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.