Lucy Kalnes – Associate 

PRACTICE FOCUS: Natural resources and public lands law with emphases on acquisition, exploration, permitting and production of oil, gas and mining properties; complex title examinations; mergers and acquisitions; mineral financing.

EDUCATION: 

• University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007)

Editor, Illinois Business Law Journal

• University of Wisconsin at Madison (B.A., 2003)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• Illinois State Bar
• New York State Bar

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Lucy brings to Lear & Lear her background in secured lending, mergers and acquisitions and other matters of corporate and transactional law from her prior associations with Chicago- and Manhattan-based law firms.