Alyx Durachta

Attorney, Alyx Durachta, joined Wilson & Wilson in 2019. Alyx began working in the Estate Planning and Estate Administration area of law in 2016. In addition to practicing in this area, Alyx participates as a volunteer attorney for the Wills for Heroes Foundation which provides essential estate planning documents to our nation’s veterans and first responders.

Alyx received her B.S. in Criminal Justice (2014), and a Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (2015) from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Upon completing her graduate program at IUPUI, Alyx moved to Chicago where she attended The John Marshall Law School and received her J.D., as well as a J.D. Certificate in Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution (2018). During Alyx’s tenure at JMLS, she was an active participant in the Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Honors Board and Council. Upon graduation, Alyx was nationally recognized and selected to become a member of The Order of Barristers based on her excellence in oral advocacy and brief writing.

Alyx has remained an active alumna of her alma mater, JMLS. Since earning her J.D., Alyx has become an adjunct faculty member of JMLS, coaching student teams in the Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution program. Alyx prides herself in the success of her teams, and enjoys helping the students become better advocates and future attorneys.

When Alyx is not practicing law, you can find her spending time with her nephews and niece, running on the lakefront, or living out her “shop til’ you drop” mindset.