$ 400-500 per hour
also known as Kristin M. Case
Kristin M. Case is the founding Member of The Case Law Firm, now Case + Sedey, LLC. She is admitted to practice law in Illinois as well as Missouri and before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Missouri Supreme Court. Ms. Case has extensive experience representing clients during employment negotiations, before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Illinois Department of Human Rights, and throughout the litigation process both in state and federal courts.
Ms. Case received her Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Central Missouri State University where she served as an Editor for her college weekly newspaper. Prior to attending law school at the University of Missouri, Ms. Case clerked for the Missouri House of Representatives. During law school, Ms. Case focused her legal education on how to use the law to represent and empower individuals. In her last year of schooling, Ms. Case represented battered women and children in obtaining court protection from their abusers.
After receiving her Juris Doctorate, Ms. Case began her legal career clerking for the Honorable Ronald R. Holliger on the Missouri Court of Appeals. After clerking, Ms. Case moved to Chicago and worked as an associate attorney in the commercial litigation division of a Chicago law firm. After that and prior to forming The Case Law Firm, Ms. Case worked for Penny Nathan Kahan & Associates, a well-respected Chicago plaintiff’s employment law firm where she became a partner and regularly represented individuals in variety of employment cases.
Ms. Case has spoke and written at length about employment matters for a variety of organizations, including the Chicago Bar Association, the Chicago Chapter of the National Organization of Women and the Council on Education in Management. She has also been interviewed and quoted in a variety of publications.
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Acquired: 2001
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State: Missouri
Acquired: 2000
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250 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 230, Chicago, IL, 60606
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Posted by anonymous | June 5, 2023 | Hired Attorney
I hired Kristin in 2021 for a complex atypical matter, She was engaged, detail oriented, and correct in directing me to next steps. Favorable outcome and would hire her again should I need and labor and employment attorney. I enjoyed working with her responsive paralegal as well.
Posted by Anonymous | December 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney
I hired Kristin to represent me in an employment retaliation case (child's mental health and parent/age discrimination), which she enthusiastically took on. Through the first month of the case, she was very thorough and handled direct communications with my employer quite well. When things began to g...
Posted by anonymous | May 3, 2021 | Hired Attorney
Kristin was great to work with. She gave me honest feedback on my case and wasn't pushy at all. She listened to my concerns and moved at the pace that I felt comfortable with. She helped me find a reasonable and fair resolution with my employer.
Posted by Colleen | February 11, 2021 | Hired Attorney
Kristin really helped me consider my options when I received my severance notification. I appreciated her thoughtful and efficient approach. Highly recommend!
Posted by Tuesday | December 27, 2020 | Hired Attorney
It was definitely my good fortune to be referred and taken on as a client of Kristin Case. I have NEVER been involved in any sort of legal issue with anyone let alone a former employer. But, when I found myself in a situation that just didn’t feel above board, I reached out to a very good friend who ...
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Employment and labor lawyer
Employment and labor lawyer
Employment and labor lawyer
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers of Illinois
2017
Super Lawyers/Illinois, Super Lawyers
2016
Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyer
2013
Rising Star, Illinois Super Lawyers
2012
Rising Star, Illinois Super Lawyers
2011
Illinois Rising Star 2011, Super Lawyers Magazine
2010
Illinois Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magainze
2006
Service Recognition Award, Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
1900 - Present
Founding Member, Case + Sedey, LLC
2002 - 2006
Partner, Penny Nathan Kahan & Associates
2013 - Present
American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, Employee Rights and Responsibilities CommitteeCo-chair
2010 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2006 - Present
National Employment Lawyers AssociationMember
Secretary
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Pending
2000
JD - Juris Doctor
1997
BS - Journalism
2014
Off Duty Conduct
2012
EMPLOYEE PRIVACY IN THE AGE OF WORKPLACE MONITORING
2011
Maximizing Emotional Distress Damages
2011
The Sick and Injured Employee: Perspectives from Representing Employees and Employers
2010
Breast Cancer Advocacy
2010
Social Media in the Workplace
2010
2008
Sexual Assault in the Workplace
2016
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2010
2009
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