Athena Farmakis
Chicago, IL. VanDerGinst Law, P.C.- Injury Attorneys
Athena Farmakis was born and raised in the Chicagoland area, graduated with a B.A. from Northwestern University, and received her law degree from DePaul University College of law. With over 25 years of litigation experience, Athena has tried 67 jury trials and hundreds of bench trials in complex and media-sensitive cases. Athena currently practices in all areas of personal injury including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, product liability, construction accidents, animal attacks, negligent security, wrongful death, nursing home abuse and medical malpractice.
As a former prosecutor, Athena dedicated much of her legal career to serving the public for over 20 years as a Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney. Known for her zealous advocacy, Athena fought for the rights of countless victims and their families in homicide, sexual assault, child abuse and many other violent crimes often resulting in personal and catastrophic injury. She also led the prosecution of countless weapons, narcotics and financial crimes cases. Her dedication and hard work has afforded her with vast, wide-ranging trial expertise and knowledge of the litigation process. Athena has also actively participated in Continuing Legal Education (CLE) trainings and has made several presentations as speaker, lecturer and panelist. She has additional legal experience in real estate management involving landlord/tenant disputes, tax appeal matters and capital improvement project management.
Athena is very active in her community and is committed to people and issues outside of the courtroom. She currently serves as president of her 30 story high-rise condominium association in Chicago where she presides over disciplinary and mediation hearings and works closely with association attorneys in managing legal disputes.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Veterans Disability
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- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
- ID Number: ARDC 6217563
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Attorney
- VanDerGinst Law, P.C. - Injury Attorneys
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- Athena Farmakis, Attorney at Law
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- Attorney Litigation Supervisor
- Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
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- DePaul College of Law
- J.D. (1993)
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- Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
- Member, Volunteer
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- Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board
- Member of the Board
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- Activities: Former member of the board overseeing the Illinois Redeploy program seeking to reduce the number of incarcerated youth through non-detention community alternatives.
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- Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
- Instructor
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- Activities: Lawyers in the Classroom Program
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- Chicago Kent College of Law
- Substitute Trial Advocacy Instructor, Mock Trial Judge
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- State Bar of Illinois # 6217563
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