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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Case + Sedey, LLC
250 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 230
Chicago, IL, 60606
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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IL | Active And Authorized To Practice Law | 2001 | 06/13/2022 |
MO | Inactive | 2000 | 05/22/2022 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers of Illinois | 2018 |
Super Lawyers/Illinois | Super Lawyers | 2017 |
Emerging Lawyer | Leading Lawyers Network | 2016 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2015 |
Super Lawyer | Illinois Super Lawyer | 2014 |
Rising Star | Illinois Super Lawyers | 2013 |
Rising Star | Illinois Super Lawyers | 2012 |
Illinois Rising Star 2011 | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2011 |
Illinois Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magainze | 2010 |
Service Recognition Award | Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section | 2006 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Penny Nathan Kahan & Associates | 2002 - 2006 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee | Co-chair | 2013 - Present |
American Bar Association | Member | 2010 - Present |
National Employment Lawyers Association | Member | 2006 - Present |
Illinois Chapter of National Employment Lawyers Association | Secretary | N/A |
Chicago Bar Association | Member | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Case on Point Blog | Hidden Dangers in Employment Agreements | 2016 |
Case on Point Blog | Illness in the Workplace Part I | 2015 |
Chicago Bar Association | Breast Cancer Advocacy | 2010 |
The Journal of the DuPage County Bar Association | Navigating the Maze of the Family and Medical Leave Act | 2009 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of Missouri School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2000 |
Central Missouri State University | BS - Journalism | 1997 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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American Bar Association ERR Midwinter Meeting | Off Duty Conduct | 2014 |
American Bar Association 2012 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT MID WINTER MEETING | EMPLOYEE PRIVACY IN THE AGE OF WORKPLACE MONITORING | 2012 |
Mid Year ABA Employment Law Conference | Maximizing Emotional Distress Damages | 2011 |
Annual Employment Law Update | The Sick and Injured Employee: Perspectives from Representing Employees and Employers | 2011 |
Chicago Bar Association Breast Cancer Meeting | Breast Cancer Advocacy | 2010 |
Annual ABA Employment Law Seminar | Social Media in the Workplace | 2010 |
13th Annual Labor and Employment Law Update | Benefits and risks to employees who are using social media in the workplace. | 2010 |
Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women | Sexual Assault in the Workplace | 2008 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Salas v. 3M & Sedgwick | Settled. |
Filson v. Big Ten Football Conference | Settlement |
Heneghan v. City of Chicago | Pending |
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