KATHERINE L. MALONEY

Katherine L. Maloney has been a life long resident of Plainfield, Illinois. Graduating with honors from Plainfield High School she was then accepted in the Open Door Exchange Program and was a foreign exchange student for one year in Cairo, Egypt. In Egypt she lived with a Coptic Christian host family and attended St. Mary's Academy and the American University becoming proficient in the French and Arabic languages and adapting to a new culture.

Upon her return to the United States, Katherine continued her education at Northern Illinois University. In her senior year, she was awarded the Marketing Department's Outstanding Leadership Award for her work as President of the business fraternity, Pi Sigma Epsilon.

Katherine was then accepted at the George Washington University Law School in D.C. During her attendance she was granted an internship with the Counsel for the Marine Corps Commandant at the Navy Annex on the Pentagon Reservation. She maintained her position for three years and handled issues regarding federal and international law.

After graduating from law school, Katherine returned to her hometown and began her law career at a small firm in downtown Plainfield. She practiced in many areas of the law including: family law, criminal law, workers compensation, estate planning, real estate, small business, probate and juvenile matters. In addition Katherine began receiving court appointments as a Guardian Ad Litem (Court advocate) for children and disabled adults.

Katherine also became more involved in the Plainfield Community. She joined Plainfield Rotary and became the Secretary; became a Big Sister for Big Brother/Big Sisters; joined the Women's Bar Association of Will County and became the Secretary for three years; and was an organizer of a New Lawyers Committee for the Will County Bar. In 1998 Katherine was awarded the Pro Bono Award for Will County predominately for her work with three Plainfield children who lost both of their parents within a month of each other.

Katherine was recruited by Rathbun, Cservenyak and Kozol to open a law office in Plainfield. She became an equity partner three years later and has maintained a thriving law practice. She has successfully settled and tried cases in many areas of the law throughout her career. She has completed a Master Training course in Mediation and has received court appointments to mediate family law cases. She is a member of a number of professional organizations and has been selected by a Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court to serve on Judicial Selection Committees. Just recently she served two years as President of the Women's Bar Association.

On her home front, Katherine is married to her supportive husband, Dennis Hunke and has two wonderful children Jacob, age 10 and Jacqueline, age 5 both attending Plainfield Schools. Katherine has been for five years and continues to be a Cubscout den leader, treasurer and Committee member for Pack 13 of Plainfield, a soccer mom with the Plainfield Soccer Association and a Plainfield Junior Cats football mom.