Dana M. Considine, Partner
Areas of Concentration:
Family Law
Civil Litigation
Municipal Law
Estate Administration
About Dana
Dana M. Considine concentrates her practice in family law, civil litigation, and municipal work. Mrs. Considine represents businesses and municipalities, as well as individuals in a variety of matters, including divorce, custody and child support, adoptions, and guardianships. Mrs. Considine was appointed by Governor Quinn as the Lee County Public Administrator and Public Guardian in 2011, and in 2023 was appointed by the Governor as the Carroll County Public Administrative and Public Guardian as well. Mrs. Considine joined Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Considine, LLC, in 2003 and was named a partner in April 2008.
Mrs. Considine currently serves as a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Task Force for the Unauthorized Practice of Law, and recently finished serving on the Standing Committee on Legal Technology as well as the Law Office Management and Economics Committee. Mrs. Considine is a member of the Lee County Sheriff’s Merit Commission and the former Chairwoman of the Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She has served as a director of the United Way of Lee County, Treasurer of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 453, and a director of Dixon Habitat for Humanity, Inc. Mrs. Considine has also served as a member of the Amboy Education Foundation and as a director of the University of Illinois Extension Council. She has also volunteered as the Chair of the Legal Division of the United Way of Lee County campaign, participated as an instructor in the Junior Achievement program, and served on a steering committee for the Amboy School District to produce recommendations for the future of its Amboy Junior High School.
Mrs. Considine has authored articles for the Illinois Real Property Newsletter as well as the Illinois State Bar Association Law Office Management and Economics section newsletter.
Mrs. Considine currently serves as a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Task Force for the Unauthorized Practice of Law and the Standing Committee on Legal Technology, and recently finished serving on the Law Office Management and Economics Committee. Mrs. Considine is the former Chairwoman of the Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a member of the Lee County Sheriff’s Merit Commission. She has served as a director of the United Way of Lee County, Treasurer of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 453, and a director of Dixon Habitat for Humanity, Inc. Mrs. Considine has also served as a member of the Amboy Education Foundation and as a director of the University of Illinois Extension Council. She has also volunteered as the Chair of the Legal Division of the United Way of Lee County campaign, participated as an instructor in the Junior Achievement program, and served on a steering committee for the Amboy School District to produce recommendations for the future of its Amboy Junior High School.
Based upon a survey of her peers, Mrs. Considine was named 2017 and 2019 Emerging Lawyer, designated to the top 2% of lawyers under 40 years old or practicing less than 10 years.
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