• Over 20 years experience practicing law 
• Former Prosecutor, Cook County State's Attorney's Office - Prosecuted Financial Crimes in the Special Prosecutions Unit 
• Headed Tax Exemption Department of Real Estate Tax Unit 
• Participated in the re-writing of the Real Estate Tax Objection Practice and Procedural Rules for the Circuit Court of Cook County 
• Founder of Marino & Assoc, PC, a boutique real estate law firm located on the Northwest side of Chicago and serving the community for over 12 years

 Respected 

• Honored by Dorthy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, with the "Entrepreneurial Spirit Award" (2009)
• Honored by former Cook County President Bobbie Steele for her dedication to the law and the community (2006)
• Recognized by Judy Baar Topinka, former State Treasurer of Illinois for her dedication and service to the Italian community (2005)
• Received the prestigious "David Award" from the Italo American National Union Foundation, an award bestowed in recognition of her outstanding achievement in her legal career (2004)

  Dedicated

• President (2nd woman in 85 yrs.,) Justinian Society of Lawyers, 2005-2006
• Director, CHARACTER (Care Act Learn,) a non-profit  organization serving youth and families in the North Lawndale  Community
• Director, Mont Clare-Elmwood Park Chamber of Commerce
• Fellow, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, Women’s Bar Association
• Member, Chicago Bar Association
• Member, Illinois Real Estate Lawyer’s Association
• Supporter of non-profit organizations such as Core El  Centro and Girls in the Game, Pediatric Aids Fund, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Habitat for Humanity and World Wildlife Fund