About Karen

Karen enjoys practicing different areas of law because of the thrill of advocacy: she has a passion for helping others.  She assists both individual and corporate clients with contracts, negotiations, and court appearances. 

Karen’s major types of client representation include:

                                                                                                         Accident Victims
                                                                                                                 Parents
                                                                                    Homeowners/Prospective Homeowners                             
                                                                                                          Probate Estates 
                                                                                                            Corporations

Karen is actively involved in several community projects.  She volunteers her time as an attorney for efforts such as the Domestic Violence clinic in Chicago, Prairie State Legal Services in Lake County, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.  She serves on several Boards which provide community services such as  giving clothes, school supplies, and transportation vouchers to people in need, teaching vocational skills to teens and adults, helping high school students who have fallen behind to graduate on time, assisting girls in the foster care system transition into adulthood and independent living, and training ministers to provide counseling and prayer services to hospitals.  Karen is also a Board member for the Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County, and she appears as a public speaker for organizations and events in various communities. 

Karen exercises care and diligence in listening to and meeting the needs of her clients.
 

EDUCATION
DePaul University College of Law, Juris Doctor
American Intercontinental University, MBA
Truman State University, Bachelor of Arts 

BAR ADMISSIONS
Illinois State Bar
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois General and Trial Bars

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County, Board Member
Illinois State Bar Association
American Bar Association  

COMMUNITY SERVICE                                                                                                                                
Salvation Army Waukegan Corps, Advisory Board                                        
Ms. Glades School of Chaplaincy, Board of Directors
Daisy’s Resource Optional School, Board of Directors
Domestic Violence Courthouse Pilot Project, Law Student Supervisor
Prairie State Legal Services, Volunteer Attorney
United States Bankruptcy Court, Volunteer Panel Attorney