Karen M. Waters

Civil, Mediation
188 West Randolph Street, Suite 801
Chicago, Illinois 60601


Civil

Admitted

1998, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Trial Bar; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois

Law School

De Paul University, J.D., 1998

Law School Graduation Year

1998

College

University of Illinois at Chicago, B.S., Communications/English, 1991

Memberships

Chicago (Young Lawyer's Section Executive Council, 2001; Judicial Evaluation Committee; Co-Chair, Trial Techniques, 2001; Chair, Federal Trial Bar Training Course, 1999), Federal (Special Projects, 1999) and Cook County Bar Associations.

Biographical

Member, De Paul Moot Court, National Appellate Team. Recipient: CALI Award in Advanced Trial Advocacy (Highest A in class); De Paul University College of Law Legal Scholar; Cook County Bar Association Junior Counselor of the Year Award, 2000. Journal Mayor Richard M. Daley Leadership 2000 Scholar. Scholarly Articles Editor, International Law Digest, 1997-1998. Adjunct Professor of Advanced Trial Advocacy, De Paul University College of Law, 1999. Final Trial Judge, Advanced Trial Advocacy, De Paul University College of Law. Listed in: Who's Who: American Law School Students, 17th edition; Who's Who of American Women, 19th, 20th and 21st editions.

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