Catherine Krenz Doan, Rubin Law Group Ltd.,Chicago
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This month, the FLASHPOINTS Spotlight focuses on Catherine Krenz Doan, one of the two most recent members to join the IICLE® Board of Directors. Please watch for next month’s FLASHPOINTS Spotlight, when we highlight the other most recent member, Hugh F. Drake.
Doan began her introduction to IICLE as an attendee at various events and seminars and has continued to participate throughout her entire career: “I started attending seminars at IICLE as a law clerk and eventually started speaking at them.” Doan keeps her practice on the cutting edge. She explained: “Through IICLE, I am able to keep up to date on my CLEs, learn more about my practice area, and stay engaged with my peers. It has been a valuable part of my professional career.”
As for IICLE publications, Doan emphasized that “[o]ur office uses IICLE publications all the time. I have the old binder of the Workers’ Compensation practice book at my desk. I frequently refer back to it to refresh my memory about relevant caselaw or other issues. It has helped me file appeals to the circuit court on several occasions. The checklist for filing an appeal is invaluable for making sure that I don’t miss a step.”
When recently asked to serve on the Board, Doan “was honored” and saw an opportunity to “give back and help serve an organization that has meant so much” to her and her professional development.
Catherine Krenz Doan is a Partner at Rubin Law Group, Ltd., in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in the area of workers’ compensation law. Doan is a Member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. In 2023, Doan was elected President of the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse with highest honors and received her law degree magna cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law.