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Meet Karen

Karen Enright has been practicing law for over thirty years and has spent her career primarily focusing on representing individuals and their families in trucking accidents, complex medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, birth injury, sex abuse, and premises liability cases. Karen obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, formally known as the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois and was subsequently admitted to the Illinois State Bar, U.S. District Court – Northern District of the Illinois Bar, U.S. Supreme Court, and most recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals – 7th Circuit. In 2022, Karen was named as the 4th top female attorney in Illinois.

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Throughout her career, Karen has tried and won numerous cases involving medical, personal, and birth injuries and has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts, as well as successfully reaching multi-million dollar settlements prior to going to trial. Karen is passionate about what she does and is a motivated advocate for each of her clients.

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    • DuPage Senior Citizens Council (DSCC)

      • Board Member, 2023–2026

     

    • Women’s Bar Association of Illinois

      • President, 2007–2008

      • First Vice President, 2006–2007

      • Second Vice President, 2005–2006

      • Corresponding Secretary, 2004–2005

      • Board of Directors, 2001–2009

      • Committee Roles:

        • Tort Section

        • Civil Litigation Committee

        • Public Office Committee (Past Co-Chair)

        • Annual Dinner Committee (Past Co-Chair)

        • Judicial Reception Committee (Past Co-Chair)

     

    • Women’s Bar Foundation

      • Board of Directors, Past Member

     

    • Alliance of Bar Associations

      • Executive Committee, Past Member

     

    • Illinois State Bar Association

      • Board of Directors, Member

      • Board of Governors, 2013–2016

      • Elected Assembly Member

      • Elected Treasurer

      • Foundation Board Member

      • Committee Roles:

        • Law Ed Moderator

        • Assembly Resolutions Drafting Committee

        • Amicus Curiae Committee

        • Committee on Legislation

        • Standing Committee on Legislation (Appointed Member)

        • Budgets and Investment Committee (Elected Member)

        • Scope & Correlation Committee, 2013–Present

        • Tort Section Council

        • Young Lawyers Section (Appointed Member)

     

    • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

      • Board of Governors

     

    • Society of Trial Lawyers

      • Board of Directors

      • Board of Managers

     

    • Chicago Inn of Court

     

    • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Alumni Association

      • Board of Directors

    • Chicago Bar Association

      • Young Lawyers Division

      • Bench-Bar Relations

      • Tort Committee

    • The Lawyers Club of Chicago

    • Professional Women’s Club of Chicago

    • Mid-Day Club, Associate Board of Directors

    • Leukemia Society

    • American Association for Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association)

    • American Board of Trial Advocates (Elected Member)

    • The Exclusive Professional Women’s Networking Group (EPWNG)

      • Trusted Advisors Council

    • Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, Arbitrator

    • Chairperson, Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel (Federal Court), 2010–2013

    • Panelist, Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel (Federal Court), 2007–2010

    • Appointed Member, Illinois Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee, 2015–2017

    • Leading Lawyers

      • Peer-selected, 2010–Present

      • Top 10 Women Lawyers in Illinois, 2009–Present

     

    • Super Lawyers

      • Selected as Illinois Super Lawyer, 2006–2016

      • Top 50 Women Lawyers in Illinois, 2009–Present

      • Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers, 2011–Present

     

    • Illinois State Bar Association Board of Governors Award, 2009

    • Women’s Bar Association of Illinois Service Award

    • Loras College Distinguished Alumni Award

    • Nazareth Academy Distinguished Alumni

    • Million Dollar Lawyers Forum

    • Who’s Who Among American Trial Lawyers

    • Leading Illinois Attorney, 2004–Present

    • “40 Lawyers Under Forty to Watch,” Law Bulletin Publishing Company

    • Friends Committee, National Association of Women Judges, 2015

    • Certified Private Pilot

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Suite 3050

150 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606, USA 

 

Get directions here

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Tel: 312-541-9700

Fax: 312-541-0520

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Karen Enright

One of Illinois’ Top Trial Attorneys — Fighting for Justice for Over 30 Years

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Karen Enright is a powerhouse in personal injury law, with a reputation built on decades of high-stakes wins in medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death cases. Consistently ranked among Illinois’ Top 10 Female Attorneys for the past decade, Karen has secured numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for her clients — and she’s just getting started.

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