Practice Areas
Katie M. Clancy practices law in the areas of business, employment
and estate planning law. Katie routinely advises business clients on corporate, employment and employee
benefit compliance matters, including issues regarding COBRA, FMLA, ADA, QDROs, 401(k) Plan compliance, and termination issues. She also develops and implements policies and procedures regarding employment, employee
relations, employee benefit plan administration and contract administration. Her estate planning practice includes
a specific niche in Domestic Partner Agreements and Planning.
Katie serves as legal
counsel for several business clients, including Century Tile, Homemade Pizza Company, STS Consultants, Sarah's Pastries
and Candies, Lord & Essex Homes, Inc., Marble Leadership Partners, Inc., Treat Cafe, Doris Ruth LLC, and
the Fairygodmother Foundation.
Previous Experience
Prior to starting Clancy & Associates, Ltd., Katie was an associate with
the Chicago law firms of McDermott, Will & Emery, and Gardner, Carton & Douglas.
Katie also completed two internships with The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, in its Human Resources Services Department. During law school, Katie completed a Judicial externship with Federal Judge Ronald
Guzman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Professional Associations
Katie is a member
of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and directs the John Marshall Law School Employee Benefits Law Alumni Group. Katie serves as a Board of Directors for the Prairie Club of Chicago, a non-profit
conservation organization with over one thousand active members. She is licensed
to practice law in Illinois.
Education
Katie holds a J.D. from
the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, with a concentration in Employee Benefits and ERISA law from the School’s Masters
of Law Program. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Business
Administration from Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana.
