Stacey A. McCullough joined Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC as of counsel on Jan. 1.

Ms. McCullough has focused on criminal defense for more than 20 years. She was admitted to the practice of law in 1994 after earning her Juris Doctor from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in criminal justice conferred with highest honors from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1991.

Ms. McCullough has devoted her entire legal career to the criminal justice system. That experience has led her to expand her practice to related areas of law, including school disciplinary hearings, contested orders of protections, and D.C.F.S. appeals. She developed her invaluable trial and negotiation skills through her service at the DuPage County Public Defender’s Office before entering private practice in 2004. For 12 years, she was a solo practitioner at The Law Office of Stacey A. McCullough, Ltd. in Wheaton, Illinois.

Stacey is an active member of many professional associations, and currently serves as second vice president of the DuPage County Bar Association (President, 2019-20) and treasurer of the DuPage County Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association (2016-Present). In addition to the DCBA and DCCDLA, she is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, DuPage Association of Women Lawyers, Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and director for the DuPage Bar Foundation. Her past leadership roles and awards include: 

• President of the DuPage Co. Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association, 2006;
• DCBA Board of Directors, 2005 - 2007 and 2014 - 2016;
• Chair of DCBA Criminal Law, Local Govern