About Kathleen

Kathy Salvi was raised in Waukegan, Illinois and is a life-long Chicago resident. Kathy graduated from Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois and Loyola University, Chicago, where she received a B.A. in 1981. She graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she received her J.D. in 1984. She was admitted to the Illinois bar that same year. Upon receiving her law degree, Kathy served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Justice Harry D. Strouse of the Second Appellate District, Illinois, and then as an Assistant Public Defender with the Lake County Public Defender’s Office. From there, she entered the private practice of law. Kathy was a candidate for Illinois’ 8th Congressional District in 2006. She served on the Board of Midtown Educational Foundation (MEF) from 1993 to 2013. MEF offers supplementary academic and character-enrichment programs for inner-city children in Chicago. Kathy was also a participant in the United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing, China in 1995. She is married to former State Representative Al Salvi, former candidate for the U.S. Senate and Illinois Secretary of State. They live in Mundelein, Illinois with their six children. Kathy specializes in all areas of personal injury law including auto accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, defective products, and wrongful death. Kathy Salvi is licensed to practice law in Illinois.

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Education

• Loyola University Chicago, B.A., graduated 1981
• Chicago-Kent College of Law at IIT, J.D., graduated 1984

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association, 1984

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