Kiley Whitty

Kiley Whitty is a principal attorney at Laraia & Whitty, P.C., in Wheaton, Illinois. She has nearly 15 years of legal experience and focuses her practice primarily on family law matters such as divorce, child support and parenting time, spousal maintenance, domestic violence, adoptions, guardianships, complex property division, marital agreements, and post-decree modifications and enforcement.

Additionally, Ms. Whitty assists Illinois residents with their estate planning, probate and residential real estate needs. She serves clients in DuPage, Kane, Will, Kendall and Cook counties and the surrounding areas.

A magna cum laude graduate of Miami University, Ms. Whitty concentrated on speech communication and political science and completed her B.A. in 2006. During her time there, she was placed on the president’s as well as the dean’s list and served as a member of the Dean’s Student Advisory Council, Pi Sigma Alpha and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Later in 2009, Ms. Whitty obtained her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she was the editor of the Children's Legal Rights Journal, recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award and a semi-finalist at the Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition. She clerked at the DuPage County and Cook County State Attorney's Offices. She is licensed in Illinois since 2009 and has also appeared before the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois.

Ms. Whitty frequently advocates for the rights of children as a certified guardian ad litem for the Domestic Relations Divisions of DuPage County and Kane County and for the DuPage County Probate Division. She also volunteers to lend her time and resources to those in need. She has offered pro bono legal assistance to families through DuPage Legal Aid and contributed hours as a courtroom facilitator at the Cook County Circuit Court – Third Municipal District.

Ms. Whitty is a Past President of both the DuPage County Bar Association and the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers. Additionally, she serves on the DuPage County Bar Association Judiciary Committee and has previously served on the Board of Directors for the DuPage Bar Foundation. Ms. Whitty holds memberships in the Illinois State Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association, and Kane County Bar Association. She has contributed several professional papers and articles and presented at seminars.

Rated 10.0 on Avvo and Justia, Ms. Whitty was listed among the Top 40 Under 40 list for matrimonial and family law in Illinois. Furthermore, she has been recognized by Leading Lawyers as an “Emerging Lawyer” from 2015-2021, and as a “Leading Lawyer” from 2022-2024.