Carol N. Bailey

1977, Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Attorney General's Office; 1977-1981, First Woman Assistant State's Attorney in the history of the 17th Judicial Circuit, headed Winnebago County Juvenile Division, prosecuted major felonies, headed Sex Crimes Unit; 1978-1981, Instructor at Rock Valley College, Women's Legal Rights; 1981-1985, Instructor, Northern Illinois University School of Nursing, Nursing Law; 1981-1988, Private Practice; 1988—, Attorney and Partner at WilliamsMcCarthyLLP; 1981, Named Public Citizen of the Year for the Jane Adams District of the National Association of Social Workers; 1981, First Chairperson Rockford Regional Advisory Committee of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services; 1986, Founder, First President, Winnebago County Women's Bar Association; 1989, Recipient of the Alta Hulett Award for Woman in the Professions at the YWCA Leadership Luncheon; 1980-1988, Founding Member, President and Legal Counsel of Family Advocate, Inc.; Past Board Memberships: YWCA, Rock River Valley Council of Girl Scouts; Current: Family Abuse Consultation Team Expert, Carrie Lynn Children Center, Member of the Board of Directors of Children's Safe Harbor, Member of 17th Judicial Circuit Professional Advisory Council, Participant and Mentor of the 17th Judicial Circuit Pilot Mentor Program, Member and Mentor, Junior League of Rockford RAISE Program, 2006, Selected Illinois Super Lawyer.