Kathryn Brooks

Associate Attorney at Lipe Lyons Murphy Nahrstadt & Pontikis, Ltd.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Experience

  • Associate Attorney at Lipe Lyons Murphy Nahrstadt & Pontikis, Ltd.
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • 711 Licensed Legal Intern - Probate Court Assistance Program at Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
    Jan 2024 - May 2024 · 5 mos

    Assisted with client intake and communication, legal research, and document drafting for probate and adult guardianship issues faced by low-income pro bono clients in the Chicago area Appeared in Cook County Probate Court representing Independent Administrators and Executors in probate matters, and on behalf of CVLS as Guardian ad litem in guardianship matters

  • Research Assistant - Prof. Anne-Marie Rhodes at Loyola University Chicago School of Law
    Jun 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr

    Prepared legal research memoranda for forthcoming art law paper discussing the intersection of Holocaust-era looted art repatriation and tax incentive policy

  • Legal Intern at Antiquities Coalition
    May 2023 - Aug 2023 · 4 mos

    Conducted extensive research and drafting related to international antiquities laws, art looting and trafficking networks, and domestic cultural heritage policy at the United States’ only cultural heritage law & policy nonprofit

  • Project Intern at Harrison Held LLP
    Apr 2023 - May 2023 · 2 mos

    Researched caselaw, edited citations, and proofread text for Chapters 4, 6, and 9 of IICLE treatise “Litigating Disputed Estates, Trusts, Guardianships and Charitable Bequests” (2023 ed.)