Karoline Carstens, who graduated with a degree in Sociology from IWU in 2003, has just recently been recognized as one of this year’s “40 under 40” Attorneys by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Her passion for public service has taken her along a most unique path from the McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office to private practice with the Alton office of Simmons Hanly Conroy where she continues to focus on the relentless pursuit of community justice. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin published a detailed biography on her linked below. Links to her firm bio and to the NIU Law press release are also below.
ALTON, Ill. (Jan. 9, 2017) – Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest mass torts firms, is pleased to announce that the firm has grown its shareholder ranks with the elevation of 14 attorneys, effective Jan. 1. Among the firm’s new shareholders includes Karoline Carstens ’03.Based in the firm’s Alton office, Carstens focuses her practice on helping those affected by asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma. She earned her law degree from Northern Illinois University and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Illinois Wesleyan University. In 2016, Carstens was selected by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company as one of its 2016 “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch,” the Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year and Northern Illinois University College of Law Young Alumna of the Year. Carstens is active with the Illinois State Bar Association on multiple committees and is a founding member of Young Friends of Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation.
Link to CDLB Carstens Bio
Link to SHC Carstens Bio
Link to NIU Law Press Release