Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle

50 Virginia Street
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
T:  (815) 459-2050
F:  (815) 459-9057
kcahill@zrfmlaw.com

Kelly concentrates her practice in municipal and employment law. Her municipal practice includes general corporate representation and planning and zoning work. She serves as the municipal attorney for the Villages of Algonquin and Greenwood and serves as counsel for the planning and zoning boards in the Cities of McHenry and Genoa. Kelly also represents developers through the municipal development process such as annexation, zoning, and subdivision of property.
 

Kelly’s employment practice includes the representation of employers to ensure compliance of their employment policies and procedures with state and federal employment laws and regulations. She has conducted numerous training sessions for both public and private organizations on such matters as preventing harassment in the workplace, the job interview process, disciplining and termination of problem employees, and conducting a performance review. Kelly has represented numerous clients in discrimination lawsuits and has appeared before the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

• Municipal/Local Government Law
• Business and Tax
• Employment Law
• Zoning and Land Planning

HONORS:

• DePaul University Law Review
• Member Order of the Coif


BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS:

• Illinois, 1992
• Illinois State Bar Association
• McHenry County Bar Association

EDUCATION:

• J.D., DePaul University College of Law (with honors), 1992
• B.S., Valparaiso University (with honors), 1989

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

• “Municipal Responsibility for Property Damage Resulting from a 911 Emergency Call,”

    Local Government Law (August, 1993)
• “The River Bend Decisions and How It Affects Municipalities’ Personnel Rules and

    Regulations,” Illinois Municipal Review (June, 1993)
• “The Appropriation and Levy Process,” Local Government Law (November, 1994); Tax

    Trends (April, 1995)
• “Illinois Supreme Court Decisions, Vaughn v. City of West Frankfort: Municipalities Do Not

    Owe a Duty of Care to Pedestrians Crossing a Public Roadway Outside a Crosswalk,”

    Local Government Law (September, 1995)
• “River Bend Revisited - The Illinois Human Rights Act Does Not Prohibit No-Spouse

    Policies,” Illinois Municipal Review (August, 1996)
• “Cable and Wireless Communications,” Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education,

    Municipal Law and Practice in Illinois, 2000 Edition, 2003 Edition Supplement, 2007

    Edition.