Cara’s legal experience includes family law, civil and commercial litigation, real estate matters and criminal law. She began her law career as a public defender for the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, New York. Four years later, in 1996, Cara was admitted to the Illinois Bar and began practicing commercial litigation in Chicago. She has been affiliated with the practice of Michael A. Haber since 1997 and continues to practice on a part-time basis. Cara is familiar with all aspects of civil and commercial litigation, including preparing and arguing dispositive motions, negotiating settlements, taking and defending depositions and preparing appellate records and briefs.