Sarmistha Banerjee practices in the areas of estate planning, estate administration (including probate and trust administration), guardianship, and not-for-profit matters. Before joining Boodell & Domanskis, LLC, she gained experience in estate planning and estate administration, family law, guardianship, and real estate in highly respected law firms in the collar counties of Chicago. She has extensive courtroom and litigation experience in probate, guardianship, and domestic relations matters. She has appeared before the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court for oral arguments. She has prepared comprehensive estate plans for clients with multiple specialized needs and represented clients in numerous residential real estate transactions. She has been appointed by the court as Guardian ad Litem in guardianship matters.

While in law school, Sarmistha was on the Dean’s List every semester and recognized as Most Effective Advocate in a special topics course on Supreme Court Advocacy. She was selected as one of five students nationwide for a summer internship with the legal department of BP America and one of five students who graduated with a certificate in civil advocacy. She was a research assistant for the Dean of the law school and a 7-11 licensed intern in the Office of General Counsel of Northern Illinois University. She was a founding student of the Northern Illinois University College of Law Health Advocacy Clinic created in partnership with Hesed House and Aunt Martha’s Health Center and a founding board member and president of the NIU Law chapter of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, which selected her as a Next Generation Leader. She has served on the Board of the New Lawyer Division of the DuPage County Bar Association and on the Board of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers.