Katherine (Katie) Haskins Becker

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Senior Associate

Katie Haskins Becker focuses on all areas of family and matrimonial law. Katie represents clients on the various aspects of dissolution of marriage and parentage/paternity matters-- including parental responsibilities (formerly child custody), parenting time (formerly visitation), child support, spousal support (maintenance), property, asset, debt, and retirement plan division, as well as tax consequences in complex financial issues related to high net worth, and clients experiencing divorce after long-term marriage. Katie is well versed in the full scope of the litigation process in contested case matters. Katie also handles cases using alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation, and creative settlement collaboration techniques in an effort to reduce conflict between parties. Katie is admitted to the Bar in Illinois and argues cases in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties.

Prior to joining Nagle & Giese, Katie was the principal attorney at Haskins Becker, P.C. for 13 years. Before that, Katie gained valuable experience in family law as an associate attorney at Levin & Conde, a family law firm in Chicago, and as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Judge Mark J. Lopez, Domestic Relations Division, Circuit Court of Cook County.

During her last year of law school, Katie also worked for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Civil Actions Bureau under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711. Katie received valuable representation experience as a 711 licensed intern in depositions, arbitrations, administrative hearings, in addition to state and federal court hearings in the Labor & Employment Division of the Civil Actions Bureau.

Before Katie’s career as an attorney, she was a high school educator and taught biology, chemistry, and a variety of history and social science courses.

Practice Areas

• Divorce
• Allocation of Parental Responsibilities (formerly custody)
• Relocation/Removal
• Parenting Time (formerly visitation)
• Paternity/Parentage
• Child Support
• Maintenance/Spousal Support
• Pre-nuptial and Post-nuptial Agreements
• Orders of Protection
• Adoption
• Guardianship

Education

Juris Doctor, Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois, 2011
Honors: Dean’s List, Outstanding Woman Student Award Recipient, Alumni Council Award Recipient

Bachelor of Arts, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois, 1998
Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Outstanding History Major Award Recipient
Major: History, Minor: Education

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Illinois State Bar, 2012

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

Illinois State Bar Association Member
Member Since: 2010

DuPage County Bar Association
Member Since: 2012

DuPage County Bar Association
Director 2014-2015

DuPage Association of Women Lawyers
Secretary 2014-2016

Northern Illinois University College of Law Board of Visitors
Member Since: 2022

Northern Illinois University College of Law Alumni Council
Member Since: 2013

Saint Ignatius College Prep
Law Society Member

Speaking Engagements

“UIFSA and The UCCJEA—Child Support and Custody Issues across State Lines” DuPage County Bar Association, Family Law & Practice/Child Advocacy Committee Joint MCLE, 2016 (co-presented with Todd Scalzo and Kiley Whitty)

“Tips and Best Practices for the Family Law Attorney and Guardian Ad Litem” DuPage County Bar Association Child Advocacy Committee MCLE, 2015 (moderated and presented with Lynn Mirabella, Wendy Musielak, and Sean McCumber)

“Mid-Life Career Change” Saint Ignatius Women’s Society, Life Topics Series, 2014

Published Works

Jumping in Feet First, ISBA Young Lawyers Division Section Newsletter, December 2010

Pending Changes to the Open Meetings Act, Legal Insights for Local Governments Newsletter, July/August 2010

Representative Successes

In re the Marriage of Gunn, 2016 IL App (1st) 152171-U (June 20, 2016): In a child custody action, the appellate court held that the trial court did not err in modifying child custody arrangement by granting biological mother sole custody of minor; doctrine of forum non conveniens does not apply, as Ghana does not have proper jurisdiction over this custody matter; trial court did not err in denying biological father's motion to quash court's order of commitment on the basis of civil contempt of court for his repeated failure to produce the minor child in Illinois.

Employment History

Haskins Becker, P.C.

• Principal Partner, 2012-2025
  

Levin & Conde

• Law Clerk and Associate Attorney, 2011-2012
  

Honors and Awards

Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer Distinction, 2023-2025

Super Lawyers Rising Star Distinction, 2016-2022