Kathryn is an attorney and mediator concentrating in divorce, custody, parentage, adoption, child support and visitation. She has been in private practice since her graduation from De Paul University College of Law. Additionally, Kathryn holds a Master’s Degree in History from Northeastern Illinois University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Northwestern University where she majored in History and Psychology, also achieving a secondary teaching certificate.

She has 29 years experience in divorce, custody, adoption, child support and visitation.

Legal Experience: Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Peter Francis Geraci, 1981 - 1983; Associate Attorney, Zulutsky & Pinski, Ltd. 1983 - 1985; Host of Family Law Edition of "Law Talk" 1985 - 1997; Mediator from 1991 to Present; and a Partner in Di Giacomo & Somers, L.L.C. from 1997 to Present.

Education: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, B.A.; Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois, M.A.; DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, J.D.

Professional Licenses: State of Illinois; United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; Trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois; United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Professional Associations: Chicago Bar Association; Past Chairperson of Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee; Board Member of Mediation Council of Illinois; Illinois State Bar Association; Lake County Bar Association; Cook and Lake County Child Representative Panels; Secretary and Board Member of Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois and the International Association of Collaborative Practitioners.