Mary Ellen Cagney
About Mary
Licenses
Licensed in Illinois for 49 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1976
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2015
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Illinois Super lawyer, SuperLawyers
2012
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Illinois Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers
2011
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
Illinois Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers
2010
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2009
Illinois Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers
2008
Illinois Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers
2007
Illinois Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers
2006
Illinois Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers
2002
Outstanding Service to the Legal Profession, Depaul University Law Alumni Association
Work Experience
2006 - Present
Owner, Law Offices of Mary Ellen Cagney
1997 - 2006
Partner, Levin & Perconti
1991 - 1996
Chief Deputy, Cook County State's Attorney's Office
1987 - 1991
Chief- Sex Crimes Division, Cook County State's Attorney's Office
1987 - 1997
Adjunt Professor- Trial Advocacy, Chicago Kent College Of Law
1977 - 1991
Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Associations
2007 - Present
Litigation Counsel of Americamember
1987 - Present
Women's Bar Association of Illinoismember
1976 - Present
American Bar Associationmember
1976 - Present
Illinois State Bar Associationmember
1976 - Present
Chicago Bar Associationmember
member
member
1995 - 1997
Chicago Bar AssociationBoard of Managers
1995 - 1995
Chicago Bar AssociationChair Judicial Evaluation Committee
1994 - 1994
Chicago Bar AssociationChair: Hearings Division of Judicial Evaluation Committee
1993 - 1993
Chicago Bar AssociationChair: Investigations Division of Judicial Evaluation Committee
Education
1976
JD - Juris Doctor
1972
BA - Bachelor of Arts