Concentration

Trial and Appellate Practice

Government

Elected Cook County Commissioner of the 3^rd District (Nov. 2018)

Publications

“The Expansion of the Accidental Injury Concept in Repetitive Trauma Cases”, ISIA Bulletin (Jan. 1989)
“Mental-to-Mental Stress Claims in Illinois”, Illinois Bar Journal (April 1992)
“Freeze the Facts:  The Role of Aggressive Accident Investigation and Claim Mitigation”, SEAK Newsletter (March 2016)
“When Should a Foreign Workers’ Compensation Policy Be Purchased?”, NBKL Blog (April 2020)

Lecturer

SEAK National Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference
2015 Illinois Workers Comp Forum
Illinois Self-Insurers Association
Illinois Manufacturers Association
Associated Employers of Illinois/Management Association of Illinois
Custom Case Management Inc.
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Coal Group
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Illinois Workers’ Comp Forum, IICLE
Chicago Dental Society’s 136th Midwinter Meeting
CPCU Group (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Society)
Illinois Government Finance Officers Association

Professional Experience

Pope, Ballard, Shepard & Fowle, Ltd., Associate (1987-1992)
Nyhan, Pfister, Bambrick & Kinzie, P.C., Partner (1992-1996)
Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C., President and Co-Managing Shareholder (2006-present)

• Responsible for law firm policies, hiring, financial planning, attorney education and strategic planning.
• Drafting of Workers’ Compensation Legislation in collaboration with the members of the business caucus, as well as with members of the General Assembly in Springfield.
• Conducts trial and Appellate practice in the area of Workers’ Compensation Law and Employer Liability on behalf of self-insured and insured businesses.

Governor Appointments

Member, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board (2012-2015)
Vice Chair, Illinois Capital Development Board (2014–2018)

Current Boards

Member, Lake Forest College, Board of Trustees
President, Board of Governors, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
Honorary Trustee, The Ancona Montessori School
Member, Legal Prep Charter Academy’s Board of Trustees
Member, Chicago Children’s Museum, Board of Trustees
Member, Chicago Family Directions, Board of Trustees

Committees

Member, DuSable Museum Campaign Committee
Member, Diversity Council of Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
Member, Rules Committee of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
Co-chair, Shriver Center on National Poverty Law Legacy Initiative
Member, Get in Chicago Advisory Network
Member, University of Chicago Police Department Community Advisory Board

Political

Finance Chair, Preckwinkle for President
Member, Finance Committee, Summers for Chicago
Member, Finance Committee, Friends of Kwame Raoul
Member, Finance Committee, Friends of Robin Kelly
Finance Committee, Friends of Leslie Hairston
Finance Committee, Obama for U.S. Senate
Finance Committee, Obama for President
Finance Committee, Friends of Alexi Giannoulias
Cook County Commissioner of the 3rd District (November 2018-present)

Civic

Founder and President, The It’s Time Organization (TITO), an anti-violence organization addressing youth violence in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Wards of Chicago
Member, Bright Star Community Outreach

Awards

Top Ladies of Distinction – Chicago Chapter’s Role Model Award (1997)
Loyola University of Chicago School of Law’s Distinguished Service Award (2008)
The Ancona Montessori School’s Spirit of Ancona Award (2009)
Lake Forest College’s Outstanding Alumni Leadership Award (2009)
Quad Communities Development Corporation’s Beacon Award (2016)
Chicago Magazine’s Top Attorneys & Rising Stars in Illinois/Chicago (2021)

Media

New Group Empowering People to Make Chicago Streets Safer by Amy Rutledge and Robert Jordan, WGN TV and wgntv.com (July 2014)
New Group Fighting Gun Violence in South Side Wards, Hyde Park Herald (July 2014)
Bill and Cheryl Lowry Seize the Moment for Change by the Chicago Community Trust Staff (May 2015)
In Kenwood, Black Picket Fences by Deborah L. Shelton, The Chicago Reporter and Ebony (May 2016)
Panelist, Understanding Illinois Workers’ Comp System, Chicago Tonight, WTTW (February 2017)