Natalie G Bower

Natalie G Bower, a Partner at Coffee Ward & Bower, LLP, has dedicated her legal career to family law for the past 70 years. Her extensive experience includes handling contested and uncontested divorces, establishing parentage, and litigating child custody, support, and spousal maintenance cases. She also addresses Orders of Protection, military divorces, jurisdictional disputes, and the division of assets, property, and retirement funds.

Natalie has represented families throughout St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Clinton, and Macoupin Counties, as well as other nearby regions. Her legal journey began with her contributions to The John Marshall Law Review and her work with the Federal Defender Program in Chicago, where she assisted indigent clients with federal criminal charges. While in law school, she clerked for a federal magistrate judge in the Northern District of Illinois, engaging in research and drafting court opinions.

Natalie earned her Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago and holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and French from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her accolades include the Federal Defender Program Board of Trustees Award, and she was an active student member of the Public Interest Law Council.

She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and both the St. Clair County and Madison County Bar Associations.