**Magistrate Judge Laura K. McNally** was sworn in as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Illinois on November 1, 2024. Judge McNally earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 1991 and her law degree from Tulane Law School in 1994. She was selected through a merit selection process. Specific details about her prior legal career are not fully detailed in publicly available court website materials. **Education** - Tulane Law School, J.D., 1994 - Northwestern University, undergraduate degree, 1991 **Career** - Information not fully detailed on court website
**Courthouse:** Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604 **Chambers:** Room 2240 **Phone:** (312) 435-5858 **Fax:** (312) 554-8071 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: Scott White, (312) 408-5110, Room 2226 - Law Clerks: Melanie Berkowitz, Abrar Omeish, Edmund Rooney
Judge Laura K. McNally's rule states these limits: 10 pages. Settlement statements limited to 10 double-spaced pages.
The rule requires individual parties. Individual parties must personally participate unless court grants leave.
The rule requires chambers copy. Settlement statements must be emailed to court on same day as opposing counsel.
Parties may contact Judge Laura K. McNally's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email Settlement_Correspondence_McNally@ilnd.uscourts.gov. Settlement statements must be emailed to specific court address.
Individual parties must personally participate unless court grants leave.
Insurer representative must attend with settlement authority if funds involved.
Settlement statements limited to 10 double-spaced pages.
Settlement statements must be emailed to court on same day as opposing counsel.
Settlement statements must be emailed to specific court address.
Exhibits to settlement statements must be attached to email or shared via file sharing service.
Settlement statements must not be filed on ECF.
Counsel must provide full settlement statements to clients before conference.
Settlement authority individuals must personally attend entire conference.
Corporate/governmental entities must send authorized representative (not counsel).
Telephone participation not acceptable except with prior court approval.
Non-compliance may result in reimbursement of opposing party's fees and costs.
Must advise court of ratification requirements in settlement letter with legal basis.
Rescheduling or cancellation requires email to chambers as soon as possible.
No-show without advance notice may result in monetary sanctions.
Attorney with substantial familiarity must appear at initial status conference.
Clients of represented parties need not attend initial status conference.
Pro se parties must attend initial status conference.
Counsel must be prepared to discuss settlement at initial status conference.