Attorney Elizabeth Rizos Zougras

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Elizabeth Rizos Zougras, Attorney at Law, Schererville, Indiana    1995 - PRESENT

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Sole-practitioner and owner of law practice encompassing general legal practice, with a primary focus on all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody, paternity, visitation, support, adoption, guardianship, as well as a mediation practice, as a registered family law mediator and civil mediator.

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Position involves continuous attorney-client interaction, court appearances, research, mediation, and preparation of a variety of legal documents and pleadings.

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City of East Chicago, City Court, East Chicago, Indiana                   2004 - PRESENT

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Court Referee, appointed by the East Chicago City Court to adjudicate both civil and criminal cases.

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City of Whiting, City Court, Whiting, Indiana                                               1996 - 2006

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Public defender appointed by the Whiting City Court to represent the indigent in need of legal counsel and representation in criminal misdemeanor matters.

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Davenport College, Merrillville, Indiana                                             1999, 2002 - 2004

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Member of the faculty as an adjunct professor teaching courses in Business Law, Economics, Business Ethics, Labor and Employment Law, and Small Business Management.

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Northwestern Business College, Hickory Hills, IL                                     2002 – 2004

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Member of the faculty as an adjunct professor teaching courses in Business Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, and Economics.

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Bamber, Bosch and Banasiak, Attorneys at Law,  Hammond, Indiana     1993 - 1995

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Associate attorney position encompassing general legal practice, including bankruptcy, collections, family law, post-dissolution decree matters, guardianships, personal injury, probate, landlord/tenant relations, real estate transactions, federal civil suits, traffic violations, municipality law, and misdemeanor and felony criminal matters.

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Tula Kavadias & Associates, Attorneys at Law,  Crown Point, Indiana    1992 - 1993

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Associate attorney position involving general practice in the areas of domestic law, bankruptcy, personal injury matters, landlord/tenant matters, traffic violations, and contract law.

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Areas of Practice

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• FAMILY LAW

  • Adoptions

  • Asset & Property Division

  • Child Custody & Visitation

  • Child Support

  • Divorce

  • Enforcements

  • Guardianships

  • Mediation

  • Modifications

  • Parenting Time

  • Paternity

  • Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements

  • Spousal Maintenance

  • Uncontested Divorce

  • Living Wills & Wills

  • Probate Administration

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Professional memberships

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American Bar Association 

Indiana Bar Association

Lake County, Indiana Bar Association                      

Women Lawyers Association of Indiana

Hellenic Bar Association 

Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity

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Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1992

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Education

• Indiana University, B.S., 1989

• Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, J.D., 1992

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