Miriam Cooper

Attorney Miriam Cooper has over 20 years of experience in family law cases. She represents parents and children throughout all stages of a divorce including child custody and support, visitation, and maintenance. She deals with paternity issues. Cases are handled with sensitivity and professional rapport, with a balance of compassion and skill. Ms. Cooper and her associates also handle all aspects of real estate law, including residential, commercial and industrial. We understand and can simplify contract vernacular to open the process to our clients, allowing them to take ownership of the sometimes complex transactions. About Miriam Cooper Miriam Cooper, a graduate of The John Marshall Law School, has been practicing law for nearly 25 years. She is a governing board member of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. She is also a member of its Matrimonial Law Committee, Chair of the Law Day Committee, and Co-Chair of the Awards Committee, former co-chair of the Real Estate Law Committee, a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers' Association. Miriam Cooper is a certified Guardian ad Litem and Child Representative for the Circuit Court of Cook County and achieved her mediation training at Northwestern University School of Law. Ms. Cooper is also an active member of her community. She has been a Board Member of Township High School District 214, the second largest high school district in the State of Illinois ( 6 comprehensive high schools). She is also a Trustee of Community Education, a community-based organization that offers educational and social programs. Ms. Cooper lives in Arlington Heights and has one daughter. She understands divorce and custody from both a personal and professional level and approaches all of her cases sensitively and professionally. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Miriam Cooper included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Superb rating on AVVO Super Lawyers list for 6 years 2017 10 Best Law Firm Client Satisfaction American Institute of Family Law Attorneys 2016, 2017 & 2018 10 Female Attorneys Client Satisfaction American Institute of Family Law Attorneys Expert Network Distinguished Lawyer Northwest Suburban Bar Association President, Co-Chair of the Awards Committee, and a member of its Matrimonial Law Committee and Women’s Law Committee. Served for many years as the Chair of high school Law Day The Daily Herald Business Ledger honored Miriam as a 2017 Influential Women in Business The honor of House Resolution HR0295 from the Illinois House of Representatives, having stepped down from the Board of Education of Township High School District 214 after 28 years of dedicated service Newly appointed Trustee of the District 214 High School Education Foundation Other Sources of Feedback About Miriam Cooper 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 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers list

• Founder

• Illinois, 1988
• Specialties and Certifications
• Certified Child Representative
• Certified as a Mediator for the Circuit Court of Cook County

• Northwest Suburban Bar Association (Board Member)
• Matrimonial Law Committee (Member)
• Chair of the Law Day Committee (Member)
• Awards Committee (Co-Chair)
• Real Estate Law Committee (Co-Chair)
• Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois Real Estate Lawyers' Association (Member)
• Township High School District 214 (Board Member)