Homewood Attorney Honored as One of the Nation's Top Black Lawyers

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Attorney Masah SamForay Renwick has been selected as one of The National Black Lawyers—Top 100, an exclusive, professional honorary organization composed of the top black lawyers across the country. Those invited exemplify exceptional skill and remarkable achievements in their careers.

As a partner and founder of Lakeside Law Group, LLP, located in Homewood, Illinois, Renwick is highly experienced in managing family law cases. Her competencies include complex child support, custody, visitation and divorce cases. Through her practice, she provides client-focused services and support through traumatic and difficult family issues.

Though born and raised in the Midwest, Renwick is of Sierra Leonean descent. She has also lived, studied and trained in Europe and Africa. These experiences have allowed her to truly appreciate how important unique cultural and social practices are to the integrity of a family.

Renwick received her Juris Doctorate from Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, with minors in Biology, Sociology and African-American Studies from Indiana University- Bloomington. She is licensed to practice law in Illinois by the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois.

She is the co-founder and current Treasurer of the Black Bar Association of Will County. She is an active member of the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. and the 2014 Chair of the Small and Solo Firm Committee. She is an active member of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Cook County Bar Association. Additionally, she is an active member of Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., where she is the current Chair of the Family Strengthening Committee.

Renwick is privileged to join an exclusive list of such distinguished litigators that has included Pamela Meanes (President of the National Bar Association), Benjamin Crump, (Civil Rights Attorney representing the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown; NBA President-Elect), Daryl D. Parks (Civil Rights Attorney representing the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown; Past NBA President) and James Montgomery, Sr. (Former Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago, under the late Mayor Harold Washington).

Visit http://www.nbltop100.org for more information about The National Black Lawyers—Top 100. For more information about Masah S. Renwick and Lakeside Law Group, LLP, visit http://lakesidelawgroup.com.