About Josette C.
Josette C. Allen is an Illinois attorney who brings a varied public and private practice background to her work at Momkus LLC. She has served in roles that span trial work, public defense and administrative hearings. Colleagues describe an exacting approach to case preparation and a steady courtroom presence.
Allen began her legal education at Northwestern University, where she earned a B.A. in economics. She went on to receive her J.D. from Indiana University Bloomington. Those formative years combined analytical training in economics with intensive study of law. The mix helped shape the practical side of her legal reasoning.
Her early career included stints at Moss and Hillison and at Landau, Omahana and Kopka, where she handled client matters in a variety of civil contexts. She later worked at the DuPage County Public Defender’s office, representing individuals in criminal proceedings. Those roles tested her under pressure and gave her extensive courtroom experience.
Allen spent time in private practice at the Law Offices of William J. Stogsdill before accepting a position as a Due Process Hearing Officer with the Illinois State Board of Education. In that administrative capacity she presided over hearings involving student discipline and special education disputes. The role required familiarity with both procedural rules and the substantive statutes that govern public education in Illinois.
Her professional memberships reflect the scope of that experience. Allen holds current memberships in the American Bar Association and the DuPage County Bar Association. She is also a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, an organization that intersects with custody and family dispute resolution work. Those affiliations keep her engaged with developments across several areas of practice.
Now at Momkus LLC, Allen handles matters that draw on her combined public and private sector experience. She represents clients in family-related proceedings, appears in education-related hearings, and takes on litigation that touches those spheres. Her practice is based in Illinois, where she continues to balance courtroom work with administrative hearings. Her current practice centers on family law, education law and related civil matters.
