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Kathie Soroka
312.491.2202
ksoroka@att-law.comPRACTICE:
Kathie Soroka will concentrate her practice in affordable housing finance and development. Prior to joining Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, Kathie has logged over 1000 hours of pro bono legal service in connection with the pursuit of her legal degree, working with a broad array of public and private entities involved in real estate development matters, including finance and tax credits, zoning and land use, governmental affairs, and corporate maintenance. Her work includes the governance of a Massachusetts’ inclusionary zoning statute (Chapter 40B), revised the agency’s tenant selection plan, and participated in a number of land use issues. At the Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, she worked directly with the legal counsel to represent the CDC in its wide-ranging legal matters including incorporating limited liability companies and maintaining corporate records; obtaining zoning variances and conditional use permits; writing deeds; reviewing financing documents; drafting a memorandum of understanding among cooperating CDCs; and financing and contracting with homeowners. At Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI), she analyzed off-site, project-based, and mixed-finance public housing development opportunities in the context of Chicago’s “Plan for Transformation,” HOPE VI, and “Moving to Work” obligations. In law school, Kathie served as the basic training director for the Harvard Mediation Program, president of the Catholic Law Students Association, an editor of the Human Rights Journal, and a member of Statler and Waldorf, Harvard Law School’s oldest and most prestigious improvisational comedy troupe. Before law school, she served through Amate House, an Americorps-affiliated program, at the Chicago Uptown Ministry.
ADMISSION TO PRACTICE:
State of Illinois
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Applegate and Thorne-Thomsen, P.C., October 2005 to present
MassHousing (formerly, Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency), Spring 2005
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, Fall 2004
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI), Summer 2004
Sidley, Austin, Brown, & Wood, LLP, Summer 2004
Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center, Spring 2004
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Summer 2003EDUCATION:
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2005
Washington and Lee University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2001
Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen
322 South Green, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60607