Attorney Susan K. O’Neal
Fighting for the rights of everyday people for over 30 years.
Areas of Practice
Advocating for those who feel left out, that legal representation or legal advice is out of reach.
For more than three decades, attorney Susan O’Neal has fought for the rights of people with disabilities, families torn apart by the child welfare system, persons living with mental illness, who find themselves facing guardianship, JA, or criminal proceedings, persons experiencing financial exploitation, tenants of bad landlords, people denied disability or unemployment benefits, and those without the means to pay a retainer in a civil or administrative matter.
Main Areas of Practice
SSI and Social Security Disability benefits
Attorney Susan O’Neal has successfully represented hundreds of claimants, applying for or denied for SSI or Social Security disability benefits. She has taken cases all the way to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago.
Child Welfare, DCFS, Juvenile Delinquency, and Various Orders of Protection/No Contact
For over 30 years, Attorney Susan O’Neal has fought for family preservation and reunification, and for people to be protected, yet receive the services they need to succeed and thrive, independently of government oversight like court wardship, DCFS guardianship, or probation.
Mental Health and Defense or Discharge of Guardianship
If you have a mental illness and are involved in any type of court case, you need an experienced attorney like Susan O’Neal. Also, if someone has filed to have a guardianship appointed for you or you have a guardian and believe either that you no longer need one, or are being exploited by your current guardian, again, you have the right to your own attorney. The GAL or guardian ad litem is NOT your attorney.