Amanda Bonanotte is an associate at Querrey & Harrow’s Chicago and Joliet offices who concentrates her practice in general civil defense litigation. Prior to joining Querrey & Harrow, Ms. Bonanotte worked at other well-known insurance defense firms in the city and suburbs where she became familiar with all phases of litigation.
Ms. Bonanotte received her law degree from Northern Illinois University – College of Law. While in law school, Ms. Bonanotte made the Dean’s list and was Vice President of the Women’s Law Caucus. Throughout law school and college, Ms. Bonanotte worked as a legal assistant, paralegal, and law clerk gaining valuable experience across many areas of law and in all aspects of litigation.
Prior to obtaining her law degree, Ms. Bonanotte attended Elmhurst College on a Dean’s Scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy and a minor in Political Science. There, Ms. Bonanotte made the Dean’s List and worked as a Philosophy Department Research Assistant.
Northern Illinois University – College of Law, J.D. 2014
Elmhurst College, 2010
Illinois, 2015
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2015
U.S. District Court, Center District of Illinois, 2018
Illinois State Bar Association
DuPage County Bar Association
Arbitrator in the 18th Judicial Circuit Mandatory Arbitration Program
February 15, 2022: Appointed to the Investigative Division of the Judicial Evaluation Committee of the Chicago Bar Association.