Catherine D. Sheehan

Attorney

Attorney Bio

Catherine received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2002) and her law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law (2005). Before joining Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick and Mirabella, LLC as an attorney, Catherine represented marginalized persons both in the foster care system and in state and federal court on behalf of persons abused and neglected in nursing homes. She was named by Illinois Super Lawyers as one of the top attorneys in the state for 7 consecutive years and was also identified as one of the top 40 trial attorneys in Illinois under the age of 40. She is a skilled trial attorney who has taken hundreds of cases to verdict or judgment in bench and jury trials.

Practice Areas:

Family Law
Guardianship
DCFS Proceedings
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 2006
Northern District of Illinois, 2008
United States Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2009

Education:

Chicago Kent College of Law
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Honors and Awards:

Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2010 to 2017
Outstanding New Lawyer (Kane County Bar Association), 2014
Top 40 Under 40 (National Trial Lawyers Association), 2012
Leading Lawyers Network Emerging Lawyer, 2012

Relevant Past Employment Positions:

Will County Public Defender’s Office – Juvenile Division
CASA Kane County – General Counsel

Published Works:

Nine Simple Rules for Better Legal Writing, Bar Briefs, 2009
Navigating the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act, Illinois State Bar Journal, 2011
Technology in Practice: E-Filing 101 at the State Level, Bar Briefs, 2011
Celebrating 140 Years of Female Attorneys in Illinois, Illinois State Bar Journal, 2012