Andrea Belard

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Name	Andrea Belard
Company, Firm, or Agency	Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services
Counties of Legal Practice	Cook
Practice Areas	Family Law
Professional Biography	Andrea Belard is a Supervising Attorney for the Domestic Violence team at the Legal Aid Society, the legal advocacy arm of Metropolitan Family Services. Andrea provides legal advice and representation in family law matters to clients seeking a dissolution of marriage. Prior to joining LAS, Andrea worked at a small private practice where she focused on complex divorce and custody matters. Andrea is an HLAI Past President (2021-2022), former President of HLAI Charities, former Treasurer for HLAI, and former sitting member of the advisory board to DePaul’s Schiller DuCanto and Fleck Family Law Center. Andrea currently serves a two year Board of Directors position with HLAI and is also a board member of HLAI Charities.
Education	Andrea received her juris doctor from DePaul University College of Law, where she also received a Certificate in Family Law. Andrea received her Bachelor of Arts from Northeastern Illinois University where she majored in Business Administration.
Bar Admissions	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois