Karen Kavanagh Mack Honored Among Law Bulletin Media’s Top Women in the Law

Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella is proud to announce that Karen Kavanagh Mack has been honored in Law Bulletin Media’s 2024 Salute! Top Women in the Law Awards. Karen, who is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate, State & Local Government, Eminent Domain, Real Estate Tax, Environmental, and Litigation practice groups, is a longtime advocate and mentor for women in the legal industry.

Now in its fifth year, the Salute! Top Women in the Law Awards honors Chicago attorneys for working to advance women in the profession, achieving success in their areas of practice, and bringing leadership to their firms and the legal industry at large. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer selection committee chose Karen from a collection of hundreds of nominations for lawyers throughout the Chicagoland area.

“We’re very proud of Karen’s recognition not only as an excellent attorney, but also as a thoughtful mentor, confidant, and a generous friend,” said Jeff Warren. “She exemplifies the best in our profession through her dedication and integrity.”

At Burke Warren, Karen’s practice is focused in the areas of environmental law, eminent domain, and general real estate matters, both transactional and litigation based. She has served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for over 20 years, representing various state agencies in both environmental and land acquisition matters. Karen is a longtime member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) Environmental Law Section Council and has spoken and moderated at its Annual Environmental Law Conference. In 2021-2022, she served on the Executive Board of the Environmental Law Section Council as its Chair, having previously served as its Vice-Chair (2020-2021) and Secretary (2019-2020). She is also the recent past Co-Chair of the Standing Committee for the Judicial Evaluation in Cook County, having previously served as a member on the Committee for six years and now serving on its appellate panel.