Practice Areas
Katie
M. Clancy practices law in the areas of business, employment and estate planning law. Katie routinely
advises business clients on corporate, lease and contract negotiations, 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. Consulting is also a large aspect of Katie's practice. Guiding business owners
through compliance issues and applying efficient operational aspects to business operations is a niche.
Katie serves as legal counsel for several business clients, including
Century Tile, Homemade Pizza Company, Sarah's Pastries and Candies, The Institute for Personal Development,
Motion Medical Technology, Orthoflex, Inc., and Healthcare Language Services, LLC.
Previous Experience
Prior to starting Clancy & Associates, Ltd. in 2001, 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 served on
the 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 and Minnesota.
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.
