About Kelly Sabo
Kelly Sabo Gaden built her legal foundation in the Midwest. She earned a B.A. from Augustana College in 2004 and a J.D. from Capital University Law School in 2007. Those classroom years set the stage for a courtroom career that would take shape in Illinois.
She is a partner at Levin & Perconti. In that role she handles complex civil cases, prepares matters for trial, and works directly with clients and expert witnesses. Her position requires regular courtroom work and the day-to-day management of litigation files. Colleagues describe her as methodical in case preparation and deliberate when making strategic decisions.
Gaden maintains memberships in a range of professional organizations. She is active in the American Association for Justice and belongs to the AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group. She also holds memberships in the American Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, and the Illinois State Bar Association. Those affiliations connect her to peers who concentrate on trial work and issues surrounding elder care litigation.
Her practice is rooted in plaintiff-side civil litigation. She handles personal injury matters and nursing home litigation, among other tort claims. The Nursing Home Litigation Group membership aligns with work on cases that involve care standards, regulatory compliance, and claims of harm in long-term care settings. In court she engages in fact development, deposition practice, and motion work, then moves cases toward settlement negotiations or trial as circumstances require.
Clients and opposing counsel encounter a lawyer who favors clear organization. She breaks complex medical and regulatory information into accessible parts for juries and judges. That approach helps jurors understand difficult evidence and allows judges to see the procedural posture of a case. It is an approach she applies across different files, from automobile and premise liability matters to elder abuse and neglect claims.
Outside the courtroom she participates in professional events and continuing legal education through the associations she belongs to. Those engagements keep her current on trial strategy and evolving standards in elder care regulation. She is licensed to practice in Illinois and handles cases across the state.
Her practice focuses on plaintiff-side civil litigation, including personal injury and nursing home litigation.
