Karen Conti Lawyer and Legal Analyst

Karen Conti is one of Chicago’s mostprominent lawyers and legal analysts. For 37years she has actively litigated cases acrossthe country, tried jury trials, and handledappeals in a variety of different practiceareas. She has handled numerous high-profile and noteworthy cases across thecountry including a First Amendment appealbefore the U. S. Supreme Court and the finaldeath row appeals of serial killer John WayneGacy. She is a dynamic speaker, writer, andmedia personality with over 30 years ofexperience in national and local radio andtelevision. For 30 years, she has hostedaward-winning radio shows in Chicago and isthe host of a popular weekly broadcast, “The Karen Conti Show” on WGN. She hasbeen a regular commentator on all the local television stations as well as CNN,Fox News, MSNBC, NewsNation, and National Desk, where she had a regularweekly segment. For over 25 years, Karen was a law professor, teaching a deathpenalty class and trial skills courses. On a personal note, Karen has traveled to 50countries, is an amateur handwriting analyst, and at the age of 36, took secondplace in a state bodybuilding competition. In March 2024, her book, “Killing timewith John Wayne Gacy: Defending America’s Most Evil Serial Killer on Death Row”was published by Black Lyon Publishers. Endorsed by Scott Turow (author of“Presumed Innocent”) and Sister Helen Prejean (author of “Dead Man Walking”),it was a #1 Amazon Bestseller, the winner of the Non-Fiction Silver Book Awardand National Indie Excellence Award for Best True Crime book of the year.My book website is www.karenconti.com