Kerry M. Gibbons

Using the experience gained on secondment to a commercial technology and gaming company, Kerry focuses on understanding and achieving clients’ business and strategy goals. She also brings unique experience in navigating cross-border disputes, having conducted international internal investigations and, as a secondee, preparing for trial in Australian federal court.

Kerry is adept at managing cases from inception to trial. She has second-chaired fact and expert witness examinations at trial, handled direct and cross examination of key witnesses before juries, and presented oral argument in both federal district court and state courts. Kerry has prepared witnesses for both deposition and trial and has drafted multiple successful motions to dismiss and other pretrial motions.

Pro Bono

Kerry maintains a robust and wide-ranging pro bono practice. She has litigated reproductive rights, immigration, and criminal defense matters on behalf of pro bono clients.

Prior Experience

During law school, Kerry was a judicial extern to the Hon. John R. Tunheim of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. She was also a law clerk at the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, where she supported charitable trust litigation, torts litigation, and Eighth Amendment litigation. Kerry was a summer associate with Faegre Drinker in 2021.

Prior to law school, Kerry managed qualitative research projects for Atlantic Media in Washington, D.C., which publishes The Atlantic.

Personal Interests

Outside the office, Kerry enjoys exploring Chicago’s abundant food scene, biking around the city, and listening to constitutional law podcasts.