Caroline K. Vickrey

Caroline K. Vickrey is a trial lawyer with a multi-faceted career in both state and federal court. She represents clients in health care, employment and general liability matters, including Chicago area hospitals, universities, physicians, municipalities, national hospitality companies, international corporations and athletic venues, as well as individual clients. On behalf of these clients, she has defended and won jury trials in Cook County, including several recent verdicts. Ms. Vickrey has also represented clients in claims involving the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Gender Violence Act, the Workplace Transparency Act, the Freedom to Work Act and the Wage Payment and Collections Act and other employment issues. She has been appointed as a Special Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney in the civil division, representing Cook County medical providers. Ms. Vickrey embraces the challenge of factually and procedurally complex litigation in new areas of law and relishes the opportunity to advocate on behalf of her clients in a variety of venues on a wide range of topics.

Ms. Vickrey previously practiced at the Illinois Attorney General's Office, where she worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the Labor & Employment Division of the General Law Bureau, handling civil rights employment cases in federal court. Prior to that, she worked at a boutique litigation firm where she practiced commercial and municipal civil rights litigation.

Ms. Vickrey has always carved out time for politics, pro bono work and mentoring younger lawyers. In 2015, she ran for Alderman of Chicago’s 43rd Ward, advancing to a runoff and earning the endorsements of many elected city officials. In 2017, she won a first-degree, double jury murder trial in the Cook County Criminal Division on behalf of a pro bono client. She also serves as a mentor at Johnson & Bell, has served as an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University School of Law, and is a member of the 43rd Ward Judicial Review Board, interviewing and recommending judicial candidates for Illinois Circuit, Appellate and Supreme Court vacancies.