Sandra Bruckner
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St. Charles, Illinois 60174
United States
Profession(s)
Lawyer, Mediator, OtherWith over 30 years of legal practice, Sandra Petras Bruckner is adept in assisting clients with navigating complex financial matters & providing options that maintain assets within families as they transition. In addition to her deft analytical skills, Sandra Petras Bruckner is known for her compassion, always carefully respectfully recognizing each client’s unique interests and concerns.
As a trained family law mediator & collaborative attorney, Sandra Petras Bruckner believes that the mediation & collaborative process options can better help people resolve family related legal disputes. In these roles, she helps clients unravel their legal issues, analyze their situation, and get to a resolution that promotes peace of mind.
Prior to founding Bruckner Hernandez Legal Solutions, LLC alongside Rachel Hernandez, Sandra Petras Bruckner served as Deputy Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center in Kane County for many years, also having prosecuted all types of cases (traffic, misdemeanor, child support, juvenile delinquency, abuse, neglect, & felony cases). Sandra Petras Bruckner has been in private practice since 1999 & in addition to family law, has handled cases involving personal injury, social security disability, real estate, commercial & civil litigation.
Sandra Petras Bruckner is a member of the Kane County Bar Association (KCBA), DeKalb County Bar Association (DCBA), Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois (CLII), and the Association of Family & Conciliation Courts (AFCC).
Sandra Petras Bruckner graduated from Northern Illinois University College of Law in 1986 with a Juris Doctor degree (J.D.), & in 1983 from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.
Sandra Petras Bruckner currently represents clients in family law matters out of the Bruckner Hernandez Legal Solutions, LLC offices based in St. Charles, Illinois & Sycamore, Illinois.
Practice Areas:
• Family Law
• Divorce Law
• Uncontested Divorce Law
• Collaborative Divorce Law
• Child Issues
• Mediation
• Domestic Violence
• Guardian Ad Litem
• Limited Scope Representation
Bar Admissions
• Illinois, 1986
Education:
• Northern Illinois University, College of Law, J.D. – 1986
• University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana), Bachelor of Science (Finance) – 1983
Professional Associations & Memberships
• Illinois State Bar Association
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
• Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois
• Association of Family & Conciliation Courts
• Kane County Bar Association
• DeKalb County Bar Association
About Bruckner Hernandez Legal Solutions, LLC:
The collaborative law professionals at Bruckner Hernandez Legal Solutions, LLC are ready to resolve family-related legal disputes. The collaborative law process is an option for families who desire to resolve legal disputes without the need for judicial intervention. Bruckner Hernandez Legal Solutions, LLC is currently limiting in-person meetings, however, we’re offering phone and video conferencing options to current and prospective clients. Bruckner Hernandez Legal Solutions, LLC is available to offer legal guidance pertaining to collaborative divorce, family law, uncontested divorce, child issues, mediation, domestic violence, guardian ad litem, and parenting coordination, limited scope representation, & mid-marital agreements.
Sandra Petras Bruckner and the team at Bruckner Hernandez Legal Solutions, LLC offer an empathetic and compassionate approach to individuals and families. We understand the challenge of facing hard realities and crafting creative solutions. Not only does Sandra Petras Buckner excel at managing big emotions under stress, Bruckner Hernandez Legal Solutions, LLC also places an emphasis on prioritizing the wants and needs of individuals and families alike.
Through our law offices in St. Charles, Illinois and Sycamore, Illinois, Bruckner Hernandez Legal Solutions, LLC provides family law guidance to individuals and families throughout the state of Illinois. We work with families in transition throughout Kane County and DeKalb County including Geneva, Batavia, Elgin, Aurora, North Aurora, Sleepy Hollow, Campton Hills, Elburn, Sugar Grove, Algonquin, Dundee, Bartlett, Barrington Hills, Big Rock, Burlington, Carpentersville, Gilberts, Hoffman Estates, Hampshire, Huntley, Kaneville, Pingree Grove, Wayne, Sycamore, DeKalb, Cortland, Somonauk, Sandwich, & Genoa.
To learn more about Sandra Petras Bruckner and Bruckner Hernandez Legal Solutions, LLC, please call (630) 888-0017, email her at Sandra@LawBHH.com, or visit our website at LawBHH.com.
Professional Activities
Sandra Petras Bruckner is a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois (CLII), and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP). Sandra Petras Bruckner also volunteers as the Youth Choir Director at St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb, Illinois.Undergraduate Education
Sandra Petras Bruckner graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.
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Postgraduate Education
Sandra Petras Bruckner graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1986 with a Juris Doctor.
The Northern Illinois University College of Law (NIU Law) is renowned for its personalized attention, value, bar passage and employment, & its proximity to the major metropolitan area of Chicago.
The Northern Illinois University College of Law (NIU Law) is at the heart of a diverse and active university campus of over 17,000 students on the western edge of the Chicago metropolitan area in DeKalb, Illinois, home to more than 400 major corporate headquarters, including 31 in the Fortune 500.