Lara Duda

About Lara Duda

Lara A. Duda represents individuals, families, financial and healthcare institutions, and professional fiduciaries throughout the Chicagoland area with all facets of probate, guardianship, estate planning, elder law, special needs law, and mental health law. Lara earned a Juris Doctor and certificate in Health Law from DePaul University College of Law in 2007. Lara's academic honors included serving as a member of the DePaul Law Review, Executive Text Editor of the DePaul Journal of Healthcare Law, and the 2005 American Medical Association & DePaul Law Medical Ethics Scholar. Lara was also Editor-in-Chief of the DePaul Health Law Newsletter and President of the DePaul Health Law Institute Student Board of Directors. Lara also received an Excellence for the Future Award in Elder Law and two Excellence for the Future Awards in Legal Writing & Analysis. ? Prior to law school, Lara earned a Master of Science degree in Health Law & Policy from DePaul College of Arts & Sciences. She also earned Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Journalism degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lara is a member of the Chicago Bar Association committees on Probate Practice, Elder Law, and Mental Health & Disability Law (2011-12 Chair). She is also a 2016 graduate of the Chicago Bar Association Leadership Institute. Additionally, Lara is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Elder Law, Trusts & Estates, and Mental Health Law committees, as well as a member of the Lake County Bar Association Section on Wills, Trusts & Probate, and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.Lara has presented and moderated lectures on various estate planning and probate matters for bar associations and community and professional organizations. Lara has served on the board of directors of nonprofit organizations that provide supportive housing and mental health services to adults with chronic mental illness.?Lara is licensed to practice in Illinois.