Attorneys & Staff

Jennifer L. Hansen
Northbrook, Illinois


phone	(847) 564-8662
fax	(847) 564-8419
email	Email Me

JENNIFER L. HANSEN is an attorney with the law firm of Whitted, Cleary + Takiff, LLC. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hansen was a misdemeanor and felony attorney with the Lake County Public Defender's Office for five years.

Ms. Hansen received her law degree from the University of Wyoming in 1998 and her LL.M. in European and Comparative Law from the Universiteit Maastricht in Maastricht, the Netherlands the following year. Ms. Hansen earned a B.A. in English and S panish from Carthage College.

Her practice is concentrated in the areas of special education law, mental health, and both criminal and civil litigation for juveniles and adults. She is fluent in Spanish.

Areas of Practice:: Special Education; Mental Health; Criminal Litigation (Juveniles and Adults); Civil Litigation (Juveniles and Adults); School Residency

Education:: University of Wyoming, College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming, 1998
J.D.; Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
LL.M., European and Comparative Law; Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin
B.A.
Major: English and Spanish

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Illinois State Bar Association; Member; Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; member; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Member; Lake County Bar Association; Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County; Chicago Bar Association

Past Employment Positions:: Lake County Public Defender's Office, Misdemeanor and Felony Attorney

Languages:: Spanish

The law firm of Whitted, Cleary + Takiff serves clients in Northbrook and throughout northern Illinois, in communities such as Chicago, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Waukegan, Woodstock, Belvidere, Geneva, Wheaton, Yorkville, Joliet, Skokie, Glenview, Highland Park, Buffalo Grove, and Evanston. Whitted Cleary & Takiff also has served clients from out of state, including Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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