Janice Dantes
Pinay Law LLC
Janice, lovingly known by the nickname “Apple” in her family, is a passionate attorney specializing in family law. She was born in Angeles City, Philippines at the location previously known as Clark Air Force Base and relocated to Chicago, Illinois with her family when she was just three years old. Fluent in Tagalog, Janice is particularly interested in serving the legal needs of the Filipino community in Chicago.
Janice graduated in 2005 with honors from the University of Chicago and earned her Juris Doctorate from DePaul University in 2012. She has been a practicing attorney in Illinois since 2013.
Janice became interested in family law when she saw so many Filipino couples, particularly Filipino women, suffering in silence with no resources to discuss their options for leaving a marriage. The Philippines, a country with a strong Roman Catholic tradition, is one of the few countries in the world where divorce remains illegal for its citizens. She has helped numerous families find a new normal and has been advocating for Filipina women, especially those in abusive relationships and financially precarious positions, leave their spouses.
In her spare time, Janice is a wife and mother of three sons. Her husband is also a lawyer. Janice is an active member of various legal organizations. She is a former president of the Filipino American Lawyer Association (FALA) currently runs the organization’s pro bono legal clinic AGiLA (Attorneys Giving Legal Advice), a satellite clinic of Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS).
Janice is the owner of Pinay Law LLC, a boutique law firm located in downtown Chicago serving the legal needs of Chicago’s Filipino community primarily in the areas of divorce, child custody/support, guardianship, estate planning, probate, real estate, and personal injury/worker’s compensation. Tuloy po kayo!
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Credit Cards Accepted
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We also provide clients with financing options through LawPay and FlexxBuy if you qualify.
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
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- Tagalog: Spoken, Written
- Founder and Owner
- Pinay Law LLC
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- Owner and Practicing Attorney of Pinay Law LLC, a boutique law firm focused on providing legal services to Chicago's Filipino American community in the areas of family law, estate planning, real estate, probate, and personal injury.
- DePaul College of Law
- J.D. (2012) | Law
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- Activities: Asian American Bar Association Scholarship Recipient Miss Asia DePaul 2011
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- University of Chicago
- B.A. (2005) | Public Policy Studies
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- Dean's List
- Honors: With Honors
- Activities: President of Samahan, the Filipino Students Association of the University of Chicago
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- Rising Star
- SuperLawyers
- Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame
- Via Times News Publication
- Miss Asia DePaul
- DePaul University
- Pageant
- Scholarship awardee
- Asian American Bar Association
- State Bar of Illinois
- Member
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- ISBA Minority Bar CLE, ISBA Minority Bar CLE, Chicago
- Illinois State Bar Association
- https://path.isba.org/isba/courses/45588
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