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Kathy Ann McNeely-Johnson
Legal Serenity, PC
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Biography
Our firm goal is to help you plan so that you can find the serenity in life to enjoy the world around you. I have over 25 years of legal experience covering areas of criminal law, elder law, estate planning, real estate transactions, and business planning. I am licensed in both Illinois and Florida and thus can assist those splitting time between the two locations or those moving to Florida.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Elder Law
- Real Estate Law
- Condominiums, Easements, Homeowners Association, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate
Additional Practice Area
- Business Startups
Fees
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Free Consultation
Discussion of potential client needs by phone, video, or in person. Limited to one hour.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
- Illinois
Professional Experience
- Owner
- LEGAL SERENITY, PC
- - Current
- Practice limited to elder law, estate planning, real estate transactions, and business startups.
- committee member and leadership for criminal, ethics & unauthorized practice, trust estate & elder law
- Winnebago County Bar Association
- - Current
- committee member
- 17th Judicial Circuit of Illinois Ethics, Civility & Mentor Program
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- Instituted a Mentor pilot program for the state of Illinois as well as a compliant process concerning incivility with the appointment of senior community attorneys to address concerns,
- Assistant Public Defender
- Winnebago County Public Defender
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- The caseload was major drug (class 2 or greater), murder & drug court (post-conviction rehabilitation program).
- Student Clerk for Judge Philip G. Reinhard
- Northern District Illinois Western Division Federal Court
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Education
- Northern Illinois University College of Law
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor
- Bradley University
- B.S. (1978) | Business Management and Admin. & Psych.
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Professional Associations
- State Bar of Illinois  # 6225615
- Member
- Current
- Florida State Bar  # 47480
- Member
- - Current
- WINNABAGO COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
- - Current
- Illinois State Bar Association
- - Current
Publications
Articles & Publications
- US v. Nixon, Twenty Years After, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
- Northern Illinois Law Review
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Legal Serenity PC
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