Emily Carrara - Family Law Attorney

06/15/2026

06/15/2023

Carrara Family Law, LLC is celebrating our one year anniversary! We are so thankful to all of our family, friends, and colleagues who have supported us this past year. We look forward to continuing to help families and colleagues for many years!

01/17/2023

I am thrilled to share an exciting update with you! I, along with Tammy Hildebrand, was honored to join Jacqueline Rhew and Dr. Robin Choquette of the Successful Parenting Podcast, which has just been released! Tune in to Episode #27, "There Had to be a Better Way," where I discuss my journey to becoming a collaborative divorce attorney, my passion for ensuring children's needs are being met during divorce, and why utilizing pathways such as a collaborative divorce as opposed to more traditional court-based approach helps maintain dignity, financial resources, and support for the entire family. I hope you enjoy listening, and please let me know your thoughts or questions on any topics I cover. I appreciate your support!

Link to the Successful Parenting Podcast:
https://anchor.fm/successful-parenting/episodes/27--There-Had-to-Be-a-Better-Way-e1th8g5?fbclid=IwAR0sAKBMEDw3y_A693K7y-VufVjjxhzRZTL-y6LNhPQAwIqTs6OxlF-FxzQ

During her adolescence, Emily Carrara experienced her parents' divorce and knew there had to be a better way than what her family had experienced. Her journey led her to be one of the top Chicagoland Family Law Attorneys. Emily joins Jacqueline and Robin this week to discuss divorce and its impact o...

09/27/2022

Honored to be featured on the Kane County Bar Association's Member Monday.

It's Member Monday!* ***SPECIAL TUESDAY EDITION*** Each week we feature one of our fantastic KCBA members. Today, meet Emily Carrara!

Emily Carrara is the founder of Carrara Family Law, LLC and is passionate about ensuring her clients have as efficient and painless processes as possible in family court. Emily focuses her practice on the division of retirement assets, collaborative divorce, uncontested divorce, and mediation.

Emily is a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the DuPage County Bar Association, the Kane County Bar Association, and the DuPage County Association of Women Lawyers. In addition, Emily currently serves as a Guardian ad Litem for the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit and was named one of the "8 Women to Watch" in DuPage County. Most importantly, Emily is a wife, a mother, and a community leader.

Emily received her law degree from the University of Illinois in Chicago (with honors) and her undergraduate degree from Boston University (with honors).

Emily's favorite KCBA events are the KCBA Spring Fling Dinner and the KCBA Family Law Christmas Party (so much fun!).