Janice Dantes

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!

DePaul College of Law

J.D. (2012) | Law

2008 - 2012

Activities: Asian American Bar Association Scholarship Recipient Miss Asia DePaul 2011

University of Chicago

B.A. (2005) | Public Policy Studies

2001 - 2005

Dean's List

Honors: With Honors

Activities: President of Samahan, the Filipino Students Association of the University of Chicago

Founder and Owner

Pinay Law LLC

2014 - Current

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.

ISBA Minority Bar CLE, ISBA Minority Bar CLE, Chicago

September 15, 2022

Illinois State Bar Association

https://path.isba.org/isba/courses/45588

Rising Star

SuperLawyers

2023

Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame

Via Times News Publication

2017

Miss Asia DePaul

DePaul University

2011

Pageant

Scholarship awardee

Asian American Bar Association

State Bar of Illinois

Member

2013 - Current

Illinois

Supreme Court of Illinois

Since 2013

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