Stefani Silberstein Radist

Stefani received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2010 from the University of Michigan, where she studied psychology.  Stefani continued on to earn her Juris Doctor, as well as a Certificate in Family Law, at DePaul University College of Law (2013). During her time at DePaul, Stefani focused exclusively on the area of family law. As a recipient of a family law fellowship from the Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP Family Law Center, Stefani was awarded an internship at the Cook County Office of the Public Guardian, where she assisted in the representation of children who were victims of abuse and neglect. During her final semester of law school, Stefani participated in DePaul’s Family Legal Clinic where she used her 711 law school license to represent and reach favorable outcomes for domestic relations and domestic violence clients. Stefani was awarded a CALI Award for Future Excellence for her dedicated work in the Family Legal Clinic. Stefani joined the Law Offices of Jonathan Merel, P.C. in September of 2013 after clerking for two years at another boutique family law firm in Chicago.