WARRENVILLE, IL, February 06, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Kathleen T. Zellner, Esq., has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Ms. Zellner is a distinguished civil rights and medical malpractice litigator and post-conviction attorney, serving as president of Kathleen T. Zellner and Associates P.C. since 1990. With over 30 years of experience in her profession, she has established herself as an expert in these niches, along with wrongful conviction cases. She is renowned for securing more exonerations than any other private attorney in America for individuals who have been wrongly convicted, successfully obtaining the release of 23 people facing life or death penalty convictions.

In addition to saving the lives of the wrongfully convicted, Ms. Zellner is very proud of winning five multimillion-dollar verdicts within eleven months. Her appearance on season 2 of the "Making a Murderer" series in 2018 is another proud accomplishment, as it further cemented her reputation and resulted in over 700,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter). Additionally, she was involved in the first death penalty reversal case in Illinois, which received substantial media coverage.

Ms. Zellner's educational background includes a Juris Doctor from Northern Illinois University College of Law and a bachelor's degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. Beyond her education, she attributes her professional success to a fundamental desire to ensure that people mistreated by the legal system receive justice.

Throughout her career, Ms. Zellner has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Champion of Justice Award from the Purdue University Exoneration Project, the Peter Perlman National Service Award from the Litigation Counsel of America, the Pursuit of Justice Award from the American Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Excellence Award and Highest Jury Verdict for False Arrest. She was also named Person of the Year by Chicago Lawyer Magazine in 2014.

Ms. Zellner is an active member of several industry-related organizations, such as the American Board of Trial Advocates, Super Lawyers and the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. She is also a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Litigation Counsel of America. Her commitment to pro bono work further underscores her dedication to justice and community service.

Outside of her career, Ms. Zellner enjoys golfing, swimming, reading and spending time with friends. She hopes to continue her advocacy work and expand her practice in the future. Her legal work heretofore has made a substantial national impact, and she aims to continue to inspire other attorneys to advocate for wrongfully convicted individuals.

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