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About Kate Kirwan Searls

Kate Kirwan Searls earned her B.A. in Political Science with a minor in English Literature from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where she served as an Associate Barrister of the Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Honors Board and earned an Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate. She is licensed to practice law in Illinois. The National Trial Lawyers named Kate to its Top 40 Under 40 Directory for Civil Plaintiff Lawyers in 2020 and 2021. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution, and has served as a John Marshall Trial Advocacy Coach.

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Education

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
J.D.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois

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