child support, parenting time and visitation, allocation of parental responsibilities and child custody, mediation and collaborative law. Helena is routinely appointed by the courts in Cook County and Lake County on behalf of minor children to serve as a Child’s Representative and Guardian Ad Litem. Whether litigating in the courtroom or negotiating settlement, Helena enjoys working with clients to develop strategies tailored towards achieving client goals.

Helena was born in Minsk, Belarus and speaks Russian. She graduated with high honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earning a Bachelor of Science in Policy, International Trade & Development. Helena attended law school at the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida. During law school Helena was a Judicial Intern for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in Miami, FL where she observed a wide range of family court proceedings, trials and assisted the court in research and preparation of documents. Helena was a Law Clerk for Daley, DeBofsky & Bryant during the summer of 2009, working on Social Security and ERISA cases. During her 3L year, Helena worked as a Certified Legal Intern with the Miami-Dade School Board Attorney’s Office working primarily on special education litigation. After graduating from the law school, Helena was awarded a Legal Corps Fellowship to practice law with the Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL) where she represented low-income elderly and disabled persons in Cook County in the areas of landlord-tenant, estate planning, adult guardianship, collections, consumer fraud and family law.

Helena is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Lake County Bar Association and the Northwest Suburban Bar Association.  Helena completed her Mediation Skills Training at Northwestern University.

Bar Admissions

  • 2010 Florida
  • 2011 Illinois

Education

  • Mediation Skills training, Northwestern University – 2019
  • University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida J.D. – 2010
  • University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign B.S. – 2007

Speaking Engagements

  • Allocation of Parental Responsibilities and Parenting Time, Wright College, 2018
  • Illinois Child Support, Wright College, 2014
  • Illinois Child Support, Truman College, 2013

Honors and Awards

           Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
           Named Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2018-Present
           10 Best Attorneys Under 40 for Client Satisfaction, 2018-2020
           The National Advocates Top 40 under 40, 2016
           Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, Milton H. Gray Award for Outstanding Project Leadership, 2014-2015

Professional Associations and Memberships

DePaul University Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Advisory Board, 2022-Present
Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 2019-Present
Collaborative Divorce Illinois, 2019 – Present
Lake County Bar Association, 2013 – Present
Illinois State Bar Associate, 2011 – Present
Chicago Bar Association, 2011 – Present
Florida Bar Association, 2010 – Present
Center for Disability and Elder Law Young Professionals Board Member, 2011-2016

Languages

  • English
  • Russian
HELEN TRACHTENBERG ATTORNEY AT LAW

3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 610
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

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