Board Members

Natalie Lamphier, 41st President

Natalie is an associate attorney at Dussias Wittenberg Koenigsberger, LLP where she has worked primarily in the area of family law, including high-net worth divorces for the past five years. Natalie is a creative problem-solver and helps navigate her clients through their various issues either through litigation or settlement.

Natalie earned her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in Minnesota and worked with the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project where she taught Constitutional Law to inner-city high school students.

Natalie has been an active member of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers since she was elected to the Board in 2020. Natalie has a deep love of Star Wars, donuts, and classical music.

Maria "Gabby" Antoniolli, 1st Vice President

Maria G. Antoniolli, or ‘Gabby’, began her legal career as an Assistant State’s Attorney with the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office where she spent her time there years in various units throughout the office, gaining significant trial experience in a wide variety of cases. As a prosecutor, Gabby handled traffic and misdemeanor cases, including: DUIs, domestic batteries, and orders of protections. From there, she was promoted to the Felony Juvenile Division where she managed hundreds of juvenile cases from intake to disposition. During her time in this division, she worked closely with DCFS and became well-versed in the various aspects of cases involving abused, neglected, and dependent minors. Gabby also worked in the Felony Trial Division where she handled serious felony cases ranging from aggravated DUIs, burglaries, serious drug offenses, aggravated batteries, and gun charges.

Since entering private practice, Gabby has concentrated her legal practice in both criminal defense and family law matters, including child custody and visitation, child support, alimony and spousal support, relocation, orders of protection, and prenuptial/postnuptial agreements. Gabby is also a certified Guardian ad Litem and has served in this capacity in family law cases as well as in the juvenile court system, assisting the court in cases involving abused, neglected, and dependent minors.

Gabby’s extensive courtroom and trial experience has shaped her into an innovative and zealous advocate who is highly effective at developing case strategies in order to achieve the best possible outcome for her clients. From engaging in negotiations to litigating a case at trial, Gabby tackles each and every case with tenacity and an analytical mindset, while keeping the client fully informed every step of the way.

Stephanie Kopalski, 2nd Vice President

Stephanie is a partner at Lyons Law Group, LLC in Downers Grove. Stephanie was awarded her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law in 2016. She is fluent in Polish, conversant in Spanish, and wishes she remembered more of her French. As a litigator, Stephanie represents clients involved in commercial and business litigation, including breach of contract, shareholder and partner disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, trade secrets, business torts, and fraud, as well as estate and trust disputes, among others. On the transactional side, Stephanie has taken companies from start to finish, i.e. formation, operation, growth, and exit through merger or acquisition.

Lindsay Saylors, 3rd Vice President

Lindsay A. Saylors is an attorney with Kollias, P.C., where she joined as an Associate in 2023, after previously practicing with another family law firm in both Cook and DuPage counties. She a 2018 graduate of The John Marshall Law School n/k/a UIC Law, where she served on the Executive Board of both the Children and Family Law Society, as well as the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. She was also actively involved with the school’s Family Law and Domestic Violence Legal Clinic as a licensed student attorney. Since graduating law school and being admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2019, Lindsay has focused her practice on all matters of family law in DuPage, Cook, Will, and Kane counties.

Lindsay resides in the near-western suburbs with her husband, daughter, and three rescue pets, and at any given time a rotating foster dog may be taking up (temporary) residence in their home. Outside of work/law, Lindsay enjoys traveling with her family, spontaneous weekend adventures, and anything Taylor Swift. To the extent possible with a toddler and 3 pets, Lindsay and her husband also regularly foster for Chi-town Pitties, Inc., a bully breed rescue organization based out of DuPage County.

Robyn Phelan, Secretary

A graduate of DePaul College of Law, Robyn was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2016. She also holds an undergraduate degree in psychology and political science pre-law from Michigan State University. Robyn chose long-term care planning and estate planning as a practice area to enable her to work directly with clients and help families through difficult and sensitive times. She enjoys reading, spending time with family, and baking.

Nisha B. Parikh, Treasurer

Nisha B. Parikh practices in the areas of mortgage foreclosure, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights. Ms. Parikh is a graduate of The Ohio State University (2001) and has worked as a case worker for Children Services and as an investigator for Juvenile and Domestic Court. Ms. Parikh is a graduate of Thomas M. Cooley Law School (2009) and is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois and in the United States District Court for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois; United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana; and the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.

