Chicago
E: tlechner@dwkllp.com
T: 312-967-7612
Focusing her practice on family law, Theresa Lechner keeps in mind the physical, emotional and financial needs of her clients and affected children. While managing cases from beginning to completion, she maintains daily client contact and appears regularly in court.
Prior to joining DWK, Theresa served as an associate attorney at another family law firm in Chicago, Illinois. She received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin and the Master of Laws degree from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
While attending the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Theresa served as an extern with the Honorable Judge Angela Bartell of the Dane County Circuit Court. In addition, she served as an extern at both the Family Court Assistance Project Restraining Order Clinic and the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Civil Litigation Unit.
Theresa is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Emerging Lawyers (Leading Lawyers), 2017 – 2022
Forty under Forty (Chicago Daily Law Bulletin), 2018
10 Best Attorneys (American Institute of Family Law Attorneys), Illinois, 2019
Lawyers of Distinction, 2020
Top 100 Emerging Women Lawyers in Illinois (Leading Lawyers), 2020
B.A., cum laude, University of Wisconsin, 2003
J.D., cum laude, University of Wisconsin, 2007
LL.M., Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2010
Illinois State Bar Association
• 2024 – present: Member of the Illinois State Bar Association Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
• 2023 – 2024: Member of the Illinois State Bar Association Human Rights Section Council
• 2022 – present: Member of the Illinois State Bar Association Standing Committee on Law Related Education for the Public
- Co-Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Standing Communications Subcommittee on Law Related Education for the Public, 2023 – present
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
Chicago Bar Association
American Bar Association
Ascend Justice
• 2021 – 2024: Young Professionals Board
- Vice Chair of Fundraising, 2023
• 2024 – present: Board of Directors
Wisconsin, 2007
Illinois, 2008
State of Illinois certification to assist survivors of domestic violence, 2008
Completed Cook County Court approved training program at the Center for Conflict Resolution, 2023
