Background
Kendall, Karen L. was born on February 5, 1945 in Clearwater, Florida, United States.
Kendall, Karen L. was born on February 5, 1945 in Clearwater, Florida, United States.
Southern Illinois University (Bachelor of Arts, 1967. Master of Arts, 1976. Juris Doctor, 1981). Order of the Barristers.
Worked at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Professional Corporation (Peoria, Illinois) specializing in Appellate Practice, Civil Appeals, Insurance Coverage, Supreme Court Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Illinois, United States. District Court, Central District of Illinois.
1984, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois. 1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits and United States. Supreme Court.
Southern Illinois University Law School Alumnus of the Year, 1996.
Editor-in-Chief, Appellate Law Review, 1992-1996.
Law Clerk to: Honorable Howard C. Ryan, Justice, Illinois Supreme Court, 1981-1982. Honorable Jay J. Alloy, Illinois Appellate Court, 1984, Third District.
Illinois Supreme Court Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 1987-1996. Chair, Amicus Committee, 1995-1996.
Member: Peoria County, Illinois State and American (Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee) Bar Associations.
Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association (President, 1994-1995). Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.
Member: Peoria County, Illinois State and American (Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee) Bar Associations. Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association (President, 1994-1995). Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.