Cooper Trachtenberg Law Group, LLC

Miriam Cooper was assigned to our case for quite a while now as a GAL. If I could give it 0 Stars I would. She likes to favor parents who can't seem to be after the best interest of the child. She will decide based on her own personal opinion and disregard the actual evidence presented to her. It seems like she is always overworked that even when she does visits to meet clients children all she does is sits in the living room and ask questions. My child has been put through so much danger including living conditions that she didn't bother doing a thorough check. If you show that you are on top of things pertaining to your child.she will label you as "doing too much" and will use this against you. She made me feel like I couldn't voice out any concerns on behalf of my children . Even after all the abuse that was presented to her she sided with the other parent in having equal parenting that now I am having to go back to court so present new evidence of my children's risks. Not to mention she will drain your pockets as she charges for every second she even stares at you. Protect your children and stay away from this firm.

My experience with Miriam Cooper has been extremely disappointing. Her judgment was based more on appearances (such as a school district) rather than the actual safety and well-being of the child involved. Serious issues were overlooked, which has led to harmful situations. I will be following up with her directly with proof of these issues, since the environment she considered "good" has already resulted in violent incidents. If you are considering working with her, be aware that she may not look at the full picture when making decisions that deeply impact families. She raised her prices, just to collect the money.

Stay away- Helena makes assumptions without evidence and is constantly worrying about how much money people spend on lawyers. My children hated her, she was bias towards my ex husband believed that a man 3x my size who abused me medically, financially and physically was the victim. She only took my ex husband's collaterals into account when as an educator numerous professionals spoke on my behalf while not one spoke up for my ex. She believes abusers over women- and truthfully women who don't support women are never people I want in my life. Stay away- she's cheap and sneaky and doesn't care what is in the best interest of children. She admitted I do the lion's share of the parenting but she doesn't care about the mental load of women as parents and supports disgusting abusive men. Seems like she probably leans a certain way in the current political climate- and not the way of those of us with values.

Irina and the all-female Cooper Trachtenburg firm absolutely deliver in court while always keeping the best interests of children at the center. I wish I had worked with them from the very beginning as they are a true asset in the Chicagoland area.

Nothing but good things to say about CTLG. We had the absolute pleasure of working with Elka. She really made everything easy to understand which was a nice change of pace from us trying to figure everything out on our own. Very transparent about everything and very responsive to any and all questions during the process. Couldn't ask for everything to go more smoothly. All of the office staff was excellent to work with as well. Highly recommend!