An environmental lawyer, Carol Edelson helps businesses clear permitting hurdles and navigate environmental enforcement proceedings and disputes. She counsels clients on environmental compliance issues involving water, air, and underground storage tank regulations.

Carol applies unique, firsthand experience serving as the COO of The Mercantile Companies, Inc., a family business, to advise clients. In this role, she provided critical guidance across a range of corporate, environmental and real estate-related matters. Driven by the desire to help clients improve upon the world, she understands – and lives – what it means to be a good and responsible citizen. She applies this perspective to providing thoughtful representation for her clients, protecting their interests as if they are her own. 

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Credentials

Education

  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1989
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1986

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois
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