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Darcy L. Proctor
Email: dproctor@ancelglink.com
Member: Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association (Tort Law Section);
Board of Directors, Women's Bar Association of Illinois (co-chair, Tort Law
Committee); Illinois Defense Council, Loyola School of Law Alumni Association, Justinian Society of Lawyers
Education: Loyola University of Chicago (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988)
Practice Areas:
Municipal Law,
Education Law,
Park Districts,
Insurance Pools,
Litigation
Bio: DARCY L. PROCTOR received her Bachelor's Degree from Loyola University of Chicago in 1985, and her Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law in 1988. Prior to joining Ancel, Glink, Darcy was a litigator at the Chicago law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson where she developed an expertise in defending governmental entities in various tort, civil rights and employment litigation matters. She is a member of the bars of the State of Illinois, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Federal District Court for the Central District of Illinois, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Ms. Proctor is also a member of the trial bar of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Ms. Proctor's practice at Ancel, Glink concentrates on tort defense, civil rights and employment litigation for the firm's governmental clients which include municipalities, school districts and park districts. Darcy has significant jury trial experience and has successfully represented governmental entities and their employees on the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts. She is past Chair of the Tort Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. Darcy frequently lectures on governmental tort immunity and federal civil rights liability at seminars sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Municipal League, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Association and both the Illinois and National Public Risk Management Association. Darcy is currently an active member of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois and the Chicago Bar Association's Tort Litigation Committee. She has written extensively on tort immunity, civil rights and employment issues. Her publications include the Illinois Governmental Tort Immunity Handbook, published by Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., and a chapter on Illinois Tort Immunity for the Municipal Law and Practice handbook published by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
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