Prior to joining Diaz Anselmo & Associates P.A., Ms. Parikh worked as a debtor’s attorney for various consumer bankruptcy firms in the Chicagoland area and also as a creditor’s attorney. Ms. Parikh is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta, the Chicago Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees and the Bankruptcy Association of Southern Illinois.

Brittany Earl-Jackson, Director

Brittany Earl-Jackson graduated from Marquette Law School in 2011. After seeing the dramatic effects of the foreclosure crisis, she went on to work for a small foreclosure defense law firm in Chicago for over a year. Now, Brittany is a senior assistant at the DuPage County Public Defender’s Office. She has been defending the indigent in DuPage County since 2014. As a senior assistant, she represents indigent people who face potential prison sentences. Brittany fights for her clients' rights and strives to ensure they are treated equally. She is always looking for programs to help her clients avoid incarceration.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” -Martin Luther King Jr

Emily Rapp, Director

Emily Rapp is a partner at McSwain Rapp Law, LLC. Emily practices in Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall counties and additionally practices at the appellate court level.

Emily is a past President of the Kane County Bar Association, past Chair of the Family Law Section for DuPage County Bar Association, past Chair of the Solo, Small Firm and Technology Committee for the Kane County Bar Association and past member of the Family Law Committee for the Illinois State Bar Association. She has presented at Illinois State Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association and Kane County Bar Association seminars speaking on topics relating to family law. In addition to her speaking engagements, Emily has authored legal articles including a chapter on the Parentage Act for Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Nadia Shamsi, Director

Nadia Shamsi, the owner of Sila Family Law, focuses her practice exclusively on family law. She has handled an array of family law matters, including complex high-asset divorces, post-decree modifications and enforcement, contested parentage cases, grandparent visitation, maintenance and child support, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, orders of protection, and other family-related matters.

Nadia was named one of the 10 Best Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Illinois by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys every year from 2017 through 2021. This award recognizes exceptional and outstanding client service. She was also recognized as a Rising Star in the field of Family Law by the American Institute of Legal Advocates. She was recognized as an Emerging Lawyer every year from 2021-2024 through Leading Lawyers. Nadia is also a Certified Financial Litigator and a member of the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators.

Cristina Alvarez Paredes, Director

Cristina Alvarez Paredes was born in Guanajuato, Mexico and has recently moved to the Naperville area. Cristina attended Northern Illinois University College of Law, ranking among the top of her class and graduating Magna Cum Laude. During law school, Cristina was a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the College of Law, mentoring and teaching first year law students in various doctrinal courses. In 2022, she was chosen by the Illinois Women’s Bar Foundation as a scholarship recipient and in 2023 she was awarded the Daniel S. Reynolds Achievement Award, which is given to one third year law student who has exhibited a strong commitment to professionalism, leadership, community involvement, and educating others. Fluent in Spanish and passionate about supporting children and families, Cristina provides skilled representation and legal counsel with a commitment to understanding each family's unique situation and working toward the best solution at Kuffel Law. She looks forward to continuing to serve her community and helping to extend access to legal services to the Spanish- speaking community. When she’s not at work, she can be found enjoying new restaurants, at community events, and spending time with her family and her cats.

Andrea L. Collins, Immediate Past President

Andrea is a Partner at SpyratosDavis LLC. She represents individuals and companies, concentrating her practice in many aspects of civil litigation including bodily injury and wrongful death disputes, commercial litigation, catastrophic injury claims, insurance coverage, probate estates, and more. She has extensive trial and litigation experience, and serves as an arbitrator in injury cases and a GAL in probate matters.

Andrea has authored many legal articles and has presented for both local and national legal organizations. She volunteers her time with local bar organizations, and is especially honored to begin her tenure as President of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers.

Outside of work, Andrea enjoys giving back to the community and staying active. She volunteers with Little Friends, Inc., where she and certified therapy dog, Piper, visit and socialize with adults with special needs. Andrea loves spending time outdoors exploring national parks with her family, and competing in agility and sheepherding with her border collies.

“…people will forget what you said, they will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou