Kate Sedey

Kate Sedey is a partner at Case + Sedey, LLC in Chicago who represents and advises employees on workplace rights and employment law disputes. Her practice includes workplace discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and compensation claims, disability and leave issues, executive counseling, employment contracts, non-compete agreements, severance agreements, and workplace investigations. She handles litigation and counseling for individuals facing significant career, compensation, and workplace concerns.

Kate earned her J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law and completed a Certificate in Labor & Employment Law. While in law school, she participated in the Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society and Chicago-Kent Law Review. She received a B.A. cum laude from New York University. Her education reflects an early and sustained focus on employment issues, legal writing, oral advocacy, and the statutory protections governing workplace relationships.

Kate’s employment practice includes trying cases, arguing motions, negotiating settlements, taking and defending depositions, conducting discovery, interviewing witnesses, and preparing legal memoranda and briefs. She represents employees in discrimination and harassment claims, retaliation and whistleblower matters, unpaid compensation disputes, leave and disability cases, and executive contract issues. Her work also includes advising on restrictive covenants, severance terms, executive compensation, and other agreements that shape employment relationships.

Kate Sedey has been recognized as a Rising Star in Chicago’s employment law community and as an Emerging Lawyer by the Law Bulletin’s Leading Lawyers network. She is admitted in Illinois and has built her practice around plaintiff-side employment representation. Her combination of litigation experience and employee counseling helps clients evaluate legal rights, understand workplace options, negotiate important agreements, and prepare contested matters for settlement, motion practice, appeal, or trial.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Case + Sedey, LLC
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Illinois

Education

• Chicago-Kent College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• New York University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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