Attorney Patti Levinson joins Lavelle Law in Schaumburg
• Attorney Patti S. Levinson, who has extensive experience in family and divorce law, particularly in the areas of divorce mediation and collaborative resolution, has joined the Family Law practice group at Schaumburg-based Lavelle Law.
Levinson received a bachelor's degree from Binghamton University, New York, and graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law. She completed the Divorce Mediation Training Program at Northwestern University and the Collaborative Training Program at the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin.
In recent years, she has been recognized for her work by the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois and the International Academy of Collaborative Law Professionals.
Levinson is also a member of the Chicago-North Shore Chapter of Hadassah and has been involved in planning fundraising activities to benefit worldwide medical care and research. She is also a regular participant in the Northwest Suburban Bar Association's Divorce Court and Paternity Court Facilitator programs, providing advice and assistance to parties without legal representation.
• District 212 honored the following seniors with its Inspirational Eagle Award: Salvatore Alfano, Rakan Alzagha, Gabriel Bahena, Ruben Huerta, Adriana Olvera-Cabral, Gabriel Olvera-Cabral, Adrian Ramos, Ananylee Ruiz, Lizbeth Sarabia-Rojas, Sara Snopek, Julian Tapia, Gabriela Vanegas, Savannah Wood and Alice Zaragoza.
The Leyden seniors, who demonstrated excellence in academics, attendance, behavior and citizenship, were recognized for their efforts during a ceremony sponsored by District 212 and the Rotary Club of Chicago-O'Hare Foundation.
Parents, teachers, administrators and Rotary Club members were in attendance. The award recipients each received a certificate, trophy and $50 gift card.
• Bartlett High School junior Patrick Stephen was honored during the Accents on Achievement portion of a recent District U-46 board of education meeting for applying his classroom knowledge and ingenuity to win a contest involving technical ability.
Stephen designed the smartphone app "Student Driver," which helps student drivers track their time behind the wheel as they accrue the 50 hours of practice driving that is required to test for an Illinois driver's license.
The app was judged best in the 6th Congressional District as part of the nationwide Congressional App Challenge, a contest sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives to encourage kids to learn computer coding.
The win earned Stephen, who attends the Bartlett High School Academy for Science, Engineering and High Technology, a trip to Washington, D.C., in April. There, he and winners from across the country exhibited their winning apps, toured the nation's Capitol and had breakout sessions with technology leaders.
His app has been downloaded more than 400 times.
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