Mona Naser
Member & Director of Personnel
Phone: (312) 382-1600
Email: mnaser@carlsondash.com
Practice Areas: Commercial & Residential Real Estate, Business Transactions, Litigation, and Workouts
Additional Languages Spoken: Arabic
Mona is a highly experienced legal professional specializing in providing counsel and representation to both corporate clients and individuals across various practice areas. Her knowledge base spans commercial litigation, real estate (both commercial and residential), and general corporate law, positioning her as a trusted advisor and advocate for her clients.
In her litigation practice, Mona skillfully represents clients—including individuals, businesses, and major creditors—in complex commercial disputes and employment law cases. Her strategic approach and dedication help work towards favorable outcomes for her clients in various litigation proceedings.
As a legal business counselor, Mona offers essential guidance to individual and corporate property owners and business operators, including those involved in multi-unit dwellings, commercial strip malls, gas stations, and small businesses. Her services encompass acquisitions, dispositions, leasing arrangements, financing, and business formation strategies. Mona also assists her business clients with corporate formalities, shareholder disputes, non-profit designation, MBE/WBE certification and dissolution processes, drafting essential documents such as Shareholder Agreements, Bylaws, Operating Agreements, Unit Plans, and Resolutions.
Mona’s passion for entrepreneurship is reflected not only in her legal practice but also through her leadership roles in various professional and community organizations. Her diverse experiences, including establishing her own practice and her previous role as Managing Associate Attorney at a respected Chicago firm, have nurtured her entrepreneurial spirit and enhanced her perspective on legal practice and community engagement.
Mona is actively involved in professional associations, holding leadership positions in the Arab American Bar Association (Treasurer, Board Member, and co-Chair of the Judicial Evaluation Committee), the Illinois Creditors Bar Association (Past President and Board Member), and the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women. Additionally, she serves as a Trustee of the Illinois State Retirement Systems (SERS) and is a member of the Advisory Board for the American Middle East Voters Alliance Political Action Committee (AMVOTE PAC).
Outside of her professional endeavors, Mona is actively involved in community service, volunteering her skills to organizations addressing pressing societal issues.
DePaul University College of Law, J.D. (2002)
University of Illinois at Chicago, B.A. Liberal Arts & Science, Major in Criminal Justice and Minor in Sociology (1996)
Admitted: Mona is admitted to practice in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Arizona. Including the Northern District of Illinois and the District of Arizona.
Memberships: Arab American Bar Association (Treasurer, Board Member, and co-Chair of the Judicial Evaluation Committee), the Illinois Creditors Bar Association (Past President and Board Member), and the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women. Additionally, she serves as a Trustee of the Illinois State Retirement Systems (SERS) and is a member of the Advisory Board for the American Middle East Voters Alliance Political Action Committee (AMVOTE PAC).