olivia k. basu
Senior associate
Olivia joined The Law Office of Erin M. Wilson, LLC as a Law Clerk in March 2019 and upon being admitted to the Illinois State Bar in January 2021, she became an Associate Attorney. Olivia received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Criminal Justice with a minor in Law and Public Policy from Indiana University in 2017. She subsequently received her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law in May of 2020, with a certificate in Child and Family Law.
While attending DePaul University College of Law, Olivia volunteered with multiple organizations including the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic (now Ascend Justice) where she helped pro se litigants obtain Emergency Orders of Protection, the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago (CRFC) with the Lawyers in the Classroom program, and the Neighborhood Legal Assistance Program helping the southside of Chicago’s homeless population obtain state IDs and expunge their criminal records. She also was involved with the DePaul Child and Family Law Association and Phi Alpha Delta.
Olivia is originally from Woodbridge, Virginia and first moved to the mid-west in 2013. She has always been interested in helping and advocating for families and children through the law.
Olivia is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, and is a board member of the Young Professionals Board for Ascend Justice.
LICENSES
Illinois Bar, admitted January 2021
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Illinois Rising Stars, 2024
Recognition by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine, a designation limited to less than 2.5% of lawyers under 40 years of age in Illinois.
EDUCATION
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, IL Juris Doctor, May 2020. Certificate in Child and Family Law
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Criminal Justice with a minor in Law and Public Policy, May 2017.
ASSOCIATIONS
Chicago Bar Association
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
Illinois State Bar Association
Associate Lady Lawyers Group
Young Professionals Board for Ascend Justice
contact
EMAIL
olivia@ewilsonfamilylaw.com
PHONE
312-767-4220