Kathy M. Sons

Kathy focuses her legal skills in the areas of appellate practice, legal research of all kinds, residential real estate, and pre-trial civil litigation involving personal injury, commercial disputes, land use, and probate matters.  She has authored and argued innumerable motions in the circuit court, many of which have resulted in favorable final resolution for her clients without the necessity of a trial.  She has won appeals in the Illinois Appellate Court, both as an appellant and as an appellee.  She prevailed in a Petition for Leave to Appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court, and went on to win that appeal, succeeding in overturning an eighty-year-old case.  She also won an appeal in federal court before the 7th Circuit Appellate Court.  She has served as a judge several times for the Appellate Lawyers Association’s moot court competition, judging both oral arguments and written briefs.  She also served as a judge for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Annual Lincoln Award writing contest.

Kathy’s path to legal services began before attending law school when she worked for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as a legal clerk and then for Cook County’s Pretrial Services Department as a Pre-Trial Officer.  While attending Chicago-Kent College of Law, she distinguished herself by winning four class awards and serving as an Editor on the Law Review Executive Board and as an extern for the Honorable Marvin E. Aspen of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  She was also admitted to the prestigious Order of the Coif.

Subsequent to graduating law school with high honors, Kathy had the privilege of serving as a law clerk for the Honorable Philip L. Bronstein in the Circuit Court of Cook County.  In 1998, she joined Rooks, Pitts, and Poust as an Associate Attorney.  She then had her own real estate practice for a few years before joining KGG, LLC in 2008.

Kathy hails from St. Louis, but has lived in the suburban Chicago area since graduating college.  She is the proud mother of two children, now adults. She was very active in her children’s school districts for many years when they were young.  She coached volleyball for several years and continues to play volleyball every week.  She volunteered at a homeless shelter for more than twenty-five years and is an active member of her church, where she serves as the Support Committee chair.  As part of her church involvement, she brings food to a local food pantry on a regular basis and serves meals at Morning Star Mission. She has been married for over 35 years. She and her husband enjoy attending Fighting Illini football games with their kids and with their friends they’ve had since college.

Kathy is known for her tenacity in research and her ability to provide detailed analysis of complex legal issues.  She is dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for all her clients and looks forward to the opportunity to assist you with your legal needs.

Bar Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2015
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 2015
• Illinois, 1995

Education

• Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
  • J.D. – 1995
• University of Illinois
  • B.S. – 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Will County Bar Association
• Appellate Lawyers Association
• Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association