Alex Fawell

Alex Fawell is an attorney practicing family law and criminal defense in the Chicago land area, including Cook, DuPage, Will, and Kane County. He is a January, 2015 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, where he gained invaluable experience in litigation at both the trial and appellate levels through his success in mock trial and moot court competitions. Besides using his skills to win awards for the law school, Alex also served on the Moot Court Executive Board and as a coach for an intrascholastic mock trial competition for first-year law students. Alex also gained real-world experience outside of law school. He spent one semester as a federal judicial clerk for the Honorable John Darrah. Alex found his calling as a 711 law clerk, a position that he held for two years of law school. As a 711 law clerk, Alex litigated misdemeanors at the DuPage County Public Defender's office and felonies at the Cook County Public Defender's office. Alex brings his knowledge, experience, and passion for helping those in need to each and every one of his cases. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Alex Fawell included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Third Best Advocate - 2014 Pepperdine National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition Third Place Overall, Second Place Oralist Team - 2013 Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition Elite Lawyer, 2023 - Present Super Lawyers, Rising Starts, 2019 - 2023 Other Sources of Feedback About Alex Fawell Included on the 2026Illinois Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list

• Managing Partner

• Honorable John Darrah, Federal Judicial Clerk
• DuPage County Public Defender's Office, 711 Law Clerk, Misdemeanors
• Cook County Public Defender's Office, 711 Law Clerk, Felonies

• Teaching Assistant - Appellate Advocacy, 2013 - 2015
• Teaching Assistant - Transnational Negotiation, 2015 - Present

• Illinois, 2015

• Illinois State Bar Association
• DuPage County Bar Association