About
Masah S. SamForay, has earned country wide popularity as a force for her customers. Beyond being diagnosed as a Top one hundred Lawyer, Masah SamForay knows the issues of customers, intimately. She is a divorcee and running mom who is aware what it approach to fight for her own family at some point of a hard divorce.
Atty. SamForay is a Co-Founder and Past-President of the Black Bar Association of Will County. She is a member of the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. and served on the 2017-2018 Board and because the Co-Chair of the Small and Solo Firm Committee from 2013-2016. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association- wherein she holds appointments to the Family Law Section Counsel, Racial and Ethnic Minorities within the Law Committee. She is likewise active in the Cook County Bar Association, where she changed into the 2016 and 2017 Chair of the Family Law Committee.
Atty. Masah S. SamForay based The Foray Firm to preserve the glory of families in transition. She received each her Juris Doctorate and Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University-Bloomington. She is licensed to practice regulation with the aid of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Outside of the felony network, Atty. SamForay could be very active in her network and holds a couple of appointments for companies with a focus on women, kids, and underserved populations. Most lately Atty. SamForay changed into appointed to the Board of Trustees of Governor’s State University. Atty. SamForay is of Sierra Leonean descent, so she enjoys international tradition and travels.
Appointed by way of Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner - to the Board of Trustees of Governor’s State University 2017
10 Best Female Lawyers - American Institute of Family Law Lawyers 2016, 2017 and 2018
Top 100 Lawyers - -The National Black Lawyers 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
Woman of Empowerment - -The Honorable Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County 2016
Lawyer Spotlight - Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism 2016
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- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Division of Assets
- Spousal Support and Maintenance
- Post Divorces Change and Enforcement
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Experience
- Founder
The Foray Firm
2017 - Co-Founder
Lakeside Law Group, LLP
2011 - Lawyer
Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd.
2010 - Assistant State s Lawyer
Will County State s Lawyer s Office
2006
Educations
Graduation year: 2002
Graduation year: 1999
