Makedonka Baloski
DDV Law, Ltd.
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Biography
Makedonka Baloski earned a B.A. from Indiana University in 1996 with a double
major in History and Anthropology with a concentration in Eastern
European studies. In 2000, she received a J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law. She served as an Article Editor for the Valparaiso University Law Review.
Upon admission to the Illinois bar, Makedonka worked in Chicago
mainly focused in civil defense. She is also admitted to practice in Indiana.
Education
- Valparaiso University School of Law
- J.D. (2000)
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- Honors: Corpus Juris Secundum
- Activities: Law Review, Jessup Moot Court
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- Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
- B.A. | Double Major: History & Anthropology. Russian & Eastern European Concentration
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- Activities: Docent, Wylie House Historic House Museum
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Professional Experience
- Attorney
- DDV Law, Ltd
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- Attorney
- Navigant Law Group, LLC
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Awards
- Corpus Juris Secundum Award
- Valpariaso University School of Law
- Selected for most overall contributions to Valpariso Univeristy School of Law
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Illinois
- Member
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- IRELA
- Member
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- District 23 Elementary PTO
- Co-President
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- Chilton Yambert Porter formerly Chilton Yambert Porter & Young LLP
- Associate Attorney
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- Activities: Civil Litigation
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- Staff Counsel (Safeco Insurance Co)
- Staff Counsel
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- Activities: Handled cases involving construction defects, auto & premises liability, Indiana wrongful death, intentional torts, federal statutes pertaining to Native American art, appeals, etc
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
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- Indiana
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- United States District Court for Northern Illinois
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- United States District Court for Northern Indiana
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- United States District Court for Southern Indiana
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Fees
- Free Consultation
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- Macedonian: Spoken, Written
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