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Kate Curler
Kate Curler
Kate Curler is the Principal Attorney at The Law Office of Kate Curler in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of adult guardianships, nursing home placement and contracts, senior advocacy, elder law, estate planning, and probate. She is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations, serving on the CBA Elder Law and Probate Practice Committees. She is also an active member of the Union League Club of Chicago, where she serves as Cochair of the Lawyers Group and is on the Library and Admissions Committees. Ms. Curler received her B.A. with honors from Michigan State University and her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law.
Matthew R. Davison
Matthew R. Davison
Matthew R. Davison, of the Law Office of Matthew R. Davison, LLC, in Chicago, is a sole practitioner concentrating in fiduciary litigation and mental health law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Mental Health Law and Trusts and Estates Sections. He is also a member of the Chicago Bar Foundation Mental Health Pro Bono Pilot Program. He was selected as an Illinois Rising Star by Super Lawyers for 2017 and 2018. Mr. Davison received his B.A. from Virginia Wesleyan University and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Pauline G. Dembicki
Pauline G. Dembicki
Pauline G. Dembicki is a sole practitioner in Evanston, where her practice focuses on estate planning, trusts, prenuptials, elder law, powers of attorney, probate and trust administration, guardianship administration, and related contested matters. She is a recipient of volunteer awards from IICLE® and the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Volunteer Award and an award from the North Suburban Bar Association. Ms. Dembicki received her B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle and her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Ruben M. Garcia
Ruben M. Garcia
Ruben M. Garcia is a Partner at Ruben M. Garcia & Associates, Ltd., in Wilmette and Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in contested probate estates, including guardianship estates. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, and the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Garcia received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Enid Kempe
Enid Kempe
Enid Kempe is a Partner at Enid Kempe, P.C., in Berwyn, where she concentrates her practice in adult guardianships, probate, and estate planning. Ms. Kempe is a member of the Illinois State and American Bar Associations and a member and Past President of the West Suburban Bar Association. She is also an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago Institute of Paralegal Studies. Ms. Kempe received both her B.A. and J.D. from DePaul University.
Ann Krasuski
Ann Krasuski
Ann Krasuski is a staff attorney at the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission in Hines, where her work is concentrated in mental health law and appellate practice. Before attending law school, she worked for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program in Seattle and in New York, advocating for residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Ms. Krasuski received her M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Elizabeth A. Lawhorn
Elizabeth A. Lawhorn
Elizabeth A. Lawhorn is an associate at the Monahan Law Group, LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses on guardianship, probate, and mental health law. She is a former adjunct professor of legal writing at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Ms. Lawhorn received her B.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her J.D. magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she was a Civitas Child Law Fellowship recipient and received a Certificate of Specialization in Child and Family Law.
Helen Mesoloras
Helen Mesoloras
Helen Mesoloras is a Partner with Dutton Casey & Mesoloras, P.C., in Chicago, where she focuses her practice in the area of elder law. Ms. Mesoloras is Past President of the Illinois Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and Past Chair of the Elder Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. She received her B.A. with honors from DePaul University and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Joseph T. Monahan
Joseph T. Monahan
Joseph T. Monahan is the Founder of Monahan Law Group, LLC, in Chicago, where he is a steadfast advocate for persons with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who serve them. He has been an adjunct professor of mental health law for over 20 years at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and has repeatedly served as Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Mental Health Law Committee. He is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association and numerous other professional and service organizations. He received his B.A. and M.S.W. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Amy E. Orlando
Amy E. Orlando
Amy E. Orlando is an associate at Monahan Law Group, LLC, in Chicago, where her work is focused on guardianships, elder law, and mental health. She is a yearly presenter on Illinois Mental Health and the Law for PESI, a member of the Chicago Bar Association and former Chair of the CBA Mental Health and Disability Law Committee, and an M-Team Member of the PLOWS Council on Aging. Ms. Orlando received her B.S. from Illinois State University, where she was on the Dean’s List, and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School, where she was Executive Justice of the Moot Court Honors Program.
Eric J. Parker
Eric J. Parker
Eric J. Parker is an attorney at Stotis & Baird Chartered in Chicago, where his practice focuses on estates and injury litigation. He frequently lectures on the topics of advance directives, financial abuse, and nursing home neglect and has written or cowritten chapters for IICLEÒ on records in long-term care litigation, special-needs trusts, advance directives, living wills and powers of attorney, and structured settlements in personal injury cases. He was also a presenter for IICLEÒ on the topic of hoarding. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Parker received his B.A. from the University of Iowa and his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law.
Laurel Spahn
Laurel Spahn
Laurel Spahn is a staff attorney at the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission in Hines, where her practice is focused on mental health law and appellate practice. She received the Chicago Bar Foundation’s Richard J. Phelen Public Service Award in 2012. Ms. Spahn received her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law.
Jenna Veirup
Jenna Veirup
Jenna Veirup is an associate at Enid Kempe, P.C., in Berwyn, where she focuses her practice on adult guardianships, probate, and estate planning. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Veirup received her B.M. from the University of Colorado and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.

Kate Curler

Matthew R. Davison

Pauline G. Dembicki

Ruben M. Garcia

Enid Kempe

Ann Krasuski

Elizabeth A. Lawhorn

Helen Mesoloras

Joseph T. Monahan

Amy E. Orlando

Eric J. Parker

Laurel Spahn

Jenna Veirup

Adult Guardianships, Advance Directives, and Mental Health Law 2018 Edition