About Cheri
Cheri Costa earned her Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2005. She completed her legal studies in Chicago during a period when the city’s courts and legal community were grappling with rapid change. Law school shaped her approach to practice: careful attention to procedure and a steady pace in litigation and client work.
After completing her degree, Costa built a practice centered in Illinois. She works through a firm that bears her name, CHERI COSTA LAW LLC. Across her career she has navigated the everyday work of running a small law office. That has meant client intake, case management and the array of tasks that keep a law practice moving. It has also meant presenting matters in court and advising clients on legal options, according to the structure of her firm.
Her professional life includes membership in professional associations. She retains current memberships that connect her to the legal community in Illinois and provide professional resources and networking. Those ties keep her engaged with developments in state law and with colleagues who practice in the same courts.
Costa’s work is grounded in practical legal problem solving. She has pursued legal questions for individuals and organizations and handled the detailed preparation that litigation and transactional work require. The day-to-day practice has involved drafting pleadings, preparing motions, and counseling clients about procedural and substantive choices. She combines attention to detail with a structured approach to case strategy, shaping plans that reflect the realities of Illinois courts and administrative processes.
Running CHERI COSTA LAW LLC has added a management dimension to her role as counsel. The office handles client matters and coordinates with other professionals when cases require additional expertise. Costa has overseen that coordination and the decisions that determine when to involve outside experts or local counsel.
Colleagues describe her as a lawyer who attends to the mechanics of a case and to the needs of clients. She continues to practice in Illinois through CHERI COSTA LAW LLC and represents clients across the state. She currently practices law through CHERI COSTA LAW LLC, representing clients across Illinois.
