Kathleen McDonough Of Counsel Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Marcia Owens Partner Honigman LLP
Kathleen McDonough has more than 25 years of experience in state and federal courts across the country and regularly provides transac- tional and business consulting services to a variety of corporate entities. She has worked extensively in the areas of outside general counsel, lit- igation, transportation and employment/labor. Kathleen’s clients come from major sectors, including retail, advertising, manufacturing and transportation, among others. As the married mother of three school- aged children, she was elected to equity partner at age 32, served over a decade in law firm management, and was the managing partner of a national law firm for two consecutive three-year terms. Over the course of her career, Kathleen has served on multiple boards and has helped with fundraising for a number of local and national organizations, in- cluding the Alzheimer’s Association of Illinois, Mercy Home, IIT Chica- go-Kent College of Law Board of Overseers, Friends of St. Columbanus Food Pantry, Christopher House, St. Josaphat Parish Council, Raoul for Attorney General, and the Illinois Sudanese Community Association, among others. Her memoir, “Badger State,” was published in October 2020.
Marcia Owens is a partner at Honigman LLP. Marcia represents cli- ents in all aspects of commercial real estate on a national basis, from acquisition and disposition, to finance, workouts and leasing. Marcia has experience in industrial, retail, office, and mixed-use transactions. Marcia prides herself on partnering with her clients to implement the strategies necessary to accomplish the client’s goal to get a deal done, going beyond the technical aspects of a transaction. Marcia received her law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law with High Honors in 1998. She spent the first 16 years of her career at Wildman Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP and has spent the better part of her career advocating for the advancement of women in the law.
Benesch congratulates all of the 2021 Top 50 Women in Law Award winners.
We take particular pride in recognizing our partner, Margo Wolf O’Donnell . Margo is Co-Chair of Benesch’s Labor & Employment Practice Group and Co-Chair of Benesch’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Congratulations Margo!
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