Katherine Mehaffie

Katherine Mehaffie is an experienced legal professional currently serving as a Board Trustee for the Village of Melrose since April 2023 and as a Legal Representative at Mayo Clinic Healthcare since February 2022. Prior to these roles, Katherine worked as a Paralegal at Jenner & Block from August 2019 to February 2022 and at Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC from April 2017 to August 2019. Early career experiences include positions as a Customer Service representative at Amy's Candy Bar, a Correctional Officer at Columbia Correctional Institution, and various roles focusing on human services and customer relations. Katherine holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, along with dual certificates in Litigation and Corporate Legal Assistant/Paralegal from Loyola University Chicago, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.