COURTNEY STILLMAN
Courtney Stillman has been a Partner at Monahan & Cohen since 2003, having joined the firm as an associate in 2001. She concentrates her practice in special education law and estate planning and is licensed in both Illinois and Indiana.
Before joining Monahan & Cohen, Ms. Stillman practiced tax and corporate law and estate planning at Rooks, Pitts & Poust and McDermott, Will & Emery. She has written several articles on corporate and estate planning issues, such as "Choosing Interest Rates for Family Transactions to Avoid Gift as Well as Imputed Income", 83 Journal of Taxation 3, 155 (Sept. 1995) and "Partnership Merger: The Fourth Method of Incorporating a Partnership", 15 Journal of Partnership Taxation 4, 367(Winter 1999). During this period, she also volunteered her assistance in special education and early intervention cases for the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.
In addition to practicing special education law at the firm, Ms. Stillman is a member of the Board of Education of Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157c and currently serves as President of the Board. She is a member of the Autism Societies of America and , and the Association for Science in Autism Treatment.
She graduated summa cum laude, first in her class, from Indiana University School of Law in 1992. In law school, Ms. Stillman was an Articles Editor for the Indiana Law Review and received the Faculty Award for outstanding scholarship, leadership and contributions to development of the law school. She earned a B.A. in Political Science from ManchesterCollege in 1989, where she participated in the Mock Trial Competition and Speech Teams and received awards for Speaker of the Year and Best Supporting Actress.
Courtney can be reached via email at cstillman@monahan-cohen.com
AMY McCARTY
Amy E. McCarty is a Partner with Monahan & Cohen since 2009. Ms. McCarty concentrates her practice in probate litigation, contested guardianship litigation, juvenile court litigation, elder law, child welfare and mental health and confidentiality. Ms. McCarty represents individuals, families, fiduciaries such as guardians, trustees, executors and agents under Powers of Attorney, financial institutions, medical institutions and child welfare institutions in all areas of her practice.
Ms. McCarty specializes in remedies to address abuse, neglect and exploitation of the elderly and disabled. She has litigated hundreds of contested guardianship matters and has been involved in numerous cases involving financial exploitation which have resulted in significant financial recovery on behalf of the disabled adult. Ms. McCarty is frequently consulted as an expert in mental health confidentiality issues and has participated in litigation involving novel and complex legal issues that concern the interplay between the Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and other State and Federal statutes and regulations. Ms. McCarty frequently lectures and provides in-service trainings on issues of surrogate decision making, guardianship, elder law, child welfare and mental health and confidentiality.
Prior to joining Monahan & Cohen, Ms. McCarty served for seven years as an Assistant Public Guardian with the Cook County Public Guardian’s Office. While there, she served as the court-appointed guardian ad litem for abused, neglected and dependent minors in the Child Protection Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County and subsequently managed the estates of disabled adults for whom the Public Guardian was appointed guardian of last resort.
Ms. McCarty received her juris doctorate from The John Marshall Law School and was a visiting student at the Civitas ChildLaw Center and Clinic of Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Ms. McCarty received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan.
Amy can be reached via email at amccarty@monahan-cohen.com
