Dara Chevlin Tarkowski

Dara Chevlin Tarkowski concentrates her practice in litigation matters.

Ms. Tarkowski is an active member of the Firm’s Women’s Leadership Forum and the Electronic Discovery Practice. She is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Ms. Tarkowski earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University in 2003. She went on to receive her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2007. While in law school, she served as editor-in-chief of Loyola's Consumer Law Review (2006–2007) and authored the article entitled "Schemes and Scams: Auction Fraud and the Culpability of Host Auction Web Sites," 18 Loy. Consumer L. Rev. 223 (2005).

Recent Publications

• Co-author, "Authenticity and Admissibility of ESI," Chapter 10, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education E-Discovery Handbook (2012).
• Co-author, "Practice Safe SaaS: Don’t Lose Your Head (Or Data) In The Clouds," 4 Privacy & Data Security Law Journal 771 (October 2009).

Recent Presentations

• Speaker, "Old Wine, New Bottle: Authenticating & Admitting Electronically Stored Information," Legal Aid Advocates Conference – Chicago, IL (October 6, 2011).