Carolyn S. Daley

Carolyn Daley joined Power Rogers as an associate in 2006. Ms. Daley concentrates her practice in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death, including medical malpractice, automobile negligence, bicycle collisions, aviation negligence, products liability, premises liability, sexual assault, abuse and defamation. Ms. Daley also prosecutes qui tam, commonly known as “whistleblower,” actions for fraud committed against the United States, State of Illinois, and City of Chicago.

Ms. Daley is an active member of various professional organizations, including the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice. Since 2014, she has served as an officer in the Qui Tam Litigation Group in the American Association for Justice and has been active in the Women’s Trial Lawyer Caucus and the Protecting First Responders Litigation Group. In addition, Ms. Daley has served on the Judicial Evaluation Committee for the Chicago Bar Association since 2013. Ms. Daley also serves on the Illinois Supreme Court Character and Fitness Committee.

Ms. Daley received her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2002 and her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law in 2006. While at DePaul, Ms. Daley clerked for the Cook County Public Defender’s Office where she represented defendants in murder cases as part of the Public Defender’s Murder Task Force. She also clerked for Power Rogers throughout law school.

In addition to her dedication to justice for her clients, Ms. Daley also devotes her time to Special Olympics Chicago / Special Children’s Charities currently serving on the Board of Directors and as President of the Board of Directors from 2020 through 2022. Special Olympics Chicago/ Special Children’s Charities provides year round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of sports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities. In addition, the charity has partnered with City Colleges and Anixter Center to found the After 22 Program which provides education and job training support to adults with intellectual disabilities beyond the age of 22. Ms. Daley also serves on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center which is the city’s only not-for-profit organization that coordinates the efforts of child protection staff, law enforcement professionals, family advocates, medical experts, and mental health clinicians under one roof to respond to reports of child sexual abuse, physical abuse, witness to violence, and other serious maltreatment and trauma.