 Carole Krohn started her legal career with a bang by taking charge in 1992 of a syndicate of investment banks to effectuate the 125 million dollar initial public offering and NYSE listing of the preferred stock of Chicago based Heller Financial, Inc. as its Corporate Counsel when Heller was a subsidiary of the then world’s largest bank. The life cycle of that deal was culminated by G.E. Finance’s re-acquisition of Heller Financial from Fuji Bank for $5.3 billion in 2001. Ms. Krohn is proud to be among the Heller Financial Alumni, many of whom remain active in the Greater Chicago area legal and financial services sector.
After working as in house counsel for Heller, Ms. Krohn started her own firm in Colorado through which she has represented clients in commercial transactions, corporate governance and litigation primarily in the health care, real estate, financial services sectors.
She also brings to Tamari Law Group over 25 years of experience serving clients and Colorado State Courts in wide range of Family Law, Juvenile and Dependency cases, including having served for many years as a Guardian ad Litem under the auspices of the Colorado Office of the Child’s Legal Representative, as a qualified Expert Witness in the area of child protection, child placement, child welfare and multidisciplinary family treatment plan developer. She is an experienced provider of Alternative Dispute Resolution Services and has regularly served as Court Appointed Special Master and Child and Family Investigator in Colorado domestic, juvenile and probate proceedings.
Ms. Krohn received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Honors Economics/Mathematics, having graduated at the top of her class at Purdue University with many honors including Phi Beta Kappa; She earned her J.D. from the University of Illinois in 1989. Ms. Krohn is licensed to practice law in Colorado and Illinois.
Having been active life long as a professional artist, instructor, artistic advisor, and business development consultant for a variety of regional classical ballet companies, Ms. Krohn’s greatest passion has been her ongoing collaboration with Artistic Director Rebekah von Rathonyi at Central Illinois Ballet and Cornerstone Academy of Performing Arts, and following the careers of her several generations of current and former ballet students who have established themselves as successful professionals in performing arts, educational and other endeavors. |