Joerika Stitt
Attorney Mediator Advocate

Your Future, Secured Your Rights, Protected

At Joerika Stitt, Esquire, LLC, you’re not just hiring an attorney—you’re securing a strategist, an advocate, and a results-driven professional shaped by decades of real-world experience in both law and social work.

Why Clients Trust Attorney Joerika Stitt:

1. Deep Roots in Advocacy and Social Impact

  • Master’s-level training in social work

  • Years of front-line experience helping individuals facing mental illness, disability, poverty, and addiction

  • Expert in crisis management, problem-solving, and understanding high-conflict family dynamics

2. A Legal Career Built on Fighting for the Underserved

  • Drawing on her experience as a former legal aid attorney, she built expertise in high-stakes divorce, family law, custody, support, DCFS, education, public benefits, and protective orders across court and administrative settings 

  • Successfully represented clients in complex, emotionally charged cases with real consequences

  • Led policy reform efforts to improve systems and expand access to justice

3. Proven Strategic Thinker and Results-Driven Litigator

  • Combines human insight with sharp legal strategy to get real outcomes—not just empty promises

  • Focused on preserving your rights, your assets, and your family’s future

  • Recognized for her ability to navigate the legal system with clarity, urgency, and precision

4. A Holistic Approach—Built Around You

  • Every strategy is tailored to your goals, not generic templates

  • Brings a 360-degree perspective informed by legal, social, and financial insight

  • Understands the pressures you're under—and knows how to guide you through them decisively

What This Means for You:

  • A lawyer who gets to the root of the problem—and solves it 

  • Advocacy backed by real experience and a results-first mindset 

  • A clear legal roadmap with your goals as the driving force ✔

  • Someone who’s already fought (and won) for people just like you 

Ready for an attorney who brings strategy, skill, and unshakable advocacy to every case? Let’s talk. Your result starts here. Submit the form below to connect.

Joerika Stitt, Esq.

    • State of Illinois, 2020

    • United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2022

    • Juris Doctor (J.D.), Chicago Kent College of Law

    • Master of Social Work (M.S.W.), UIUC School of Social Work

    • Mediation Certification, Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR)

    • Collaborative Divorce Certification, Collaborative Divorce Illinois (CDI)

    • Justice Entrepreneurs Project (JEP)

    • Collaborative Divorce Illinois (CDI)

    • International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)

    • ISBA Family Law Section (ISBA)

    • Chicago Bar Association (CBA)

    • Cook County Bar Association (CCBA)

    • Will County Bar Association (WCBA)

  • Gun Violence and De Facto Segregation: Could Environmental Discrimination Be Fueling Chicago's Soaring Gun Violence? 11 Wake Forest J. L. & Pol'y 395 (2020-2021)